Open Science

Leveraging Open Ecosystems to Enhance Reproducible Workflows

Open source infrastructure has paved the way for mission-aligned research stakeholders to create a united vision of interoperable tools and services that accelerate scholarly communication, fill technology gaps, converge solutions, and enable access …

Likelihood of Null Effects of Large NHLBI Clinical Trials Has Increased over Time

Background: We explore whether the number of null results in large National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) funded trials has increased over time. Methods: We identified all large NHLBI supported RCTs between 1970 and 2012 evaluating drugs or …

Local Grassroots Networks Engaging Open Science in Their Communities

This recorded webinar features insights from international panelists currently nurturing culture change in research among their local communities.Representat...

Logical and methodological issues affecting genetic studies of humans reported in top neuroscience journals.

Genetics and neuroscience are two areas of science that pose particular methodological problems because they involve detecting weak signals (i.e., small effects) in noisy data. In recent years, increasing numbers of studies have attempted to bridge …

Making Prospective Registration of Observational Research a Reality

The vast majority of health-related observational studies are not prospectively registered and the advantages of registration have not been fully appreciated. Nonetheless, international standards require approval of study protocols by an independent …

Making replication mainstream

Many philosophers of science and methodologists have argued that the ability to repeat studies and obtain similar results is an essential component of science. A finding is elevated from single observation to scientific evidence when the procedures …

Making science public: a review of journalists’ use of Open Science research

Science journalists are uniquely positioned to increase the societal impact of open science by contextualizing and communicating research findings in ways that highlight their relevance and implications for non-specialist audiences. Through …

Many Labs 3: Evaluating participant pool quality across the academic semester via replication.

The university participant pool is a key resource for behavioral research, and data quality is believed to vary over the course of the academic semester. This crowdsourced project examined time of semester variation in 10 known effects, 10 individual …

Maximizing the Reproducibility of Your Research

A chapter to discuss maximising the reproducibility of research

Measuring the Prevalence of Questionable Research Practices With Incentives for Truth Telling

Cases of clear scientific misconduct have received significant media attention recently, but less flagrantly questionable research practices may be more prevalent and, ultimately, more damaging to the academic enterprise. Using an anonymous …