What meta‐research has taught us about research and changes to research practices DOI Open Access
John P. A. Ioannidis

Journal of Economic Surveys, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 16, 2024

Abstract Meta‐research has become increasingly popular and provided interesting insights on what can go well wrong with research practices scientific studies. Many stakeholders are taking actions to try solve problems biases identified through meta‐research. However, very often there is little or no evidence that specific recommendations may actually lead improvements a favorable benefit‐harm ratio. The current commentary offers an eclectic overview of we have learned from meta‐research efforts (mostly observational, but also some quasi‐experimental experimental work) the implications this be for changing practices. Areas discussed include study (and differentiation) genuine effects biases, fraud (including impact new technologies), peer review, replication reproducibility checks, transparency indicators, interface reward systems. offered all these fronts empirical sometimes pertains even large extreme biases. Continued surveys results offer timely updates status its as change markedly over time. should seen part research, not separate it, in their concurrent evolution.

Language: Английский

The societal impact of Open Science: a scoping review DOI Creative Commons
Nicki Lisa Cole, Eva Kormann, Thomas Klebel

et al.

Royal Society Open Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(6)

Published: June 1, 2024

Open Science (OS) aims, in part, to drive greater societal impact of academic research. Government, funder and institutional policies state that it should further democratize research increase learning awareness, evidence-based policy-making, the relevance society's problems, public trust Yet, measuring OS has proven challenging synthesized evidence is lacking. This study fills this gap by systematically scoping existing driven its various aspects, including Citizen (CS), Access (OA), Open/FAIR Data (OFD), Code/Software others. Using PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews searches conducted Web Science, Scopus relevant grey literature, we identified 196 studies contain impact. The majority concern CS, with some focused on OA, only a few addressing other aspects. Key areas found are education climate environment, social engagement. We no literature documenting OFD limited terms policy, health, Our findings demonstrate critical need additional suggest practical policy implications.

Language: Английский

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An analysis of the effects of sharing research data, code, and preprints on citations DOI Creative Commons
Giovanni Colavizza, Lauren Cadwallader, Marcel LaFlamme

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(10), P. e0311493 - e0311493

Published: Oct. 30, 2024

Calls to make scientific research more open have gained traction with a range of societal stakeholders. Open Science practices include but are not limited the early sharing results via preprints and openly outputs such as data code reproducible extensible. Existing evidence shows that adopting has effects in several domains. In this study, we investigate whether one or leads significantly higher citations for an associated publication, which is form academic impact. We use novel dataset known Indicators, produced by PLOS DataSeer, includes all publications from 2018 2023 well comparison group sampled PMC Access Subset. total, analyze circa 122’000 publications. calculate publication author-level citation indicators broad set control variables isolate effect Indicators on received citations. show adopted different degrees across disciplines. find release preprint correlates significant positive advantage about 20.2% (±.7) average. also online repository smaller yet still 4.3% (±.8) However, do code. Further needed additional alternative measures impact beyond Our likely be interest researchers, publishers, funders, policymakers.

Language: Английский

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Open science in energy research DOI Creative Commons
Raquel Alonso Pedrero, Felipe Van de Sande Araujo

Open Research Europe, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 50 - 50

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Energy research is evolving, with new methodologies, technologies, and challenges, while communication tools allow for quick cheap dissemination of information. In contrast, data used in relevant often kept secret, proprietary code non-transparent models are barriers to replication. Also, scientific still published subscription-based journals, hindering knowledge sharing. These practices raise ethical concerns not only stop the but also hinder identification misconduct. Open science has gained momentum aims promote openness, reconnecting traditional principles. this paper, we discuss implications adopting open energy research, examine its benefits drawbacks, present ongoing discussions community.

Language: Английский

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A primer on open science for cognitive psychologists DOI
Charlotte R. Pennington

The Cognitive Psychology Bulletin, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 1(10), P. 36 - 47

Published: Jan. 27, 2025

Psychological science is said to be facing a ‘replication crisis’ with widespread concerns regarding the replicability, reproducibility, and transparency of its findings. This crisis has led fastpaced advancement open science, series new practices proposed mitigate these issues improve research landscape. In this primer, I explain how cognitive psychologists can implement preprints, preregistration, Registered Reports, materials, code, data into their workflow. also outline such training embedded higher education curriculum facilitate skills in students who represent future our discipline.

