Abstract
In this article, we provide a toolbox of recommendations and resources for those aspiring to promote the uptake of open scientific practices. Open Science encompasses a range of behaviours that aim to improve the transparency of scientific research. This paper is divided into seven sections, each devoted to different groups or institutions in the research ecosystem: colleagues, students, departments and faculties, universities, academic libraries, journals, and funders. We describe the behavioural influences and incentives for each of these stakeholders as well as changes they can make to foster Open Science. Our primary goal, however, is to suggest actions that researchers can take to promote these behaviours, inspired by simple principles of behaviour change: make it easy, social, and attractive. In isolation, a small shift in one person’s behaviour may appear to make little difference, but when combined, many shifts can radically alter shared norms and culture. We offer this toolbox to assist individuals and institutions in cultivating a more open research culture.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 30137 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-20 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Collabra: Psychology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Dec 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by grant No. LP170100086 from the Australian Research Council to JMT and RAS, and by a grant from the National Science Center (2015/19/B/ HS6/01253) to KJ.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Royal Society of Chemistry. All rights reserved.
Funding
This research was supported by grant No. LP170100086 from the Australian Research Council to JMT and RAS, and by a grant from the National Science Center (2015/19/B/ HS6/01253) to KJ.
Funders | Funder number |
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National Science Foundation | |
National Institutes of Health | |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | |
European Research Council | |
Australian Research Council | |
Narodowe Centrum Nauki | 2015/19/B/ HS6/01253 |
Horizon 2020 |
Keywords
- Behaviour change
- Culture change
- Metascience
- Open science