{"id":7453,"date":"2020-10-08T16:52:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T16:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/?p=7453"},"modified":"2020-10-14T16:58:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T16:58:08","slug":"researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-open-science-in-covid-19-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/2020\/10\/08\/researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-open-science-in-covid-19-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers call for better adoption of open science in COVID-19 research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-Open-Science-in-COVID-19-research_Article.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/2020\/10\/08\/researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-open-science-in-covid-19-research\/researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-open-science-in-covid-19-research_article\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-Open-Science-in-COVID-19-research_Article.jpg?fit=583%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"583,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Researchers call for better adoption of Open Science in COVID-19 research_Article\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-Open-Science-in-COVID-19-research_Article.jpg?fit=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-Open-Science-in-COVID-19-research_Article.jpg?fit=583%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7459 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-Open-Science-in-COVID-19-research_Article.jpg?resize=583%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-Open-Science-in-COVID-19-research_Article.jpg?w=583&amp;ssl=1 583w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Researchers-call-for-better-adoption-of-Open-Science-in-COVID-19-research_Article.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 has sparked <a href=\"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/2020\/09\/09\/covid-19-sparks-rapid-change-in-the-medical-research-landscape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a rapid change<\/a> in the medical research landscape, with preprints and open access rapidly becoming the norm. However, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2020.08.13.249847v1.full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent article<\/a> has highlighted the suboptimal and non-transparent scientific practices that have coincided with this revolution, contributing to a \u201cdysfunctional scientific process\u201d for COVID-19 research.<\/p>\n<p>Besan\u00e7on and colleagues analysed reviewing times, conflicts of interest and misuse of non-peer reviewed material in COVID-19 publishing data over recent months. They grouped the flaws found into three main groups, and suggested solutions using open science principles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Data collection and interpretation:<\/strong> Methodological and statistical issues (such as in the famous preprint on the use if hydroxychloroquine for the early treatment of COVID-19), duplication of research, and ethical concerns were identified as the main issues in the early stages of COVID-19 studies. The authors suggested that study preregistration may help reduce duplication of research and reduce bias, and that the adoption of <a href=\"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/2017\/11\/03\/registered-reports-enhancing-transparency-and-reproducibility-in-scientific-publication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">registered reports<\/a> may improve the quality and robustness of the scientific evidence and reduce wasted resources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publication process: <\/strong>There is concern that shortcuts have been taken when publishing the massive volume of COVID-19 research publications. These include the quality of review under expedited timelines, handling of conflicts of interest, and distrust of the results &#8211; with retractions occurring even in \u2018top-tier\u2019 journals. Suggested solutions include open review (sharing reviewers\u2019 reports and authors\u2019 responses) to better balance reviewing quality and reviewing time, and data sharing to improve peer review quality as well as facilitating reproducibility.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Science communication:<\/strong> Although preprints have been widely, and often beneficially adopted around COVID-19 (7-fold more than the previous 6 months), their misuse, particularly by the media, has led to confusion among the public and the scientific community. The authors call for more reasonable communication from academic institutions, and for journalists and news editors to be cautious in their reporting of findings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Open science cannot solve broader societal issues such as scientific illiteracy and the flawed system for the evaluation of researchers that contribute to these imperfect research practices<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The authors note that open science cannot solve broader societal issues such as scientific illiteracy and the flawed system for the <a href=\"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/2019\/10\/16\/the-impact-factor-holds-its-grip-on-academia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">evaluation of researchers<\/a> that contribute to these imperfect research practices, but they hope that the adoption of open science principles will lead to more a rigorous research process, and more reliable and transparent science during this pandemic.<\/p>\n<div data-opinionstage-embed-url=\"https:\/\/www.opinionstage.com\/api\/v1\/polls\/2687709\/code.json?width=\" style=\"display: none; 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