What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to enhance transparency and trust in research by requiring code sharing along with data.

May 29, 2026Open Access

Requiring code sharing to strengthen transparency and trust in research

Key Points

The aim is to enhance transparency and trust in research by requiring code sharing along with data.
Strengthening code sharing policy at PLOS Medicine to include all essential research artifacts.
Focusing on reproducibility as a key aspect of scientific integrity.
Improved reproducibility rates in studies that comply with code sharing guidelines.
Increased trust and transparency reported by readers and researchers.

Abstract

PLOS Medicine has always championed open science and data transparency. Now, recognizing that code is as essential a research artifact as the data it analyzes, we are strengthening our code sharing policy to further ensure reproducibility and trust in the scientific record.

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Lumbard et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192cf8fab5b468c4415b84 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005107

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