Open science encompasses the openness of scientific publishing, scientific infrastructures, collaboration with social actors, and exchange with other knowledge systems. Despite the importance of transparency and openness in scientific publishing (TOSP), social science researchers have yet to fully embrace these practices. The aims are to assess the adoption of TOSP attributes among Malaysian social science scholars: sharing and connecting, data transparency, authorship and publishing, OA publishing, peer review, research collaboration, reproducibility, and preprint. Data was collected through an online survey which involved 217 respondents and analysed using IBM SPSS 26 for descriptive and comparative analyses. Findings revealed that social science scholars showed moderate to minimal engagement with TOSP practices. Variables such as age, academic position, discipline, and research experience significantly influenced these practices. Meanwhile, attitudes towards data sharing were generally positive. Despite concerns about the costs and quality of OA publishing, scholars generally acknowledged the benefits of these practices.
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