Be the change you seek in science.

Abstract:

:Few would argue that science is better done in silos, with no transparency or sharing of methods and resources. Yet scientists and scientific stakeholders (e.g., academic institutions, funding agencies, journals) alike continue to find themselves at a relative impasse in the implementation of open science practices, slowing advancement and inadvertently perpetuating ongoing crises surrounding reproducibility. The present commentary draws attention to critical gaps in the current scientific ecosystem that perpetuate closed science practices and divide the community on how to best move forward. It also challenges scientists as individuals to improve the quality of their science by incorporating open practices in their everyday work, and provides a starter list of steps that any researcher can take to be the change they seek.

journal_name

BMC Biol

journal_title

BMC biology

authors

Milham MP,Klein A

doi

10.1186/s12915-019-0647-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-03-27 00:00:00

pages

27

issue

1

issn

1741-7007

pii

10.1186/s12915-019-0647-3

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17

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