Reproducibility, Replicability, and Research Quality in Homogeneous Catalysis
Abstract
Abstract Researchers from all sectors of homogeneous catalysis convened in response to concerns regarding reproducibility in science to analyze the issue and provide recommendations. In addition to an in-person workshop, the group engaged the broader homogeneous catalysis community through a webinar series and virtually during the workshop. Results of the project affirm that homogeneous catalysis is not in a reproducibility crisis, as evidenced by the field’s current and past contributions to society that have led to economic growth and advances in a range of industries from agriculture to consumer goods to human health. However, it is not uncommon for researchers to encounter obstacles related to reproducibility. Ensuring reproducibility remains the responsibility of the community, both in current work and in training future researchers. This report is intended to engage key stakeholders, including disciplinary societies, publishers, employers, research leaders, and researchers, in practices that maximize reproducible homogeneous catalysis and ensure continued innovation and translatable discoveries. Recommendations made herein are also framed to be applicable beyond homogeneous catalysis, empowering the broader chemical if not scientific community.
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Authors: Sayak Banerjee, James Blakemore, Peter J. Bonitatibus, Caleb A. Brown, Brandon Campbell, Kurtis Carsch, Matthew Chambers, Eric Cueny, Jillian Dempsey, Paula Diaconescu, Graham Dobereiner, Olivia Duletski, Faith Flinkingshelt, Atanu Ghosh, Annie Gorden, John Gordon, Jesse Gordon, Nilay Hazari, Zachariah Heiden, Sofie Hokanson, Diego Javier-Jiménez, Prashansa Kannangara, Jerzy Klosin, David Laitar, Anne LaPointe, Sukwoo Lee, Nadia Léonard, Allegra Liberman-Martin, Charles Machan, Emily Mane, Theresa McCormick, Nancy Mu, Alex Nett, Oluwaseun Olarinde, Brandon Orzolek, Anh-Tuan Pham, Andrey Plodukhin, Madalyn Radlauer, Ethan Raffman, Courtney Roberts, Aaron Sadow, Jessica Sampson, George Stanley, Alexandra Alexandra, Christian Strong, Zachary Tonzetich, Ryan Trovitch, Vishal Yadav, Timothy Warren, Rory Waterman
Institutions: University of Pittsburgh, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Temple University, University of California, San Francisco, Portland State University, Cornell University, Boston University, University of Kansas, Iowa State University, Chang Gung University, University of Minnesota, Michigan State University, Yale University, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, University of Connecticut, Northwestern University, Stony Brook University, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Harvard University Press, Arizona State University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Irvine, Washington State University, Montana State University, University of Central Florida, Washington State University Vancouver, Pennsylvania State University, Indiana University Health, Irvine University, University of Delaware, Temple College, Dow Chemical (India), University of California System, Louisiana State University, Ames National Laboratory, Texas Tech University, California Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota System, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Smith College, Scripps Research Institute, Scripps (United States), University of the Sacred Heart, Virginia Military Institute, San Jose State University, McCormick (United States), Louisiana State University System, Temple University, Japan, Dow Chemical (China), American Chemical Society, Sacred Heart University, Clark Atlanta University