Urban Vitality Centre of Expertise, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
PLoS One. 2023 Mar 8;18(3):e0270054. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270054. eCollection 2023.
Calls have been made for improving transparency in conducting and reporting research, improving work climates, and preventing detrimental research practices. To assess attitudes and practices regarding these topics, we sent a survey to authors, reviewers, and editors. We received 3,659 (4.9%) responses out of 74,749 delivered emails. We found no significant differences between authors', reviewers', and editors' attitudes towards transparency in conducting and reporting research, or towards their perceptions of work climates. Undeserved authorship was perceived by all groups as the most prevalent detrimental research practice, while fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and not citing prior relevant research, were seen as more prevalent by editors than authors or reviewers. Overall, 20% of respondents admitted sacrificing the quality of their publications for quantity, and 14% reported that funders interfered in their study design or reporting. While survey respondents came from 126 different countries, due to the survey's overall low response rate our results might not necessarily be generalizable. Nevertheless, results indicate that greater involvement of all stakeholders is needed to align actual practices with current recommendations.
人们呼吁提高研究开展和报告的透明度，改善工作环境，并防止有害的研究行为。为了评估这些主题的态度和实践，我们向作者、审稿人和编辑发送了一份调查。我们从发出的 74749 封电子邮件中收到了 3659 封（4.9%）回复。我们发现，作者、审稿人和编辑在研究开展和报告的透明度方面的态度，以及他们对工作环境的看法，没有显著差异。所有群体都认为不当署名是最普遍的有害研究行为，而伪造、篡改、抄袭和不引用先前相关研究则被编辑认为比作者或审稿人更为普遍。总体而言，20%的受访者承认为了数量而牺牲了出版物的质量，14%的受访者报告说资助者干预了他们的研究设计或报告。虽然调查对象来自 126 个不同的国家，但由于调查的总体回复率较低，我们的结果不一定具有普遍性。尽管如此，结果表明需要所有利益相关者的更多参与，才能使实际做法与当前建议保持一致。
