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Data Policies, Data Management, and the Quality of Academic Writing
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Abstract Publishing in top-ranking journals in the social sciences and international relations requires writing with clarity. Accurately described and transparent methods sections ensure high-quality academic writing. The methodology section of empirical papers should explain the exact steps taken by the aut... view more
Publishing in top-ranking journals in the social sciences and international relations requires writing with clarity. Accurately described and transparent methods sections ensure high-quality academic writing. The methodology section of empirical papers should explain the exact steps taken by the authors when operationalizing concepts and testing hypotheses to facilitate replication. This also allows for monitoring quality, challenging findings, and promoting good scientific practices. The quality of methodology sections is the result of the interaction between academic cultures of data sharing, effective application of rules, and good-quality research data management (RDM). This article evaluates the impact of standards on replicability. We present an empirical analysis of a set of sixty-six articles published during the period 1984-2013 that use data from all waves of the European Values Survey. We find differences demonstrating the impact of good RDM and data policies on good scientific practice.... view less
Keywords
publication; social science; research; transparency; data documentation; data access; data exchange
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Information and Documentation, Libraries, Archives
Free Keywords
data policies; replication; data management; European Values Study; academic writing
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 379-391
Journal
International Studies Perspectives, 17 (2017) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/isp/ekv014
ISSN
1528-3585
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications