Scientific papers
This collection lists scientific papers produced by The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) and its research collaborations. For each paper it shows the research question, the methods, the authors and their contributions, the review state and the licence, so that readers can judge what kind of evidence they are reading. Papers under review are labelled as such and never presented as accepted findings. Negative and null results are published. This collection is part of the research library.
- Institution
- The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI)
- Service level
- R0: information and enquiries
- 01Draftsources cited, labels attached
- 02Evidence checkevery value traced
- 03Independent reviewconflicts declared
- 04Editionpublished with its limits
- 05Correctiona new version, never a silent edit
The short answer.
GCRI scientific papers are the papers produced by GCRI and its research collaborations, each listed with its research question, methods, authors and their contributions, review state and licence. Papers under review are labelled as such and never presented as accepted findings, and negative results are published like positive ones.
Draft to published version.
Fig.How a finding is reviewed before it is published. Design, not a record.
Systemic exposure in California.
Where people and networks concentrate, the exposure through which shocks travel between systems, shown for California as an example geography for this subject.
What every entry shows.
The record is designed so that a reader can see in a few lines what the paper asks, how and how far it has been checked.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Research question | The question the paper answers |
| Methods | The methods used, linked to their STEM Commons pages |
| Authors | Named authors and their contributions, with affiliations |
| Review state | Preprint, under review, accepted or published elsewhere |
| Data and code | Where they can be found, or why they cannot be released |
| Licence and funding | Reuse terms and funding disclosures |
Know what stage a paper is at.
- 01
Preprint
Shared for comment before review. Not an accepted finding.
- 02
Under review
In domain review. Conclusions may change.
- 03
Accepted
Accepted after review by qualified, conflict-managed reviewers.
- 04
Published elsewhere
Published in an external venue, linked to the version of record.
What the papers cover.
Papers span the subjects of GCRI's global challenges and science and methods: hazards and climate, interdependent infrastructure, the water, energy, food, health and nature systems, digital and frontier technology, and the methods of risk science itself. Papers can be browsed by field and by method, and each links to the specialist platform that stewards its topic.
Terms used on this page.
Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Peer review | Evaluation of a work by independent experts in the field before publication. |
| Preprint | A version of a paper shared publicly before peer review. |
| Contributor role statement | A structured record of each person's part in a research output, often using the CRediT taxonomy of fourteen roles maintained by NISO. |
| Null result | A finding of no detectable effect, which still informs future campaigns when published. |
Integrity behind every paper.
Papers follow the rules set out under research integrity: disclosed funding and conflicts, reproducibility where rights allow, and corrections as recorded versions. Methods are described in methods and technical papers, and experimental findings may also appear in the Labs Evidence series.
Authorship follows contribution. Funding or hosting does not confer authorship or influence over conclusions.
Questions and answers.
Can I collaborate on a paper?
Why publish negative results?
Are preprints reliable?
How do I report a problem with a paper?
Are papers open access?
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