2026-06-09 –, WS Room 2418
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.
In order to be successful, TOP requires input from broader methodological specialists, so that "best practices" from one method do not overshadow the best practices from others.
Please note any pre-requisite knowledge/expertise you will expect from attendees (i.e., is the session most appropriate for someone who already has experience with a topic?).:Suitable for a general audience, as long as they are familiar with open science practices such as data sharing, (pre)registration, or posting materials.
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.