TY - UNPB
T1 - Awareness and Adoption of Open Research Practices in Ireland: A Nationwide Survey Analysis
AU - Lakhzoum, Dounia
AU - Egan, Ciara
AU - O'Hora, Denis
AU - Creaven, Ann-Marie
AU - Noone, Chris
AU - Matvienko-Sikar, Karen
AU - Callaghan, Fran
AU - Dahly, Darren
AU - Breen, Ellen
AU - Niamh,
AU - Canny, Geraldine
AU - Dunne, Siobhán
AU - Schwamm, Hardy
AU - Fitzgerald, Brian
AU - Green, James A
AU - Hayes, Ashling
AU - Healy, Patrick
AU - Kane, David
AU - Moerman, Kevin Mattheus
AU - Carey, Áine
AU - Morley, Fiona
AU - O’Flaherty, Roisin
AU - Palmer, Brendan
AU - Quinn, Ciarán
AU - Roche, Joseph
AU - Santos, Flávia H.
AU - Simpson, Andrew
AU - Straube, Armin
AU - Toomey, Elaine
AU - Hassan, Umair Ul
AU - Bowman, Sarah
AU - Warntjes, Immo
AU - Wride, Mike
AU - Lynott, Dermot
PY - 2026/5/2
Y1 - 2026/5/2
N2 - In response to the reproducibility crisis, substantial and targeted efforts have promoted Open Research Practices (ORPs) to ensure research is rigorous, reliable and robust. To assess current needs, and following similar efforts in the UK and the Netherlands, we mapped levels of awareness and adoption of Open Research Practices (ORPs) in Ireland. Previous evidence points to a persistent gap between researchers’ awareness and actual adoption of open practices. To investigate this phenomenon, we implemented a two-part nationwide survey of the Irish research community using the Brief Open Research Survey (BORS) to gauge levels of awareness and adoption of Open Research Practices (ORPs), and the COM-B model of behaviour change to evaluate situational and psychological drivers of adoption. Results indicate that while awareness is consistently high across open practices, adoption levels show a significant relative drop. The COM-B model analysis revealed that Motivation, the extent to which Open Research is embedded as a routine element of researchers’ workflows, was the strongest predictor of adoption, followed by Capability (having the skills and knowledge) and Opportunity (time, resources and support), corroborating previous findings. These results highlight the need for the early integration of targeted, practical training to bridge the awareness-adoption gap and to foster open practices as a habitual way of doing research.
AB - In response to the reproducibility crisis, substantial and targeted efforts have promoted Open Research Practices (ORPs) to ensure research is rigorous, reliable and robust. To assess current needs, and following similar efforts in the UK and the Netherlands, we mapped levels of awareness and adoption of Open Research Practices (ORPs) in Ireland. Previous evidence points to a persistent gap between researchers’ awareness and actual adoption of open practices. To investigate this phenomenon, we implemented a two-part nationwide survey of the Irish research community using the Brief Open Research Survey (BORS) to gauge levels of awareness and adoption of Open Research Practices (ORPs), and the COM-B model of behaviour change to evaluate situational and psychological drivers of adoption. Results indicate that while awareness is consistently high across open practices, adoption levels show a significant relative drop. The COM-B model analysis revealed that Motivation, the extent to which Open Research is embedded as a routine element of researchers’ workflows, was the strongest predictor of adoption, followed by Capability (having the skills and knowledge) and Opportunity (time, resources and support), corroborating previous findings. These results highlight the need for the early integration of targeted, practical training to bridge the awareness-adoption gap and to foster open practices as a habitual way of doing research.
KW - Open science
KW - Open research
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/bdz74_v1
U2 - 10.31234/osf.io/bdz74_v1
DO - 10.31234/osf.io/bdz74_v1
M3 - Preprint
BT - Awareness and Adoption of Open Research Practices in Ireland: A Nationwide Survey Analysis
ER -