Eleven strategies for making reproducible research and open science training the norm at research institutions

Reproducible research and open science practices have the potential to accelerate scientific progress by allowing others to reuse research outputs, and by promoting rigorous research that is more likely to yield trustworthy results. However, these practices are uncommon in many fields, so there is a...

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Published in:	eLife Vol. 12
Main Authors:	Kohrs, Friederike E, Auer, Susann, Bannach-Brown, Alexandra, Fiedler, Susann, Haven, Tamarinde Laura, Heise, Verena, Holman, Constance, Azevedo, Flavio, Bernard, René, Bleier, Arnim, Bössel, Nicole, Cahill, Brian Patrick, Castro, Leyla Jael, Ehrenhofer, Adrian, Eichel, Kristina, Frank, Maximillian, Frick, Claudia, Friese, Malte, Gärtner, Anne, Gierend, Kerstin, Grüning, David Joachim, Hahn, Lena, Hülsemann, Maren, Ihle, Malika, Illius, Sabrina, König, Laura, König, Matthias, Kulke, Louisa, Kutlin, Anton, Lammers, Fritjof, Mehler, David M A, Miehl, Christoph, Müller-Alcazar, Anett, Neuendorf, Claudia, Niemeyer, Helen, Pargent, Florian, Peikert, Aaron, Pfeuffer, Christina U, Reinecke, Robert, Röer, Jan Philipp, Rohmann, Jessica L, Sánchez-Tójar, Alfredo, Scherbaum, Stefan, Sixtus, Elena, Spitzer, Lisa, Straßburger, Vera Maren, Weber, Marcel, Whitmire, Clarissa J, Zerna, Josephine, Zorbek, Dilara, Zumstein, Philipp, Weissgerber, Tracey L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England eLife Science Publications, Ltd 23-11-2023 eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Brainstorming Careers Committees Community Core curriculum curriculum design Graduate students higher education Humans Leadership Library and information science Mentors Open access Open data open science Personnel Selection Physicians Professionals Reproducibility Reproducibility of Results reproducible research Research institutes Research methodology Research Personnel Researchers Science scientific rigor Scientists Social networks Stakeholders Supervisors transparency Canada Germany open science scientific rigor transparency higher education medicine curriculum design reproducible research
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Summary:	Reproducible research and open science practices have the potential to accelerate scientific progress by allowing others to reuse research outputs, and by promoting rigorous research that is more likely to yield trustworthy results. However, these practices are uncommon in many fields, so there is a clear need for training that helps and encourages researchers to integrate reproducible research and open science practices into their daily work. Here, we outline eleven strategies for making training in these practices the norm at research institutions. The strategies, which emerged from a virtual brainstorming event organized in collaboration with the German Reproducibility Network, are concentrated in three areas: (i) adapting research assessment criteria and program requirements; (ii) training; (iii) building communities. We provide a brief overview of each strategy, offer tips for implementation, and provide links to resources. We also highlight the importance of allocating resources and monitoring impact. Our goal is to encourage researchers - in their roles as scientists, supervisors, mentors, instructors, and members of curriculum, hiring or evaluation committees - to think creatively about the many ways they can promote reproducible research and open science practices in their institutions.
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ISSN:	2050-084X 2050-084X
DOI:	10.7554/eLife.89736