Transparency and reproducibility in the journal of contextual behavioral science: An audit study

Lear, Mary K.; Spata, Angelica; Tittler, Meredith V.; Fishbein, Joel N.; Arch, Joanna J.; Luoma, Jason B.

doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.03.017

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“…Historically, the probability of being asked to share one's data is quite low. Studies such as the current one, or indeed the potential for future journal-wide audits of data sharing held on a regular basis (e.g., Lear et al, 2023), may serve not only to test but also to establish normative expectations of data sharing.…”

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“…Only one study to date has examined the prevalence and efficacy of Data Availability Statements within the behavioral research community, finding a very low prevalence (6.2%: Lear et al, 2023). However, this study was limited to the inspection of a single journal, the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science.…”

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“…This study seeks to provide convergent evidence via different means, by studying data sharing in publications using a task generated by and mostly used by the behavioral research community, agnostic to which journal it is published in. This study goes beyond Lear et al (2023) by studying whether Data Availability Statements translate into actual data sharing upon request. Additionally, whereas Lear et al (2023) examined articles published in a single year, the current work examines a five-year period to examine trends across them.…”

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“…This study goes beyond Lear et al (2023) by studying whether Data Availability Statements translate into actual data sharing upon request. Additionally, whereas Lear et al (2023) examined articles published in a single year, the current work examines a five-year period to examine trends across them.…”

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Many journals now require data sharing and require articles to include a Data Availability Statement. However, several studies over the past two decades have shown that promissory notes about data sharing are rarely abided by, and that data is generally not available upon request. This has negative consequences for many essential aspects of scientific knowledge production, including independent verification of results, efficient secondary use of data, and knowledge synthesis. Here, I assessed the prevalence of data sharing upon request in articles employing the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure published within the last 5 years. Of 52 articles, 42% contained a Data Availability Statement, most of which stated that data was available upon request. This rose from 0% in 2018 to 100% in 2022. Only 25% of articles’ authors actually shared data upon request. Among articles stating that data was available upon request, only 17% shared data upon request. The presence of Data Availability Statements was not associated with higher rates of data sharing (p = .80). Results replicate those found elsewhere: data is generally not available upon request, and promissory Data Availability Statements are typically not adhered to. Issues, causes, and implications are considered.

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