Early-Career Researchers' Perceptions of the Prevalence of Questionable Research Practices, Potential Causes, and Open Science

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ID5339019
AutoresStefan Stürmer (0000-0003-2951-5545, FernUniversität in Hagen), Aileen Oeberst (0000-0002-1094-9610, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), Roman Trötschel (0009-0009-3817-873X, Leuphana University of Lüneburg), Oliver Decker (0000-0001-9524-921X, Leipzig University)
Ano2017
Volume48
Fascículo6
Páginas365-371
Data de publicação2017-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590
EditoraHogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1027/1864-9335/a000324
OpenAlexW2769133514
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas26

Young researchers of today will shape the field in the future. In light of current debates about social psychology's research culture, this exploratory survey assessed early-career researchers' beliefs (N = 88) about the prevalence of questionable research practices (QRPs), potential causes, and open science as a possible solution. While there was relative consensus that outright fraud is an exception, a majority of participants believed that some QRPs are moderately to highly prevalent what they attributed primarily to academic incentive structures. A majority of participants felt that open science is necessary to improve research practice. They indicated to consider some open science recommendations in the future, but they also indicated some reluctance. Limitation and implications of these findings are discussed

Exploratory research · Incentive · Open Science · Perception · Social science · Sociology · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Applied Psychology · Meta-analysis and systematic reviews · Psychology · scientometrics and bibliometrics research · Social Psychology