Answers to 18 Questions About Open Science Practices

Journal Article
Authors

George C. Banks

James G. Field

Frederick L. Oswald

Ernest H. O’Boyle

Ronald S. Landis

Deborah E. Rupp

Steven G. Rogelberg

Published

June 1, 2019

Abstract
Open science refers to an array of practices that promote openness, integrity, and reproducibility in research; the merits of which are being vigorously debated and developed across academic journals, listservs, conference sessions, and professional associations. The current paper identifies and clarifies major issues related to the use of open science practices (e.g., data sharing, study pre-registration, open access journals). We begin with a useful general description of what open science in organizational research represents and adopt a question-and-answer format. Through this format, we then focus on the application of specific open science practices and explore future directions of open science. All of this builds up to a series of specific actionable recommendations provided in conclusion, to help individual researchers, reviewers, journal editors, and other stakeholders develop a more open research environment and culture.
How to cite this work

George C. Banks, James G. Field, Frederick L. Oswald, Ernest H. O’Boyle, Ronald S. Landis, Deborah E. Rupp, Steven G. Rogelberg (2019). Answers to 18 Questions About Open Science Practices. Journal of Business and Psychology, 34(3) 257–270 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-018-9547-8