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Responding to Biased Reviews
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Responding to Biased Reviews Every peer review is different and there is no one-size-fits-all response to reviews. Nonetheless, the COLAAB developed the following guidelines and template responses to help authors to identify biased reviews and address …
Engineered 3D immuno-glial-neurovascular human miBrain model
ReferenceAlice E. Stanton , Adele Bubnys , Emre Agbas , Benjamin James , Dong Shin Park , Alan Jiang , Rebecca L. Pinals , Liwang Liu , Nhat Truong , Anjanet Loon , Colin Staab , Oyku Cerit , Hsin-Lan Wen , David Mankus , Margaret E. Bisher , Abigail K. R. …
Assessment of drug permeability using a small airway microphysiological system
ReferenceRobert M. Geiger , Shekh M. Rahman , Md Shadiqur Rashid Roni , Catherine Sullenberger , Sabyasachy Mistry , Katherine Shea , Isra Tariq , Omnia A. Ismaiel , Murali K. Matta , Paula L. Hyland , Sasha Berdichevski , Alexandre J. S. Ribeiro , Ksenia Blinova …
How to respond to difficult or negative peer-reviewer feedback
ReferenceNatalie Parletta Nature Index. 2021. https://www.nature.com/nature-index/news-blog/how-to-respond-difficult-negative-peer-reviewer-feedback Library Collection(s) Bias, peer review, and publishing Standards, reporting, and preregistration Download Citation …
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Resources Check out these helpful resources prepared or compiled by the COLAAB: Publications & Media Coverage All of the COLAAB's peer-reviewed publications and coverage in the media. Reference Library A comprehensive library of over 1,000 pertinent …
What Researchers Can Do
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What Researchers Can Do Researchers who use nonanimal methods can play a crucial role in addressing animal methods bias. In addition to following the advice in our Author Guide for Addressing Animal Methods Bias in Publishing to prevent and address animal …
Editor Interventions
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Editor Interventions The Mitigation Working Group of the COLAAB is investigating ways to improve fairness in the review of nonanimal biomedical research studies. In Phase 1 of this initiative, launched in November 2024, we contacted editors and publishers …
Animal-Free Workshop Series for Early-Career Researchers: Workshop No. 5, Addressing the Preference for Animal-Based Research Methods
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Animal-Free Workshop Series for Early-Career Researchers: Workshop No. 5, Addressing the Preference for Animal-Based Research Methods Thursday, January 22 2026, 10am - 12pm EST The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Johns Hopkins University …
COLAAB at the 2026 Summer Immersion on Innovative Approaches in Science
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COLAAB at the 2026 Summer Immersion on Innovative Approaches in Science Tuesday, June 16 2026, 2:30 - 4pm EDT COLAAB member Dr. Catharine E. Krebs of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine will discuss strategies for overcoming animal methods …