Social Work

Survey of open science practices and attitudes in the social sciences

J. Ferguson, R. Littman, et al.

This study reveals significant insights into the attitudes and practices surrounding open science among leading authors and PhD students in top North American social science departments. Conducted by a team including Joel Ferguson, Rebecca Littman, and others, it highlights a remarkable increase in open science practices over the past decade.

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Abstract

This study assesses attitudes toward, use of, and perceived norms regarding open science practices among authors published in top-10 journals and PhD students in top-20 North American departments from four major social science disciplines. Results show largely favorable attitudes toward open science practices, with nearly 90% of scholars having used at least one practice. Support for data/code posting is higher than for pre-registration. Scholars underestimate the actual use of open science practices in their fields. Lifetime prevalence of open science practices increased from 49% in 2010 to 87% in 2020.

Publisher

Nature Communications

Published On

Sep 05, 2023

Authors

Joel Ferguson, Rebecca Littman, Garret Christensen, Elizabeth Levy Paluck, Nicholas Swanson, Zenan Wang, Edward Miguel, David Birke, John-Henry Pezzuto

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