Peer Reviewed Article

Promoting Transparency in Social Science Research

Authors
  • Gerber A
  • Camerer C
  • Laitin D
  • Green DP
  • Miguel E
  • Imbens G
  • Cohen J
  • Simmons JP
  • Casey K
  • Esterling KM
  • Nelson L
  • Humphreys M
  • Petersen M
  • Van der Laan M.
  • Nosek
  • Glennerster R
  • Sedlmayr R
  • Madon T
  • Simonsohn U
Published
January 3, 2014
Publication
Science
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Document Control Number(s)
  • ISPS 14-030
Citation

Miguel E, Camerer C, Casey K, Cohen J, Esterling KM, Gerber A, Glennerster R, Green DP, Humphreys M, Imbens G, Laitin D, Madon T, Nelson L, Nosek BA, Petersen M, Sedlmayr R, Simmons JP, Simonsohn U, Van der Laan M (2014). Promoting Transparency in Social Science Research. Science, 343(6166):30-1. doi: 10.1126/science.1245317.

Abstract

In this article, we survey recent progress toward research transparency in the social sciences and make the case for standards and practices that help realign scholarly incentives with scholarly values. We argue that emergent practices in medical trials provide a useful, but incomplete, model for the social sciences. New initiatives in social science seek to create norms that, in some cases, go beyond what is required of medical trials.

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