Open Science, Closed Doors? Countering Marginalization through an Agenda for Ethical, Inclusive Research in Communication

Jesse Fox; Katy E. Pearce; Adrienne L. Massanari; Julius Matthew Riles; Łukasz  Szulc; Yerina S. Ranjit; Filippo  Trevisan; Cheryll Ruth R. Soriano; Jessica  Vitak; Payal Arora; Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn; Meryl  Alper; Andrew Gambino; Carmen Gonzalez; Teresa Lynch; Lillie D. Williamson; Amy L. Gonzales

doi:10.1093/joc/jqab029

Open Science, Closed Doors? Countering Marginalization through an Agenda for Ethical, Inclusive Research in Communication

Jesse Fox^*, Katy E. Pearce, Adrienne L. Massanari, Julius Matthew Riles, Łukasz Szulc, Yerina S. Ranjit, Filippo Trevisan, Cheryll Ruth R. Soriano, Jessica Vitak, Payal Arora, Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn, Meryl Alper, Andrew Gambino, Carmen Gonzalez, Teresa Lynch, Lillie D. Williamson, Amy L. Gonzales

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Abstract

The open science (OS) movement has advocated for increased transparency in certain aspects of research. Communication is taking its first steps toward OS as some journals have adopted OS guidelines codified by another discipline. We find this pursuit troubling as OS prioritizes openness while insufficiently addressing essential ethical principles: respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. Some recommended open science practices increase the potential for harm for marginalized participants, communities, and researchers. We elaborate how OS can serve a marginalizing force within academia and the research community, as it overlooks the needs of marginalized scholars and excludes some forms of scholarship. We challenge the current instantiation of OS and propose a divergent agenda for the future of Communication research centered on ethical, inclusive research practices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	764–784
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Communication
Volume	71
Issue number	5
Early online date	1 Aug 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqab029
Publication status	Published - Oct 2021

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Communication

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Open Science
Marginalization
Discrimination
Inequality
Research Ethics
Social Identity
Ethical Research Practices
Research Risks
Open Data
Reidentification

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Fox, J., Pearce, K. E., Massanari, A. L., Riles, J. M., Szulc, Ł., Ranjit, Y. S., Trevisan, F., Soriano, C. R. R., Vitak, J., Arora, P., Ahn, S. J., Alper, M., Gambino, A., Gonzalez, C., Lynch, T., Williamson, L. D., & Gonzales, A. L. (2021). Open Science, Closed Doors? Countering Marginalization through an Agenda for Ethical, Inclusive Research in Communication. Journal of Communication, 71(5), 764–784. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqab029

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