How open science helps researchers succeed

Abstract

Open access, open data, open source and other open scholarship practices are growing in popularity and necessity. However, widespread adoption of these practices has not yet been achieved. One reason is that researchers are uncertain about how sharing their work will affect their careers. We review literature demonstrating that open research is associated with increases in citations, media attention, potential collaborators, job opportunities and funding opportunities. These findings are evidence that open research practices bring significant benefits to researchers relative to more traditional closed practices.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.16800.001

A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review

“…Much of this experimentation has been based on earlier precedents, and in some cases a total reversal back to historical processes. Such decoupling attempts have typically been achieved by adopting peer review as an overlay process on top of formally published research articles, or by pursuing a “publish first, filter later” protocol, with peer review taking place after the initial publication of research results ( BioMed Central, 2017; McKiernan et al , 2016; Moed, 2007). Here, the meaning of “publication” becomes “making public,” as in the legal and common use as opposed to the scholarly publishing sense where it also implies peer reviewed, a trait unique to research scholarship.…”

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“…We would also not be able to efficiently share and communicate our work while it is ongoing rather than only post publication, which is particularly important for bridging science and policy. As environmental scientists who are still learning, we hope sharing our experiences will empower other scientists to upgrade their own approaches, helping further shift the scientific culture to value transparency and openness as a benefit to all instead of as a vulnerability 16,40,48 .…”

“…While reaching full reproducibility is extremely difficult 5,76 , incrementally incorporat ing open data science practices and tools into scientific workflows has the potential to alleviate many of the troubles plaguing science, including collaboration and preserving institutional memory 12 . Further, sharing openly is fundamental to truly expediting scien tific progress because others can build directly off previous work if well documented, re usable code is available 16,47,48,77 . Until quite recently, making research open required a great deal of extra work for researchers and was less likely to be done.…”

“…There is par ticular urgency for efficiency and transparency, as well as opportu nity to democratize science in fields that operate at the interface of science and policy. Individuals play an important part by promoting good practices and creating supportive communities 16,41,48 . But it is also critical for the broader science community to build a culture where openness and reproducibility are valued, formally taught and practiced, where we all agree that they are worth the investment.…”

Promoting Open Science to Increase the Trustworthiness of Evidence in Special Education

“…Additionally, sharing data may carry benefits for individual researchers. Studies with shared data are cited more frequently (see Dorch, 2012;Henneken & Accomazzi, 2011;McKiernan et al, 2016;Piwowar, Day, & Fridsma, 2007;Piwowar & Vision, 2013), and research data themselves are a citable contribution to the scholarly record (e.g., Nosek et al, 2015). When sharing data, researchers should abide by the FAIR principles: making data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (Wilkinson et al, 2016).…”