Lancet Medical Journal Changes Peer-Review Process Amid Flurry of Covid-19 Research

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Publish Date:

September 18, 2020

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Hopkins, Jared S.

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The Wall Street Journal

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Requiring more than one author to have access to a study’s raw data is uncommon for studies with multiple authors because they tend to have distinct responsibilities, but it would likely add another layer of accountability, said Michelle Mello, a professor of law and medicine at Stanford University.

“That’s pretty novel, and it seems pretty potent for addressing what happened,”