Open Science: A New "Trust Technology"?

Grand, Ann; Wilkinson, Clare; Bultitude, Karen; Winfield, Alan F.T.

Abstract

The emerging practice of open science, which makes the entire process of a scientific investigation available, could extend membership of the research community to new, public audiences, who do not have access to science's long-established trust mechanisms. This commentary considers if the structures that enable scientists to trust each other, and the public to trust scientists, are enriched by the open science approach. The completeness of information provided by open science, whether as a replacement for or complement to older systems for establishing trust within science, makes it a potentially useful "trust technology." © 2012 SAGE Publications.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Journal: Science Communication
• Print ISSN: 1075-5470
• Electronic ISSN: 1552-8545
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 679-689
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547012443021
• Keywords: open science, trust, public engagement, science communication
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/943280
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547012443021