- Imminent Application to Research on COVID-19 Pandemic Expected, among Others 
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Japan's CJS Inc. released the website SciGen.Report ( https://scigen.report/ ) 
on March 20 as a platform for researchers to share information about the 
reproducibility of scientific publications. Amidst soaring worldwide concerns 
regarding COVID-19 and expedition of related publications, SciGen.Report 
permits swift information sharing to keep up with research pace, contributing 
to controlling the pandemic.

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Usually, researchers have to evaluate the correctness of publications they 
refer to in their own research projects. However, they rely on their own 
efforts or their personal networks to assess published research and determine 
whether they can be replicated or not and to what extent. This process takes 
time and there is hardly any register left of such reproduction efforts since 
most trials cannot be published as new discoveries.

One of the developers in the R&D division of the Kyoto-based company, himself 
Ph.D. in engineering, felt the need for such a service while replicating 
scientific papers. The website was scheduled to go into beta release later in 
April, but the recent COVID-19 pandemic prompted its early release, on March 20.

Currently, COVID-19 research papers have been expedited through the publishing 
process, and with undergoing isolation measures, scientists and industry 
researchers may have a hard time gathering and discussing reproducibility 
status. 

This new website is open for everyone without charge, both for viewing and 
submitting replication results, posted via a simple form. Users may: 

1. Check reproducibility status by searching for a DOI (Digital Object 
Identifier). Researchers, institutions, funding agencies and media may profit 
from this information.

2. Post reproducibility reviews -- how successful they were on reproducing 
results and to what extent. The long-lived and readily available review storage 
enables users to refer easily to them at will.

Following the release, the company expects to include new features like author 
notification, post evaluation, and a user reputation system in the next two 
years.

About CJS Inc.
CJS Inc. gathers researchers from various fields, like physics, medicine, and 
economics, offering high-end consultancy and services, including in AI, IoT, 
simulations, and more, to research institutes and industrial R&D entities.


SOURCE: CJS Inc.