Dear reviewers: responses to common reviewer critiques about infant neuroimaging studies

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2022-02
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Korom, Marta
Camacho, M.Catalina
Filippi, Courtney A.
Licandro, Roxane
Moore, Lucille A.
Zöllei, Lilla
Graham, Alice M.
Spann, Marisa
Howell, Brittany
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M. Korom, M.C. Camacho, C.A. Filippi, R. Licandro, L.A. Moore, A. Dufford, L. Zöllei, A.M. Graham, M. Spann, B. Howell, FIT’NG, S. Shultz, D. Scheinost. 2022. "Dear reviewers: Responses to common reviewer critiques about infant neuroimaging studies.." Dev Cogn Neurosci, Volume 53, pp. 101055 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2021.101055
Abstract
The field of adult neuroimaging relies on well-established principles in research design, imaging sequences, processing pipelines, as well as safety and data collection protocols. The field of infant magnetic resonance imaging, by comparison, is a young field with tremendous scientific potential but continuously evolving standards. The present article aims to initiate a constructive dialog between researchers who grapple with the challenges and inherent limitations of a nascent field and reviewers who evaluate their work. We address 20 questions that researchers commonly receive from research ethics boards, grant, and manuscript reviewers related to infant neuroimaging data collection, safety protocols, study planning, imaging sequences, decisions related to software and hardware, and data processing and sharing, while acknowledging both the accomplishments of the field and areas of much needed future advancements. This article reflects the cumulative knowledge of experts in the FIT'NG community and can act as a resource for both researchers and reviewers alike seeking a deeper understanding of the standards and tradeoffs involved in infant neuroimaging.
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).