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Editorial
. 2025 Nov 3;135(21):e201281.
doi: 10.1172/JCI201281.

Publishing gold standard science

Elizabeth M McNally, Sarah Jackson, Corinne L Williams, Oliver Eickelberg
Editorial

Publishing gold standard science

Elizabeth M McNally et al. J Clin Invest. .
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Figure 1. Average SciScore, an index of rigor and transparency, over time.
The largest increase was realized between 2000 and 2012, prior to the implementation of the NIH R&R framework in 2014. From 2014 to 2019, increases in the average SciScore were more modest. Reproduced from ref. .
Figure 2
Figure 2. Trust in medical science compared with other areas.
Data from the Pew Research Center, 2023. Reproduced from ref. .
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