Research rigor and reproducibility in research education: A CTSA institutional survey

Cathrine Axfors; Mario Malički; Steven N Goodman

doi:10.1017/cts.2024.10

Research rigor and reproducibility in research education: A CTSA institutional survey

J Clin Transl Sci. 2024 Feb 1;8(1):e45. doi: 10.1017/cts.2024.10. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Cathrine Axfors^{1

2}, Mario Malički^{1

2

3}, Steven N Goodman^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Program on Research Rigor & Reproducibility (SPORR), Stanford, CA, USA.
² Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
³ Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.

Abstract

We assessed the rigor and reproducibility (R&R) activities of institutions funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCTSA) through a survey and website search (N = 61). Of 50 institutional responses, 84% reported incorporating some form of R&R training, 68% reported devoted R&R training, 30% monitored R&R practices, and 10% incentivized them. Website searches revealed 9 (15%) freely available training curricula, and 7 (11%) institutional programs specifically created to enhance R&R. NCATS should formally integrate R&R principles into its translational science models and institutional requirements.

Keywords: CTSA; NCATS; Rigor; reproducibility; survey.

Grants and funding

UL1 TR003142/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States