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Article type spotlight: Study Protocols and Registered Reports

Over recent years, many researchers have alluded to a ‘reproducibility crisis’, where many studies are difficult or impossible to reproduce. So, how can researchers make their work more reproducible? We’ve covered some methods in a previous blog post; however, the diverse article types available to authors publishing on Gates Open Research also offer a solution […]

HIV/AIDS Research on Gates Open Research : Key Prevention and Treatment Insights across Africa and the Global South

Research on HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) has advanced significantly since the retrovirus’s discovery in the 1980s. AIDS results from HIV infection, and complications from AIDS have led to the deaths of 35 million people since it was identified in 1981. This discovery led to the creation of the first […]

Sustainable Sanitation Solutions: Addressing SDG 6 Water and Sanitation Goals

Every day, 2 billion people worldwide lack access to safely managed sanitation facilities at home. This stark reality represents one of the most pressing yet unaddressed challenges of our time, affecting not just individual health but entire communities’ economic and social development.  Sanitation research sits at the intersection of public health, engineering, and social science, offering evidence-based […]

Tips for integrating peer reviewer feedback to your research

Peer review is important for academic publishing, helping to maintain quality and trust in research. After your manuscript passes our editorial checks and is published on VeriXiv, our in-house editorial team will invite experts from your field to review the paper before it is published on Gates Open Research. So, what should you do once […]

How to write a constructive peer review report

Peer review is an integral part of scholarly communication and academic publishing. It’s also an opportunity to provide valuable and constructive feedback to authors, helping them improve their manuscripts and to verify the quality of their research. However, writing peer review reports can be challenging, as there is no one-size-fits-all approach, and some research papers […]

Open Data FAQs

Open Data can be confusing, but it doesn’t have to be! In this blog post, we’ll cover some of the frequently asked questions our team receives about Open Data to help you prepare the underlying data before you submit your Article to Gates Open Research. What is a data availability statement? A data availability statement […]

Preprint and VeriXiv myths – part two

Earlier this year, we put together a list of common myths about preprinting in our blog post “Preprint and VeriXiv myths – part one”. In the following blog post, we continue to address some additional misconceptions surrounding VeriXiv, Author Eligibility, and the Peer Review process. Can only Gates Foundation-funded researchers publish on VeriXiv, and will […]

Overcoming the reproducibility crisis – how to make your work more reproducible

Reproducibility is important as it shows that research results are reliable, not random or biased.

In this blog post, we examine the barriers to reproducibility and offer insight into making your work as reproducible as possible.