Language: Английский

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Open Science for Evaluation Use: How Applying Open Science Principles Can Further Open up Evaluation DOI Creative Commons

Sarah Goodier

New Directions for Evaluation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 21, 2025

ABSTRACT This article explores how open science principles can enhance evaluation practices. It identifies approaches that be integrated at various stages of the process to improve use and impact evaluations within community society, thereby increasing their overall value. is relevant evaluators all career seeking understand ways they could incorporate a more approach, where possible, into work those involved in field, including donors program implementers, considering maximize broad contribution are in. The provides guiding framework process, providing starting point for interested incorporating these approaches. key message by applying an lens evaluations, empowered explicitly think value have beyond intended users specific drive knowledge creation sharing broader field evaluation.

Language: Английский

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The academic impact of Open Science: a scoping review DOI Creative Commons
Thomas Klebel, Vincent Traag, Ioanna Grypari

et al.

Royal Society Open Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(3)

Published: March 1, 2025

Open Science seeks to make research processes and outputs more accessible, transparent inclusive, ensuring that scientific findings can be freely shared, scrutinized built upon by researchers others. To date, there has been no systematic synthesis of the extent which (OS) reaches these aims. We use PRISMA scoping review methodology partially address this gap, evidence on academic (but not societal or economic) impacts OS. identify 485 studies related all aspects OS, including Access (OA), Open/FAIR Data (OFD), Code/Software, Evaluation Citizen (CS). Analysing synthesizing findings, we show majority investigated effects OA, CS OFD. Key areas impact studied are citations, quality, efficiency, equity, reuse, ethics reproducibility, with most reporting positive at least mixed impacts. However, also identified significant unintended negative impacts, especially those regarding diversity inclusion. Overall, main barrier OS is lack skills, resources infrastructure effectively re-use build existing research. Building synthesis, gaps within literature draw implications for future policy.

Language: Английский

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Code-sharing policies are associated with increased reproducibility potential of ecological findings DOI Creative Commons
Alfredo Sánchez‐Tójar,

Aya Bezine,

Marija Purgar

et al.

Peer Community Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: April 2, 2025

Language: Английский

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Does open access foster interdisciplinary citations? Decomposing open access citation advantage DOI Creative Commons
Kai Nishikawa, A. Murakami

Scientometrics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Does the open science environment enhance the impact of academic papers? An analysis of indicator relationships using causal inference DOI
Xu Wang, Chunyan Dai

The Electronic Library, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 17, 2025

Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the causal nexus between open science environment and academic impact. It is crucial for enhancing visibility influence, promoting research dissemination application, fostering collaboration, addressing societal needs sustainable development goals. Design/methodology/approach delves into environment, using COVID-19-related papers as sample incorporating both 9,901 bibliometric indicators data 1.3 million altmetric data. employs propensity score matching negative binomial regression analysis investigate correlation impact of papers. Findings found that there a relationship impact, significantly Specifically, in case OA, on average increases mentions by 3.50 times News platforms, 89.82 X, 42.53 readings Mendeley 28.74 citations Dimensions. The Dimensions more pronounced compared social media indicator X mentions. Therefore, era science, countries should further refine OA models promote informal scientific communication enhance papers, thereby advancing ongoing global initiatives. Originality/value introduces inference perspective reveal potential effects enhancement To ensure observed increase attributable not other variables, this study selects covariates from multiple aspects. approach offers comprehensive reasonable explanation Additionally, investigating intrinsic motivations within deepens understanding its effects, providing important theoretical guidance increasing

Language: Английский

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Towards an inclusive Open Science: examining EDI and public participation in policy documents across Europe and the Americas DOI Creative Commons
Natascha Chtena, Juan Pablo Alperín, Esteban Morales

et al.

Royal Society Open Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

National, international and organizational Open Science (OS) policies are being formulated to improve accelerate research through increased transparency, collaboration better access scientific knowledge. Yet, there is mounting concern that OS do not effectively capture the ethos of OS, particularly its goal making science more collaborative, inclusive socially engaged. This study explores how conceptualized in emerging what extent notions equity, diversity inclusion (EDI), as well public participation reflected policy guidelines recommendations. We use a qualitative document approach critically analyse 52 documents published between January 2020 December 2022 Europe Americas. Our results show overwhelmingly focus on outputs publicly accessible, neglecting advance two aspects hold key achieving an equitable culture-namely, EDI participation. While these concepts often mentioned even embraced documents, concrete guidance they can be promoted practice lacking. Rather than advancing openness findings first promoting efforts second, we argue incentives must provided implemented concurrently movement's stated open all.

Language: Английский

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