What senior academics can do to support reproducible and open research: a short, three-step guide

Kowalczyk, O., Lautarescu, A., Blok, E., Dall’Aglio, L. and Westwood, S. 2022. What senior academics can do to support reproducible and open research: a short, three-step guide. BMC Research Notes. 15 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-05999-0

TitleWhat senior academics can do to support reproducible and open research: a short, three-step guide
TypeJournal article
AuthorsKowalczyk, O., Lautarescu, A., Blok, E., Dall’Aglio, L. and Westwood, S.
Abstract

Increasingly, policies are being introduced to reward and recognise open research practices, while the adoption of such practices into research routines is being facilitated by many grassroots initiatives. However, despite this widespread endorsement and support, as well as various efforts led by early career researchers, open research is yet to be widely adopted. For open research to become the norm, initiatives should engage academics from all career stages, particularly senior academics (namely senior lecturers, readers, professors) given their routine involvement in determining the quality of research. Senior academics, however, face unique challenges in implementing policy changes and supporting grassroots initiatives. Given that—like all researchers—senior academics are motivated by self-interest, this paper lays out three feasible steps that senior academics can take to improve the quality and productivity of their research, that also serve to engender open research. These steps include changing (a) hiring criteria, (b) how scholarly outputs are credited, and (c) how we fund and publish in line with open research principles. The guidance we provide is accompanied by material for further reading.

Article number116
JournalBMC Research Notes
Journal citation15
ISSN1756-0500
Year2022
PublisherSpringer
Publisher's version
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access Level
Open (open metadata and files)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-05999-0
Publication dates
Published22 Mar 2022
ProjectOpen & Reproducible Research
FunderUnfunded

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