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A manifesto for reproducible science

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  • Marcus R. Munafò

    (MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol
    UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol)

  • Brian A. Nosek

    (University of Virginia
    Center for Open Science)

  • Dorothy V. M. Bishop

    (University of Oxford)

  • Katherine S. Button

    (University of Bath)

  • Christopher D. Chambers

    (Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, School of Psychology, Cardiff University)

  • Nathalie Percie du Sert

    (National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs))

  • Uri Simonsohn

    (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)

  • Eric-Jan Wagenmakers

    (University of Amsterdam)

  • Jennifer J. Ware

    (CHDI Management/CHDI Foundation)

  • John P. A. Ioannidis

    (Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University
    Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences)

Abstract

Improving the reliability and efficiency of scientific research will increase the credibility of the published scientific literature and accelerate discovery. Here we argue for the adoption of measures to optimize key elements of the scientific process: methods, reporting and dissemination, reproducibility, evaluation and incentives. There is some evidence from both simulations and empirical studies supporting the likely effectiveness of these measures, but their broad adoption by researchers, institutions, funders and journals will require iterative evaluation and improvement. We discuss the goals of these measures, and how they can be implemented, in the hope that this will facilitate action toward improving the transparency, reproducibility and efficiency of scientific research.

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  • Marcus R. Munafò & Brian A. Nosek & Dorothy V. M. Bishop & Katherine S. Button & Christopher D. Chambers & Nathalie Percie du Sert & Uri Simonsohn & Eric-Jan Wagenmakers & Jennifer J. Ware & John P. A, 2017. "A manifesto for reproducible science," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 1(1), pages 1-9, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nathum:v:1:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41562-016-0021
    DOI: 10.1038/s41562-016-0021
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