An Agenda for Open Science in Communication

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftForschungsartikelBeigetragenBegutachtung

Beitragende

  • Tobias Dienlin - , Universität Hohenheim (Autor:in)
  • Niklas Johannes - , University of Glasgow, Radboud University Nijmegen, Texas Tech University (Autor:in)
  • Nicholas David Bowman - , Texas Tech University (Autor:in)
  • Philipp K. Masur - , Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Autor:in)
  • Sven Engesser - , Professur für Kommunikationswissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Wissenschafts- und Technikkommunikation (Autor:in)
  • Anna Sophie Kümpel - , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) (Autor:in)
  • Josephine Lukito - , University of Wisconsin-Madison (Autor:in)
  • Lindsey M. Bier - , University of Southern California (Autor:in)
  • Renwen Zhang - , Northwestern University (Autor:in)
  • Benjamin K. Johnson - , University of Florida (Autor:in)
  • Richard Huskey - , University of California at Davis, Universität Mannheim (Autor:in)
  • Frank M. Schneider - , Universität Mannheim (Autor:in)
  • Johannes Breuer - , GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften (Autor:in)
  • Douglas A. Parry - , University of Stellenbosch, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) (Autor:in)
  • Ivar Vermeulen - , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) (Autor:in)
  • Jacob T. Fisher - , University of California at Santa Barbara (Autor:in)
  • Jaime Banks - , Texas Tech University (Autor:in)
  • René Weber - , University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Bath (Autor:in)
  • David A. Ellis - , University of Bath (Autor:in)
  • Tim Smits - , KU Leuven (Autor:in)
  • James D. Ivory - , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Autor:in)
  • Sabine Trepte - , DePaul University (Autor:in)
  • Bree McEwan - , Universität Hohenheim (Autor:in)
  • Eike Mark Rinke - , University of Leeds (Autor:in)
  • German Neubaum - , Universität Koblenz (Autor:in)
  • Stephan Winter - , Universität Duisburg-Essen (Autor:in)
  • Christopher J. Carpenter - , Western Illinois University (Autor:in)
  • Nicole Krämer - , Universität Duisburg-Essen (Autor:in)
  • Sonja Utz - , Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (Autor:in)
  • Julian Unkel - , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) (Autor:in)
  • Xiaohui Wang - , Hong Kong Baptist University (Autor:in)
  • Brittany I. Davidson - , Nanyang Technological University (Autor:in)
  • Nuri Kim - , University of Bristol (Autor:in)
  • Andrea Stevenson Won - , Cornell University (Autor:in)
  • Emese Domahidi - , Technische Universitat Ilmenau (Autor:in)
  • Neil A. Lewis - , Cornell University (Autor:in)
  • Claes de Vreese - , University of Amsterdam (Autor:in)

Abstract

In the last 10 years, many canonical findings in the social sciences appear unreliable. This so-called “replication crisis” has spurred calls for open science practices, which aim to increase the reproducibility, replicability, and generalizability of findings. Communication research is subject to many of the same challenges that have caused low replicability in other fields. As a result, we propose an agenda for adopting open science practices in Communication, which includes the following seven suggestions: (1) publish materials, data, and code; (2) preregister studies and submit registered reports; (3) conduct replications; (4) collaborate; (5) foster open science skills; (6) implement Transparency and Openness Promotion Guidelines; and (7) incentivize open science practices. Although in our agenda we focus mostly on quantitative research, we also reflect on open science practices relevant to qualitative research. We conclude by discussing potential objections and concerns associated with open science practices.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)1–26
FachzeitschriftJournal of communication
Jahrgang71
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2021
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-7184-4057/work/156337672

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Communication, Open Science, Preregistration, Registered Reports, Replicability, Reproducibility