Rigor and Reproducibility

This page provides links to the guidance and expectations set forth by various agencies and organizations with respect to rigor and reproducibility in research. Also provided are links to tools for teaching and enhancing these critical aspects of scientific integrity.

Tip: The OSU Data Management Specialist is an excellent resource for tools and templates for data management and data sharing.

National Institutes of Health

NIH Data Management and Sharing
- Get help from the OSU Valley Libraries Data Management Specialist
- NIH webinar recordings, slides, and other resources
- NIH Guidance on Writing a Data Management & Sharing Plan
- Protecting privacy when sharing human research participant data (September 21, 2022)
- Responsible management and sharing of American Indian/Alaska Native Participant Data (September 21, 2022)
Data Repositories
- Webinar recordings and slides about generalist repositories for sharing NIH-funded research data (Dataverse, Dryad, figshare, OSF, Vivli, zenodo)
- Generalist Repository Comparison Chart
- See also OSU Research Data Services for additional information and repository options
Reproducibility, Rigor, and Transparency

National Science Foundation

Data Sharing
Companion Guidelines on Replication & Reproducibility in Education Research (PDF)
A Supplement to the Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development A Report from The National Science Foundation and The Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
A Framework for Ongoing and Future National Science Foundation Activities to Improve Reproducibility, Replicability, and Robustness in Funded Research (PDF)
Reproducibility, Replicability, and Generalization in The Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Report of the Subcommittee on Replicability in Science of the SBE Advisory Committee to the National Science Foundation (PDF)
Reproducibility: The Basics (video)
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Perspectives on Robust and Reliable Science (PDF)

United States Department of Agriculture

Reproducibility and Rigor in REE’s Portfolio of Research (2016) (PDF)
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board Report
USDA Teleconference with Journal Editors and Scientific Societies on Enhancing Rigor & Reproducibility in the Reporting of Agricultural, Forestry, and Nutrition Research - January 11, 2017

Additional Resources for Rigor and Reproducibility

How Principal Investigators Can Help Ensure Accurate Research, Lab Manager (2024)
5 easy ways to make your research more reproducible
10 common statistical mistakes to watch for when writing or reviewing a manuscript
FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship
ARRIVE Guidelines and checklists for reporting of in vivo experiments in animal studies
NIST Research Data Framework (RDaF)
Online learning tool for research integrity and image processing ORI
Reproducibility and Replicability in Science NASEM 2019
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Perspectives on Robust and Reliable Science Report of the Subcommittee on Replicability in Science, Advisory Committee to the NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (2015)

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