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Collaboratively written manuscript discussing Ten Simple Rules for Enabling Open Science in Biomedical Research
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It takes time to convince open-minded skeptics #22

Open gwaybio opened 4 years ago

gwaybio commented 4 years ago

Embrace differing perspectives! Skeptics are skeptical for legitimate reasons. However, open science skeptics can make the best open science advocates.

Persistent practice and discipline over time can sometimes convince skeptics of the benefits of open science approaches. Often the benefits are not immediately apparent, but only visible after witnessing the accumulating payoffs first-hand.