Fiddle

Fiddle identifies appropriate alternative publication formats to mitigate publication bias and facilitate dissemination of non-significant or null biomedical research findings.

Key Features:

• Matchmaking Functionality: A Shiny-based application that matches datasets to suitable alternative publication formats.
• Comprehensive Format Comparison: Compares publication formats by their suitability for publishing non-significant, null, or neutral results.
• Access to Alternative Formats: Enumerates alternative publication avenues including micropublications, data repositories, data journals, preprints, publishing platforms, and journals that accept null or neutral results.

Scientific Applications:

• Mitigating Publication Bias: Facilitates dissemination of non-significant and null biomedical findings to reduce selective reporting in the literature.
• Supporting Evidence Synthesis and Decision-Making: Broadens the published evidence base to improve robustness of systematic reviews and decision-making in science and healthcare.

Methodology:

Implements matchmaking and format comparison using a Shiny-based open-source application.