If the authors feel the need or are required to include positionality statements, that is a clear indication that independent researchers may not be able to reproduce the results following the authors' materials and methods. Results that cannot be reproduced independently are not science and should not be published. Often when independen…
If the authors feel the need or are required to include positionality statements, that is a clear indication that independent researchers may not be able to reproduce the results following the authors' materials and methods. Results that cannot be reproduced independently are not science and should not be published. Often when independent researchers fail to reproduce published results, editors are forced to retract scientific publications. Retracted publications indicate shoddy research, poor editing or, worst case, fraud.
If the authors feel the need or are required to include positionality statements, that is a clear indication that independent researchers may not be able to reproduce the results following the authors' materials and methods. Results that cannot be reproduced independently are not science and should not be published. Often when independent researchers fail to reproduce published results, editors are forced to retract scientific publications. Retracted publications indicate shoddy research, poor editing or, worst case, fraud.