Transparency is a core aspect of open science shared and encouraged by many groups and institutions. Almost all organizations and institutions highlight transparency as a core value in their pursuit of open science. Transparency is important in building trust and accountability between the scientific community and the public. Transparency is closely linked with other core tenets of open science, especially accessibility and reproducibility.
UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science (2021):
"Transparency, scrutiny, critique and reproducibility: increased openness should be promoted in all stages of the scientific endeavour, with the view to reinforcing the strength and rigour of scientific results, enhancing the societal impact of science and increasing the capacity of society as a whole to solve complex interconnected problems. Increased openness leads to increased transparency and trust in scientific information and reinforces the fundamental feature of science as a distinct form of knowledge based on evidence and tested against reality, logic and the scrutiny of scientific peers."
"Scientific processes and results should be as open as possible to encourage further study and increase public trust."
Examples of Transparency in Open Science:
