Assessment of transparent and reproducible research practices in the psychiatry literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reproducibility is a cornerstone of scientific advancement; however, many published works may lack the core components needed for study reproducibility.

Aims

In this study, we evaluate the state of transparency and reproducibility in the field of psychiatry using specific indicators as proxies for these practices.

Methods

An increasing number of publications have investigated indicators of reproducibility, including research by Harwicke et al, from which we based the methodology for our observational, cross-sectional study. From a random 5-year sample of 300 publications in PubMed-indexed psychiatry journals, two researchers extracted data in a duplicate, blinded fashion using a piloted Google form. The publications were examined for indicators of re

SUBMITTER: Sherry CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047471 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature