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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 15d

From policy to practice: progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · 17d

sounds like it would be a good idea for there to be some sort of guide for editors and authors trying to navigate both :)

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · 19d

Anonymising entire R projects can be very difficult, but we did that for this Proc B paper by using the Github for development and then OSF/Zenodo for archiving and sharing specific anonymised versions.

Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · 19d

That's a great Q. Github's great for developing code, but isn't well suited for archiving versions of code for publication/review. Other platforms (OSF, Zenodo) are better suited & allow you to share anonymised versions for review (we talk a little about it here: doi.org/10.32942/X2D...)

TADA! Simple guidelines to improve code sharing

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · 19d

Read the paper 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Read the blog 👉 royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

Good work led by @eivimeycook.bsky.social @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social, myself, and huge team of dedicated @sortee.bsky.social researchers.
Plus invaluable collaboration from #ProcB & #EcologyLetters. 👏👏

From policy to practice: Progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Royal Society

Edward Ivimey-Cook tells us more about a new study that reviewed the clarity, strictness, and timing of data- and code-sharing policies across 275 journals in ecology and evolution, and assessed autho...

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · 19d

Our study assessed data and code policies in eco & evo bio journals, and we found:

1 - A lot of journals have data and code sharing policies that are confusing.

2 - Policies are getting stronger.

3 - When clear data and code-sharing mandates are implemented and enforced, they work.

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · 19d

Open data & code make science better.

That means sharing data, & code with published research AND during peer review.

But even at the better journals, submitting a manuscript is often confusing and tedious.

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From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and ev...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 21d

New in #ProcB - From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

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Eli Thoré @elisjthore.bsky.social · 20d

New paper! 🥳📜 We reviewed 275 ecology & evolution journals: only 38% mandate data sharing & 27% mandate code sharing. 📉

We share recommendations to help close this gap. 💡

👉 Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
👉 Blog: royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and ev...

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · 20d

Our latest #SORTEE-led paper is out now in #ProcB!

We reviewed data/code-sharing policy clarity, strictness & timing across 275 EcoEvo journals

We also worked with #ProcB & #EcologyLetters to assess initial compliance with sharing mandates. Huge team effort! 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and evolution, we still do not know how widespread data- and ...

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 21d

Only 38% of ecology and evolution journals mandate data sharing and just 27% mandate code sharing

New paper out today on how to fix this! Thnx to @eivimeycook.bsky.social @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org

👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

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Saras Windecker @smwindecker.bsky.social · 21d

🙌 wonderful work leading this @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social, @eivimeycook.bsky.social, and @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social.

Transparency with open data and code sharing is a critical first step in the quality control pipeline for research code.

Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · 21d

📣 Hot off the press at #ProcB!

🔍 Our study checked data/code-sharing policies in 275 eco/evo journals and compliance in Proc B (n=2,340) & Ecology Letters (n=571). Policies exist, but clarity and strictness vary, affecting reproducibility.

🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · 21d

📣 Hot off the press at #ProcB!

🔍 Our study checked data/code-sharing policies in 275 eco/evo journals and compliance in Proc B (n=2,340) & Ecology Letters (n=571). Policies exist, but clarity and strictness vary, affecting reproducibility.

🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · Aug 4

Check out our latest preprint 📣 TADA guidelines 📣

TADA (Transferable, Accessible, Documented, Annotated) helps researchers across disciplines share code, with the ultimate goal of increasing code availability & its quality.

Brilliantly led by @eivimeycook.bsky.social

🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X2D...

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Aug 2

Here's said mascot along with an excellent checklist by @shreyadimri.bsky.social

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Aug 2

🎉New preprint!

"TADA! Simple guidelines to improve code sharing"

tinyurl.com/8rmnwjrk

We present simple guidelines to help researchers of all coding levels improve the transparency and reproducibility of their analytical code, TADA!

Transferable, Accessible, Documented, Annotated.

TADA! Simple guidelines to improve code sharing

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · Apr 2

ha! it was only a matter of time

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Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) @ardc.edu.au · Mar 20

Learn about @biosecuritycommons.bsky.social at a webinar hosted by Australia's Chief Plant Protection Officer, Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith!
📅 Tues 25 March, 2pm AEDT
✍ Add the event to your calendar via this link:
ardc.edu.au/event/austra...

#NCRISimpact #biosecurity

Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer Webinar: Biosecurity Commons | ARDC

Learn about Biosecurity Commons - an open-access, cloud-based platform for modelling and analysing biosecurity risk and response.

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · Feb 19

Detector dogs, particularly when used alongside other intervention methods, are effective at preventing invasive pests from entering new territories.

Research paper by @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · Feb 13

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phys.org/news/2025-02...

Paws at the border: Dogs help stop invasive pests spread by air passengers

A new study by researchers at the University of Melbourne's Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA) highlights the biosecurity risks posed by air passengers and emphasizes the value...

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · Feb 13

The work itself is an analysis of a large border interception dataset for Tasmania, using a range of modelling approaches to inform biosecurity operations, and test the robustness of modelling outputs to common statistical issues in interception data.

But also dogs.
doi.org/10.3897/neob...

Border biosecurity interceptions for air passengers – assessing intervention methods and analytic tools

At-border interventions are a critical step along the biosecurity continuum, to measure and control the risks associated with the cross-border movement of people and goods. Air passengers are a high-v...

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · Feb 13

New work out. Finally proving empirically that dogs are the best 🐕‍🦺🐕🐩

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · Feb 13

Researchers from the University of Melbourne have found detector dogs to be effective at stopping air passengers spreading invasive pests into new territories. 🌏

Read more on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/a...

Airport dogs can prevent invasive pests from entering new territories

Biosecurity inspectors and detector dogs are an effective combination in combatting the spread of invasive species.

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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · Jan 20

Our new pre-registered study on data- and code-sharing in 275 eco&evo journals: doi.org/10.32942/X24...

Thanks to all participants of the @sortee.bsky.social hackathon. Special thanks to @eivimeycook.bsky.social & @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social for their invaluable contributions & leadership. You rock.

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Jan 20

We end with guidance on how to improve data- and code-sharing policies across E&E. Shown here in this awesome diagram (made by Romy Zeiss and Kevin Bairos-Novak).

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Nick Moran @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social · Jan 20

New work out of @sortee.bsky.social, led by @eivimeycook.bsky.social @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social, myself, & a huge global network of researchers.

It has some genuinely fascinating insights into the peer-review process, and advocates for a stronger & more robust approach to code/data sharing.
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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · Jan 20

🎉🎉New Preprint!!🎉🎉

"From Policy to Practice: Progress towards Data- and Code-Sharing in Ecology and Evolution"

doi.org/10.32942/X24...

Myself and a whole bunch of awesome coauthors reviewed data- and code-sharing policies across 275 journals that publish ecology and evolution studies.

From Policy to Practice: Progress towards Data- and Code-Sharing in Ecology and Evolution

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