Open-science practices promote research transparency and efficiency, yet their use in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) is understudied. We reviewed the prevalence of open data, open materials, and preregistration in two CSD journals (2019-2024), assessing whether the adoption of open-science badges in one journal in 2022 increased their use. Among 462 empirical articles reviewed, 19.5% shared materials, 3.0% shared data, and 1.1% were preregistered. There was no evidence of increased open-science engagement after open-science badge implementation. Implications of relatively low levels of open-science practices and recommendations for increasing engagement in open-science practices among CSD researchers are discussed.
Although speech, language, and hearing researchers express interest in open science, their use of its associated practices is limited and infrequent, given identified barriers in knowledge, skill, time, and cost. This tutorial aims to diminish these barriers by describing various open science practices and activities relevant to speech, language, and hearing sciences. Aligned with a typical research workflow, we also provide a simplified approach for deciding what, when, where, and how to begin. Using examples and considerations across quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, and systematic review research designs, we illustrate practical ways to incorporate open science practices across a researcher’s workflow.
