Raising the Quality and Reproducibility of Data-for-Policy Research I DfP Fireside Chat October'25

Описание: How can we make data-for-policy research more transparent, reliable, and reproducible?

This recent Data for Policy Fireside Chat brings together leading experts to discuss practical approaches to strengthening research integrity and reproducibility across data-driven policymaking and academic publishing.

In this session, titled “Raising the Quality and Reproducibility of Data-for-Policy Research,” speakers share insights from the Data & Policy journal’s participation in the Tier 2 Project — an international collaboration developing the Editorial Reference Handbook to improve transparency and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data practices in scholarly publishing.

💬 Speakers
Dr Alison Lister, Community and Curation Coordinator, FAIRsharing.org; University of Oxford
Jenny Bright, Research Integrity Manager, The Editorial Hub
Chair: Andrew Hyde, Editor, Data & Policy, Cambridge University Press

🔍 Discussion Highlights
The origins and goals of the Editorial Reference Handbook
How reproducibility checklists and FAIR principles support transparent publication workflows
Lessons learned from Data & Policy’s pilot implementation
Challenges in sharing diverse policy-relevant data (third-party, confidential, or social media data)
How reproducibility standards can enhance research credibility and trust
Practical steps for editors, authors, and reviewers to improve data availability and openness

📊 Key Takeaways
The Data & Policy journal now requires detailed data availability statements for every article.
The share of submissions linking to datasets with resolving DOIs increased from 18% to 30% during the pilot.
More authors are providing clear justifications for restricted data access, strengthening transparency across publications.
Collaborative efforts between journals, publishers, and data curators like FAIRsharing are helping to embed reproducibility at the heart of research publishing.

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00:00 - Intro
00:04 - Introduction by Andrew Hyde (Cambridge University Press)
02:23 - Presentation by Dr Allyson Lister (University of Oxford & FAIRsharing)
13:54 - 'Why we entered Data & Policy' by Andrew Hyde
16:52 - 'Findings' by Jenny Bright (Editorial Hub)
20:40 - 'Findings' by Andrew Hyde
29:37 - Feedbacks by Authors
30:15 - Questions to the authors
32:00 - Closing Remarks
32:49 - Session End