Hughes-Noehrer Lukas, Aubert Bonn Noémie, De Maria Marcello, Evans Thomas Rhys, Farran Emily K, Fortunato Laura, Henderson Emma L, Jacobs Neil, Munafò Marcus R, Stewart Suzanne L K, Stewart Andrew J
University of Manchester, Department of Computer Science, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom.
University of Reading, Department of Agri-Food Economics and Marketing, Reading, RG6 6AH, United Kingdom.
Sci Data. 2024 Aug 23;11(1):912. doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-03786-z.
Openness and transparency in the research process are a prerequisite to the production of high quality research outputs. Efforts to maximise these features have substantially accelerated in recent years, placing open and transparent research practices at the forefront of funding and related priorities, and encouraging investment in resources and infrastructure to enable such practices. Despite these efforts, there has been no systematic documentation of current practices, infrastructure, or training and resources that support open and transparent research in the UK. To address this gap, we developed and conducted the Open and Transparent Research Practices survey, a large-scale audit study completed by research-active staff in UK research institutions to better understand existing practices, needs, support, and barriers faced when implementing open and transparent research. The data presented here capture responses from over 2,500 research-active staff based at 15 institutions affiliated with the UK Reproducibility Network. The data provide a snapshot of open research practices that can be used to identify barriers, training needs, and areas that require greater investments.
研究过程中的开放性和透明度是产生高质量研究成果的前提条件。近年来，为使这些特征最大化所做的努力大幅加速，将开放透明的研究实践置于资金及相关优先事项的前沿，并鼓励对资源和基础设施进行投资以实现此类实践。尽管做出了这些努力，但对于英国支持开放透明研究的当前实践、基础设施或培训及资源，尚无系统的记录。为填补这一空白，我们开发并开展了“开放透明研究实践调查”，这是一项大规模审计研究，由英国研究机构中从事研究工作的人员完成，旨在更好地了解实施开放透明研究时的现有实践、需求、支持和面临的障碍。此处呈现的数据收集了来自英国可重复性网络下属15个机构的2500多名从事研究工作的人员的回复。这些数据提供了开放研究实践的概况，可用于识别障碍、培训需求以及需要加大投资的领域。
