AEA Data Editor

AEA Data Editor

The AEA Data Editor’s mission is to design and oversee the AEA journals’ strategy for archiving and curating research data and promoting reproducible research.

Enhancing Scientific Integrity: Progress and Opportunities in the Social and Behavioral Sciences - A Workshop

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Mode: Online · Language: EN

Workshop at Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC

This workshop will bring together researchers, journal editors, publishers, funders, and scientific association leaders to identify practical, forward-looking strategies for strengthening data integrity and transparency in the social and behavioral sciences. Participants will explore innovative tools and frameworks to detect and prevent errors, promote accountability, and reinforce public trust in research. Discussions will also consider how journals, institutions, and professional societies can adopt fair, sustainable practices that support scientific rigor while ensuring accessibility for researchers across many contexts and settings.

Key questions to be addressed include:

  • How can the social and behavioral sciences continue to lead the way in advancing data integrity? What successful methods or frameworks from other disciplines might be adapted to strengthen these efforts?
  • Could systematic, random audits of published data help detect and correct honest mistakes while discouraging malfeasance? What governance structures would ensure such efforts are fair, sustainable, and constructive? What new tools might facilitate this process?
  • How can scientific journals refine their policies (e.g., review processes, data validation) to support transparency and integrity while maintaining accessibility for researchers across diverse contexts?
  • What strategies can be employed to ensure potential solutions avoid placing undue burdens on researchers, especially those at institutions with limited resources?

Lars Vilhuber is part of Panel 2: Perspectives about Journals, Editors, and Publishers

Discussion on how journals, editors, and publishers are responding to growing concerns about research integrity. They will also examine what additional changes are needed in editorial policies, data transparency, and review processes to better prevent misconduct and strengthen trust in scholarly publishing.

  • Stavroula Kousta, Chief Editor, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Lars Vilhuber, Senior Research Associate, Executive Director of the Labor Dynamics Institute, Cornell University
  • Renee Hoch, Senior Editor & Manager of the PLOS Publication Ethics Team
  • Magdalena Skipper, Editor in Chief, Nature

NASEM workshops are usually live-streamed, and a link will be added to this page once it is available.