Do open science badges work? Estimating the effects of open science badges on an article’s social media attention and research impacts

Zong, Qianjin; Huang, Zhihong; Huang, Jian-shi

doi:10.1007/s11192-023-04720-7

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“…As scien�fic prac�ces have pushed rapidly toward greater transparency in study and publica�on processes, badges to indicate features such as pre-registra�on, public data posi�ng, and open access ar�cles have become increasingly common (10). While we do not propose an infinite expansion of these such that they become saturated to the point of irrelevance, it is possible that a simple indica�on of what scale of study has been done on primary themes would assist future uses.…”

Section: Journal Badgesmentioning

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Assessing evidence based on scale is a valid predictor of policy outcomes

Ruggeri

2024

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This short paper demonstrates how scale of evidence used in policy decisions can predict effectiveness of policy interventions. By simply rating the level of studies' size and scope used to inform policies, we show how high "levels" of evidence were more strongly associated with better (i.e., intended) policy outcomes. That is valuable given that, as we also show, there is no single type of evidence (e.g., RCTs, systematic reviews, surveys) that is "best" to all policymakers or all policy domains. This piece is largely meant to argue for, not universally validate, a simple approach to assess evidence appropriately when making policy decisions.

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Section: Journal Badgesmentioning

confidence: 90%

Assessing evidence based on scale is a valid predictor of policy outcomes

Ruggeri

2024

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“…Three articles were identified as relevant to the societal impact of OS in general. One paper, by Zong et al (218), indicated impact in terms of social engagement. The authors analysed articles from "Psychological Science" between 2014 and 2021, finding that Open Science badges were correlated with increased social media attention.…”

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The societal impact of Open Science–a scoping review

Cole,

Kormann,

Klebel

et al. 2024

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Open Science (OS) aims, in part, to drive greater societal impact of academic research. Government, funder and institutional policies state that it should further democratise research and increase learning and awareness, evidence-based policy-making, the relevance of research to society’s problems, and public trust in research. Yet, measuring societal impact of OS has proven challenging and synthesised evidence of it is lacking. This study fills this gap by systematically scoping the existing evidence of societal impact driven by OS and its various aspects, including Citizen Science (CS), Open Access (OA), Open/FAIR Data (OFD), Open Code/Software, and others. Using the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews and searches conducted in Web of Science, Scopus, and relevant grey literature, we identified 196 studies that contain evidence of societal impact. The majority concern CS, with some focused on OA, and only a few addressing other aspects. Key areas of impact found are education and awareness, climate and environment, and social engagement. We found no literature documenting evidence of the societal impact of OFD and limited evidence of societal impact in terms of policy, health, and trust in academic research. Our findings demonstrate a critical need for additional evidence and suggest practical and policy implications.

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“…Three articles were identified as relevant to the societal impact of OS in general. One paper, by Zong et al [221], indicated impact in terms of social engagement. The authors analysed articles from 'psychological science' between 2014 and 2021, finding that OS badges were correlated with increased social media attention.…”

Section: Societal Impact Of Other Aspects Of Open Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

The societal impact of Open Science: a scoping review

Cole,

Kormann,

Klebel

et al. 2024

R. Soc. Open Sci.

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Open Science (OS) aims, in part, to drive greater societal impact of academic research. Government, funder and institutional policies state that it should further democratize research and increase learning and awareness, evidence-based policy-making, the relevance of research to society's problems, and public trust in research. Yet, measuring the societal impact of OS has proven challenging and synthesized evidence of it is lacking. This study fills this gap by systematically scoping the existing evidence of societal impact driven by OS and its various aspects, including Citizen Science (CS), Open Access (OA), Open/FAIR Data (OFD), Open Code/Software and others. Using the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews and searches conducted in Web of Science, Scopus and relevant grey literature, we identified 196 studies that contain evidence of societal impact. The majority concern CS, with some focused on OA, and only a few addressing other aspects. Key areas of impact found are education and awareness, climate and environment, and social engagement. We found no literature documenting evidence of the societal impact of OFD and limited evidence of societal impact in terms of policy, health, and trust in academic research. Our findings demonstrate a critical need for additional evidence and suggest practical and policy implications.

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Do open science badges work? Estimating the effects of open science badges on an article’s social media attention and research impacts

Cited by 6 publications

References 61 publications

Assessing evidence based on scale is a valid predictor of policy outcomes

Assessing evidence based on scale is a valid predictor of policy outcomes

The societal impact of Open Science–a scoping review

The societal impact of Open Science: a scoping review

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