Open Science Practices in Gambling Research Publications (2016-2019): A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: The replication crisis has stimulated researchers around the world to adopt open science research practices intended to reduce publication bias and improve research quality. Open science practices include study pre-registration, open data, open access, and avoiding methods that can lead to publication bias and low replication rates. Although gambling studies uses similar research methods as behavioral research fields that have struggled with replication, we know little about the uptake of open science research practices in gambling-focused research. We conducted a scoping review of 500 recent (1/1/2016-12/1/2019) studies focused on gambling and problem gambling to examine the use of open science and transparent research practices. Our results showed that a small percentage of studies used

SUBMITTER: Louderback ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9178323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature