BMC Biology
(Apr 2021)
Towards open, reliable, and transparent ecology and evolutionary biology
Rose E. O’Dea,
Timothy H. Parker,
Yung En Chee,
Antica Culina,
Szymon M. Drobniak,
David H. Duncan,
Fiona Fidler,
Elliot Gould,
Malika Ihle,
Clint D. Kelly,
Malgorzata Lagisz,
Dominique G. Roche,
Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar,
David P. Wilkinson,
Bonnie C. Wintle,
Shinichi Nakagawa
Affiliations
Rose E. O’Dea
Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
Timothy H. Parker
Department of Biology, Whitman College
Yung En Chee
School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne
Antica Culina
Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, NIOO-KNAW
Szymon M. Drobniak
Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
David H. Duncan
School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
Fiona Fidler
School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
Elliot Gould
School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
Malika Ihle
Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Oxford
Clint D. Kelly
Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal
Malgorzata Lagisz
Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
Dominique G. Roche
Institute for Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science and Department of Biology, Carleton University
Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar
Department of Evolutionary Biology, Bielefeld University
David P. Wilkinson
School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
Bonnie C. Wintle
School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
Shinichi Nakagawa
Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01006-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19,
no. 1
Abstract
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Abstract Unreliable research programmes waste funds, time, and even the lives of the organisms we seek to help and understand. Reducing this waste and increasing the value of scientific evidence require changing the actions of both individual researchers and the institutions they depend on for employment and promotion. While ecologists and evolutionary biologists have somewhat improved research transparency over the past decade (e.g. more data sharing), major obstacles remain. In this commentary, we lift our gaze to the horizon to imagine how researchers and institutions can clear the path towards more credible and effective research programmes.
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