David Mellor
I have been active in the open science community since my post-doc days, working as a coordinator for citizen science projects with the Virginia Master Naturalists. Since coming to the Center for Open Science, I have worked to implement preregistrations as a common practice and have led the development of the Transparency and Openness Promotion Guidelines, TOP. Outside of work, I'm an avid runner, triathlete, sci-fi geek and Disney adult.
Center for Open Science
Session
The TOP Guidelines were updated for 2025 (cos.io/top). New standards and levels of implementation provide an opportunity for applying this framework to new situations: individual research projects, policies, and broader research communities. Furthermore, TOP 2025 replaces the 3 Levels with specific ways to implement each practice: Disclose, Share & Cite, and Certify. Certify relies on "discipline-specific best practices" to define how a practice was evaluated. SIPS can play a role in helping to identify existing criteria or create their own, which can be implemented as checklists for reviewers to Certify that a TOP Research Practice was done well. In this unconference, we will start with a presentation, suggest two areas for work (1-identifying/creating Certification checklists, 2-Developing implementation guidance for policy makers), and discuss other options. Based on the audience size and interests, the unconference will then make progress on one or more activity.