Why scientists must share their research code
'Reproducibility editor' Victoria Stodden explains the growing movement to make code and data available to others
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Reproducible, transparent and reliable science.
Good Enough Practices in Scientific Computing
We present a set of computing tools and techniques that every researcher can and should adopt. These recommendations synthesize inspiration from our own work, from the experiences of the thousands of people who have taken part in Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry workshops over the past six years, and from a variety of other guides. Unlike some other guides, our recommendations are aimed specifically at people who are new to research computing.
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The OpenTrialsFDA team was selected as a finalist for the Open Science Prize.
Elizabeth Warren demands open access to clinical trial data
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Legal confusion threatens to slow data science
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A new “papers service” for social science content was recently launched and is capitalizing on concerns over the sale of a long time preprint server by a commercial publisher.
European Academies statement: Science Is Global
The European Academies, including the Royal Society, have published a joint statement.
A Practical Guide for Improving Transparency and Reproducibility in Neuroimaging Research
A Practical Guide for Improving Transparency and Reproducibility in Neuroimaging Research
This guide covers three major topics in open science (data, code, and publications) and offers practical advice as well as highlighting advantages of adopting more open research practices.
How open science helps researchers succeed
A literature review demonstrating that open research is associated with increases in citations, media attention, potential collaborators, job opportunities, and funding opportunities.
LIBER Speaks Up For Open Science, Against Neighbouring Rights for Publishers
LIBER Speaks Up For Open Science, Against Neighbouring Rights for Publishers
The European Commission recently held an open consultation seeking views on the role of publishers in the copyright value chain, including potentially expanding neighbouring rights to publishers. LIBER's Executive Director Susan Reilly recently attended a high-level working lunch with MEP Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, to present the view of research libraries on this issue.
If science is going to save the world, we need to make it open
The last few weeks have been a momentum time in the sciences: not because of a breakthrough in gene therapy or quantum computing, but because world leaders have twice called for scientific papers to be made freely available to all.
Science works best when it is open
The sharing of research results, the free circulation of knowledge, and transparency in methodology are key tenets to the scientific method.
Putting data management in the hands of researchers with Hivebench acquisition
Integration of lab notebook tool will help researchers enrich their data and make it more suitable for reuse
Gene editing can drive science to openness
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Mozilla Science Global Sprint 2016
A two-day sprint event bringing together researchers, coders, librarians and the public from around the globe.
SSRN has been captured by the enemy of open knowledge
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Open medicine
Governments need to tighten regulation if the sharing of clinical-trial data is to succeed.
A Reboot of the Legendary Physics Site ArXiv Could Shape Open Science
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The open source physics site arXiv is turning 25, and it's going to get a makeover. But what does that mean for its principles of data transparency?
Open Science Prize announces six finalists
Team finalists receive $80,000 each to develop products to overcome hurdles in big data access and usage.
Putting Open Science into Practice at the Barcamp Science 2.0
Notes on Open Science from the Barcamp Science 2.0 and the Science 2.0 Conference.
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