Publication Gone Wrong
Your career-defining research paper on neural plasticity is facing immediate public retraction from Nature Neuroscience. The journal's Chief Editor has given you 24 hours to defend against serious methodological flaws identified by peer reviewers. With your reputation and research funding at stake, you must navigate this academic crisis before the morning deadline.
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Scenario Overview
Your Role
Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Stanford University
Conversation Partner
Dr. Helena Blackwood
Setting
Your home office at 11 PM, illuminated only by multiple monitor screens displaying email threads and statistical data
Location
Stanford, California
Learning Objectives
Defend your statistical methodology with solid evidence
Address control group selection criteria without appearing defensive
Negotiate terms for methodology revision without losing paper's core findings
About This Scenario
Your career-defining research paper on neural plasticity is facing immediate public retraction from Nature Neuroscience. The journal's Chief Editor has given you 24 hours to defend against serious methodological flaws identified by peer reviewers. With your reputation and research funding at stake, you must navigate this academic crisis before the morning deadline.
How It Starts
“Dr. {{userName}}, I've just finished reviewing the emergency panel's report on your paper 'Neural Plasticity in Accelerated Learning Environments.' The methodological concerns are... troubling. You have until 11 AM tomorrow to address them, or we proceed with public retraction. Shall we discuss the p-hacking allegations first, or your questionable control group selection?”
This is how Dr. Helena Blackwood's greeting will start.
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