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How Major Publishers Implement TOP’s Open Data Policies
[From the article, “The Landscape of Open Data Policies” by David Mellor, published at the Center for Open Science blogsite] “TOP [Transparency and Openness Promotion] includes eight policies for publishers or funders to use to increase transparency. They include data transparency,…
Read MoreIN THE NEWS: The Guardian (August 23, 2018)
[From the blog, “Open science is now the only way forward for psychology” by Chris Chambers and Pete Etchells, posted in the Science Blog Network at http://www.theguardian.com%5D “When we launched Head Quarters five years ago, psychology was in a pretty dark…
Read MoreGetting the Publishers Into the Act
At a recent Wiley Executive Seminar, participants from the academic research and publishing community discussed how open science can reduce research bias. Two trends are particularly noteworthy. The first is that the TOP guidelines (Transparency and Openness Promotion) are gaining prominence….
Read MoreScience Journal Argues that Requiring Transparency Inhibits “Creativity and Novelty”. Really?
In a recent editorial, the journal Epidemiology argues that committing to a set of standards known at the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) guidelines would, among other things, inhibit “creativity and novelty.” Instead, the journal says, “We intend to soon ask…
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