How does Open Science build TRUST?
Ensure your research is more trusted, read and shared
Researchers are increasingly using Open Science to demonstrate the validity and rigor of their science by sharing methods, materials, data, code, peer reviews, and other artifacts of the investigatory and editorial processes.
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Researchers like you are going the extra mile to demonstrate the validity and rigor of your science by sharing methods, materials, data, code, peer reviews, and other artifacts of the investigatory and editorial processes.
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Publicly available data contextualizes results, facilitates reproducibility, and demonstrates integrity. Data repositories enhance those benefits by making data more discoverable and citable.
Traditional research article methods sections often lack the specific details necessary to reproduce the work.
Enhanced methods documentation such as preregistered study designs, protocols, and open code improve reproducibility and increase efficiency, while practicing transparency helps to increase confidence in researchers and the public alike.
The materials are just as important to ensuring reproducibility and earning trust as the procedures and analytical tools used in a study.
In the life sciences, the MDAR checklist provides a framework for capturing and reporting these details consistently and effectively.
Peer reviews, editorial decision letters, and authors’ responses to reviewers lend insight into the peer review process, putting results in context, and highlighting the rigor of the editorial assessment each article has undergone prior to publication.
When independent research groups achieve similar results in parallel, the second study is sometimes considered “scooped.”
Authors may find it difficult to publish in a selective journal or simply shelve their article. But in fact, complementary studies can validate and reinforce one another. For that reason, both deserve a place in the scientific record.
Publishing scooped research actually builds trust in the shared outcome.
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