Fear of being scooped is fuelling the replication crisis in research

Thanks Josh, a very nice example of a pretty common problem, and fortunately in this case the two groups were so collegial as to agree to coordinate publication attempts. I guess it is not always so because this solution almost inevitably requires a delay in the "fastest" group's submission -- and, who knows, there might be a third group with the same solution. And of interest is the revelation (as if it's needed) of the apparent stochastic nature of the review outcomes which seems, from this report, to indicate (as if it's needed) obstinacy at editorial level. But of course we always think that on rejection! However while I like pre-pubs., I am not sure of their beneficial effects in such cases, these might just bump the problem one notch upstream.