Supporting study registration to reduce research waste

Purgar, Marija; Glasziou, Paul; Klanjšček, Tin; Nakagawa, Shinichi; Čulina, Antica (2024) Supporting study registration to reduce research waste. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 8 (8). pp. 1391-1399. ISSN 2397-334X

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Abstract

An estimated 82–89% of ecological research and 85% of medical research has limited or no value to the end user because of various inefficiencies. We argue that registration and registered reports can enhance the quality and impact of ecological research. Drawing on evidence from other fields, chiefly medicine, we support our claim that registration can reduce research waste. However, increasing registration rates, quality and impact will be very slow without coordinated effort of funders, publishers and research institutions. We therefore call on them to facilitate the adoption of registration by providing adequate support. We outline several aspects to be considered when designing a registration system that would best serve the field of ecology. To further inform the development of such a system, we call for more research to identify the causes of low registration rates in ecology. We suggest short- and long-term actions to bolster registration and reduce research waste.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	research quality; best practices; registry; evolutionary biology; study protocol
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Biology > Microbiology NATURAL SCIENCES > Biology > Zoology NATURAL SCIENCES > Biology > Ecology
Divisions:	Division for Marine and Enviromental Research
Projects:	Project title Project leader Project code Project type Prilagodba uzgoja bijele ribe klimatskim promjenama Tin Klanjšček DOK-2021-02-6688 HrZZ Unapređenje istraživanja u ekologiji pomoću otvorene znanosti i meta-znanosti Antica Čulina IP-2022-10-2872 HrZZ
Depositing User:	Antica Čulina
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2026 09:36
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/10729
DOI:	10.1038/s41559-024-02433-5

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