Sharing Is Caring? International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Review and Recommendations for Sharing Programming Code

ABSTRACT Purpose There is increasing recognition of the importance of transparency and reproducibility in scientific research. This study aimed to quantify the extent to which programming code is publicly shared in pharmacoepidemiology, and to develop a set of recommendations on this topic. Methods...

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Vydané v:Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety Ročník 33; číslo 9; s. e5856 - n/a
Hlavní autori: Tazare, John, Wang, Shirley V., Gini, Rosa, Prieto‐Alhambra, Daniel, Arlett, Peter, Morales Leaver, Daniel R., Morton, Caroline, Logie, John, Popovic, Jennifer, Donegan, Katherine, Schneeweiss, Sebastian, Douglas, Ian, Schultze, Anna
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2024
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Information Dissemination - methods
Literature reviews
open science
pharmacoepidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology - methods
Pharmacovigilance
programming code sharing
Reproducibility
Reproducibility of Results
Software
transparency
programming code sharing
open science
reproducibility
transparency
pharmacoepidemiology
ISSN:1053-8569, 1099-1557, 1099-1557
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Shrnutí:ABSTRACT Purpose There is increasing recognition of the importance of transparency and reproducibility in scientific research. This study aimed to quantify the extent to which programming code is publicly shared in pharmacoepidemiology, and to develop a set of recommendations on this topic. Methods We conducted a literature review identifying all studies published in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (PDS) between 2017 and 2022. Data were extracted on the frequency and types of programming code shared, and other key open science practices (clinical codelist sharing, data sharing, study preregistration, and stated use of reporting guidelines and preprinting). We developed six recommendations for investigators who choose to share code and gathered feedback from members of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE). Results Programming code sharing by articles published in PDS ranged from 1.8% in 2017 to 9.5% in 2022. It was more prevalent among articles with a methodological focus, simulation studies, and papers which also shared record‐level data. Conclusion Programming code sharing is rare but increasing in pharmacoepidemiology studies published in PDS. We recommend improved reporting of whether code is shared and how available code can be accessed. When sharing programming code, we recommend the use of permanent digital identifiers, appropriate licenses, and, where possible, adherence to good software practices around the provision of metadata and documentation, computational reproducibility, and data privacy.
Bibliografia:Preliminary results from the literature review and initial recommendations were presented as a symposium at the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE)'s Annual Meeting, August 2023 in Halifax.
Funding
This guidance report was supported by a manuscript proposal grant from the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE).
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ISSN:1053-8569
1099-1557
1099-1557
DOI:10.1002/pds.5856