Peer reviewers' openness initiative

heather.morrison's.bookmarks 2017-08-11

Summary:

Abstract: Openness is one of the central values of science. Open scientific practices such as sharing data, materials and analysis scripts alongside published articles have many benefits, including easier replication and extension studies, increased availability of data for theory-building and meta-analysis, and increased possibility of review and collaboration even after a paper has been published. Although modern information technology makes sharing easier than ever before, uptake of open practices had been slow. We suggest this might be in part due to a social dilemma arising from misaligned incentives and propose a specific, concrete mechanism—reviewers withholding comprehensive review—to achieve the goal of creating the expectation of open practices as a matter of scientific principle.

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oa.peer_review oa.incentives oa.open_science

Date tagged:

08/11/2017, 09:56

Date published:

08/11/2017, 10:49