Jason Chin

The authors are: @bethanygrowns.bsky.social, Kylie Hunter, Adele Quigley-McBride, Rachel Searston, Stephanie Summersby, Matt Thompson, and @dralicetowler.bsky.social.

Rather, we should design studies such that they can build upon one other, such that the cumulative body of research avoids those pitfalls.

In short, we don't think that it's reasonable and in keeping with broader scientific norms to expect any given firearm study to be representative of all firearms, have a large sample size, represent every testing condition, etc.

Towards cumulative forensic science: a commentary on ‘Methodological problems in every black-box study of forensic firearm comparisons’ Abstract. Cuellar et al. recently found that methodological flaws in black-box studies of forensic firearms analysis mean that validity cannot be determine

In late 2024, Cuellar et al published a review of all the studies purporting to validate firearms analysis (eg techniques associating a found bullet to a particular gun). They found 'fatal' errors in each one. Surprisingly, we disagree: doi.org/10.1093/lpr/...

Association for Interdisciplinary Metaresearch and Open Science (AIMOS) | LinkedIn Association for Interdisciplinary Metaresearch and Open Science (AIMOS) | 14 followers on LinkedIn. AIMOS seeks to improve research by studying it and seeking to make it more transparent

We finally have a Linkedin page! Follow there for longer form updates about AIMOS and other news. www.linkedin.com/company/asso...

Thanks!

A computer sits on a desk. The computer has a yellow screen and text that reads "Recommendations for the use of telepsychology in psychology-law practice and research" in large white font.

In response to the rapid expansion of technology during COVID-19, APA Division 41 convened a taskforce to offer foundational guidance on integrating tech into psych-law.

💡 Read for free here: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

#psychology #law #psychlaw #lawpsych

@apajournals.bsky.social

Should Australia establish an independent body to investigate scientific misconduct? We asked 5 experts Scientific misconduct can waste public funds and harm human health. But views differ about the best way to tackle it.

Jennifer Byrne, @jasonchin.bsky.social, and others weigh on on whether Australia's approach to regulating research misconduct needs reform.
theconversation.com/should-austr...

Power dynamics at the outset of divorce matter and can shape the entire process.

Findings suggest that even as imbalances shrink over time, their effects persist.

🔗 Read the open-access article: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

#psychlaw #lawpsych #psychology #law

Following up from @drjbeaudry.bsky.social's wonderful recap email yesterday, here is the group photo from #AIMOS2025. If you couldn't make this this year, we hope to see you next year in beautiful Wellington!

Title slide of the talk

Speaker at the lectern

First talk of this morning: Jason Chin @jasonchin.bsky.social (scientist/lawyer) with: Too soft to trust? The regulation of research misconduct in Australia.

Australian Code of Responsible Conduct of Research has a suggested definition of misconduct.

But does science self-correct?

#IRICSydney

I'll miss you Hugo.

I love having the opportunity to use my ORCID to login to Web of Science to login a journal's review portal at Manuscript Central ☺️.

And released today, a metascience project featuring AIMOS board member @jasonchin.bsky.social, former AIMOS prez Matt Page, Merryn McKinnon, Rachel Searston, Kaye Ballantyne, Stephanie Summersby, Anna Heavey, Carolyne Bird, and Anna-Maria Arabia.

Machine learning can detect patterns—but can it detect deception?

A newly published replication of a landmark study on linguistic cues in 911 homicide calls suggests the answer is "no".... at least, not reliably.
 
🔗 Read the full article: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

#psychlaw #lawpsych

Joe has never replied to one of my emails.

Also the winner of our ECR award - excellent book Sonia!

International #ResearchIntegrity conference 16-18 November 2025
Come to hear @elisabethbik.bsky.social Ivan Oransky @jamesheathers.bsky.social @retractionwatch.com Lisa Bero @liammannix.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jacksonwryan.com +many others, stay for Sydney in late Spring @sydney.edu.au 🧪

AIMOS is pleased to make the following submission regarding the Australian Research Council's consultation draft for its new research evaluation framework: osf.io/mpvbc

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:

PPPL 2026 Editorial Board
Deadline: October 1, 2025

Find editorial board position descriptions, required qualifications, & how to apply here: osf.io/fcmvj

We're also seeking 2 early career editorial fellows, find more info here: osf.io/9ebrm

#psychlaw #lawpsych

Picture of a hand holding a phone and dialing 911. Below, text reads "Studies from the FBI and Villanova University find that the Considering Offender Probability Statements (COPS) Scale fails to reliably discriminate between guilty and innocent 911 callers".

Does the Considering Offender Probability in Statements (COPS) Scale allow law enforcement to distinguish between guilty and innocent people placing 911 homicide calls?

Research from the FBI BAU and Villanova University suggests it does not.

Read a summary from the authors: bit.ly/3DgM3dL

This recent article in the official journal of the Aus. Academy of Forensic Sciences includes hallucinated references. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10...., for example:

The effect of APC discounts on Ukraine's participation in gold open access journals

🔒Our latest study regards "the effect of APC waivers on the participation of Ukrainian researchers in fully Gold OA journals".

The reviewers call it "well-developed", "timely" & "important" while questioning the focus on only 5 publishers.

👇Read the assessment, reviews & author response on MetaROR

The call for proposals is now up for our long awaited #AIMOS2025 conference in Sydney this November:
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...

Judging research on its own merits: How MetaROR supports better research assessment | DORA MetaResearch Open Review (MetaROR), and other publish-review-curate platforms (e.g., Copernicus, eLife, F1000, Open Research Europe, Peer Community In) challenge the current state of scholarly publish...

Innovations in #ScholarlyCommunication and #ResponsibleResearchAssessment need to go hand in hand. New guest post by @jasonchin.bsky.social, @ludowaltman.bsky.social, and Kathryn Zeiler, editors at @metaror.bsky.social, share insights on these connections. Read more👇
sfdora.org/2025/07/08/m...

Democrats challenged RFK Jr. on vaccines. Fireworks ensued. The health secretary resurfaced anti-vaccine claims at a House hearing, alleging collusion by pharma companies, public health experts and politicians to mask the truth.

RFK relies on conflicts of interest to discredit research finding vaccines are safe. I guess the decades of metascience and watchdog work on conflicts of interest are to blame for his weaponisation of this concept?
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/st... (source)

Happy to have a chat with you over email or Zoom, but I don't think you're correct here (I study Daubert and other reliability standards). Generally, I think you are mixing up admissibility and proof. And you might be surprised that courts haven't been very interested in the 'crisis' narrative:

AIMOS stands against the recent U.S. Executive Order, 'Restoring Gold Standard Science'. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

COS Statement on “Restoring Gold Standard Science” Executive Order The Executive Order issued on May 23, 2025, Restoring Gold Standard Science, references several open science practices championed by COS and the open science and metascience communities more generally...

Complementing other communications about the "Restoring Gold Standard Science" Executive Order, here is a statement from COS. Also, see the links to stories from previous attempts to co-opt open science for policies that undermine science and evidence-based policymaking.

www.cos.io/about/news/c...

I guess because he doesn't know. I don't know either, but my prior is that they are mostly very solid.