NSF 19-609 Proposal: Evaluating Rigor and Transparency Culture Change Initiatives

Autor: White, Emily, Potgieter , Dawid, Errington , Timothy, Greene, Anna, Buck , Stuart, Coriat, Anne-Marie, Nosek , Brian, Schafer, Julie, Brooks Iii, Ronald, Grasty , Fielding, Soderberg , Courtney, La Rosa , Salvatore, Franko, Maryrose, Krall , Tina, Mellor , David, Jones, Chonnettia
Rok vydání: 2020
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DOI: 10.31222/osf.io/ecgb5
Popis: We have developed and implemented normative interventions called “Rigor and Transparency Initiatives”(RTIs) to shift attitudes, norms, and behaviors in research communities. RTIs are usually a collaboration between one or more journals and one or more funders involving a funding call for a special section/issue of journals to promote new behaviors. The purpose is to spur engagement with behaviors that are valued, but not yet incentivized or normative, such as publishing null results and replication studies, or conducting preregistration or Registered Reports to increase rigor and eliminate publication bias against negative findings. RTIs raise awareness about the value of these behaviors, demonstrate support for the behaviors from credible stakeholders (funders, journals), incentivize researchers to try the behaviors, and provide proof-of-concept of the feasibility, value, and impact of the behaviors. With seven funder partners, we will conduct a naturalistic, longitudinal investigation of the effectiveness of RTIs as a mechanism for culture change toward rigor and transparency to enhance ethical and responsible conduct of research.
Databáze: OpenAIRE