Promoting transparency of research and data needs much more attention

Responsible Epidemiologic Research Practice: a guideline developed by a working group of the Netherlands Epidemiological Society

“…In 2009, Glasziou and Chalmers [17] estimated that 85% of today's clinical research may be wasted, not contributing to the advancement of science. In a more recent (2016) series of articles in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, the need for more transparency and accountability in biomedical research was further emphasized [18,19].…”

Modeling information transparency of economic entities under uncertainty

“…When the value of vertex 12 is of low and medium level, the most positive changes are observed for the following vertices: information transparency (1), the degree of responsibility (3), the degree of information accessibility to third parties (6), the level of corruption reduction (13) and risks (14). The high value of vertex 12 has the most positive influence on the level of information use efficiency (11). When the value of vertex 12 is of low and medium level, the most negative changes are observed for such vertices as the degree of information reliability (8) and the level of information use efficiency (11) The high value of vertex 12 has the most negative effect on the vertices of information transparency (1), the degree of responsibility (3), the degree of information accessibility to third parties (6), and risks (14).…”

“…The high value of vertex 12 has the most positive influence on the level of information use efficiency (11). When the value of vertex 12 is of low and medium level, the most negative changes are observed for such vertices as the degree of information reliability (8) and the level of information use efficiency (11) The high value of vertex 12 has the most negative effect on the vertices of information transparency (1), the degree of responsibility (3), the degree of information accessibility to third parties (6), and risks (14). Now, we can have a close look at the influence of information transparency (1) on the cognitive model factors.…”

“…Information transparency for businesses in terms of obtaining information about government policies and regulations affecting business activities is considered in the Global Competitiveness Report, while freedom of the press as a condition for information transparency is represented in the CIRI Human Rights database [4]. The research [11] offers to use a modified Delphi technique in order to study information transparency. This technique implies having rapid reviews from stakeholders, namely researchers, policy makers, industry and health care providers.…”

Fostering responsible research practices is a shared responsibility of multiple stakeholders

“…And there may be negative side effects of making data public, like mala fide misuse of data sets. For a fuller discussion, I refer to the ten commentaries on transparency that appeared in the February 2016 issue of this journal [10].…”