Open notebook science can maximize impact for rare disease projects.

Transparency lies at the heart of the open lab notebook movement. Open notebook scientists publish laboratory experiments and findings in the public domain in real time, without restrictions or omissions. Research on rare diseases is especially amenable to the open notebook model because it can both...

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Main Author: Rachel J Harding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000120
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Summary:Transparency lies at the heart of the open lab notebook movement. Open notebook scientists publish laboratory experiments and findings in the public domain in real time, without restrictions or omissions. Research on rare diseases is especially amenable to the open notebook model because it can both increase scientific impact and serve as a mechanism to engage patient groups in the scientific process. Here, I outline and describe my own success with my open notebook project, LabScribbles, as well as other efforts included in the openlabnotebooks.org initiative.
ISSN:1544-9173
1545-7885