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PLOS Biology Open Research: Protocols in PLOS ONE COVID-19, Open Research, Trust and Transparency Niamh O’Connor │ March 2021 …is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. We propelled the movement for OA alternatives to subscription journals. We established the first multi-disciplinary publication inclusive of all research regardless of novelty or impact. And we demonstrated the importance of open data availability. All articles across our journals are published under CC BY licence. From Open Access to Open Science How do we co-create a system that’s open for everyone? From Open Access to Open Research “Openness enables researchers to address entirely new questions and work across national and disciplinary boundaries.” NASEM Report, Open Science by Design, 2018 The chain, whereby new scientific discoveries are built on previously established results, can only work optimally if all research results are made openly available to the scientific community.’ Schiltz M (2018), PLoS Biol 16(9): e3000031. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000031 Open research increases trust https://www.pewresearch.org/f act-tank/2019/10/04/most- americans-are-wary-of- industry-funded-research/ Copyright 2019 Pew Research Center Trends: impact of the early months of the pandemic April 2020 theplosblog.plos.org/2020/04/learning-how-we-can-support-researchers-during-covid-19/ Open Research: Pre-prints Note: 2018 figures are from May; 2021 is to mid-February; Percentages are of those articles suitable for posting Open Research: Re-examining peer review Created by ASAPBio and EMBO Press: Independent peer review before journal submission which aims to ‘empower authors by providing them with a Refereed Preprint and facilitating its submission to affiliate journals, https://www.reviewcommons.org/about/ C19 Rapid Review A cross-publisher rapid review and review transfer initiative, Sarah Greaves & Jon Treadway, https://www.digital- science.com/blog/perspectives/does-creating-a-rapid-reviewer-pool-improve- trust-in-covid-19-peer-review/ Open Research: Published peer review Introduced May 2019: Opt-in rate across the portfolio: 40%; varying from 66% to 37% Open Research: Data PLOS journals require authors to make all data >148,000 articles needed to replicate the findings described in their published in PLOS journals with manuscript accessible Data Availability without restriction, at the Statements time of publication. 25% with data in public repositories Where there are specific legal or ethical restrictions, Supplementary information in authors must indicate how others may obtain access to the data. Open Research: Data Colavizza G, Hrynaszkiewicz I, Staden I, Whitaker K, McGillivray B (2020) The citation advantage of linking publications to research data. PLoS ONE 15(4): e0230416. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230416 Open Research: Registered Reports >200 journals have adopted registered reports including PLOS ONE and PLOS Biology https://cos.io/rr/ Open Research: Protocols in PLOS ONE Lab Protocols Lab Protocols describe verified, In collaboration reusable methodologies with in all fields of study Study Protocols Study Protocols describe detailed plans and proposals for research projects that have not yet generated results Open Research: PLOS Biology redefining selectivity Selection criteria focusing on the research question and approach, rather than results Enable transition from publishing as an event to publishing as process - exploratory and confirmatory research Research is a global, collaborative enterprise Participation in sharing knowledge is equally as important as access to the published literature We need to move away from entrenched inequities and focus on creation of shared value Build an equitable system of knowledge Enable a move towards ‘open to read, open to publish’ Build partnerships and trust for the long term Allow everyone to benefit from investment of public money Pricing, transparency and equitable participation The cost of publishing is part of the cost of research Increased focus on pricing, transparency and inclusion • Plan S price transparency framework: PLOS’ framework is available from The Official PLOS Blog theplosblog.plos.org/ • Developing models ‘beyond the APC’ building equitable participation: Community Action Publishing, designed for selectivity plos.org/resources/community-action-publishing/ Flat Fee Agreements, simplifying publication fees plos.org/resources/for-institutions/flat-fee-agreements/ Pricing, transparency and equitable participation Source: UNESCO World Science Report, Towards 2030 2015, https://unesdoc .unesco.org/ark :/48223/pf0000 235406 shared under CC BY-SA 3.0 license Reimagining scholarly communication Increased benefit to society as a whole Increased speed of discovery and innovation Greater inclusion in the research process Greater availability of trustworthy information COVID-19, Open Research, Trust & Transparency .
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