Opening Statement: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is seeking suggestions for experts to participate in the new workshop on Enhancing Scientific Integrity: Progress and Opportunities in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, tasked with addressing such questions as: How can the social and behavioral sciences continue to lead the way in advancing data integrity? What successful methods or frameworks from other disciplines might be adapted to strengthen these efforts? Could systematic, random audits of published data help detect and correct honest mistakes while discouraging malfeasance? What governance structures would ensure such efforts are fair, sustainable, and constructive? What new tools might facilitate this process? How can scientific journals refine their policies (e.g., review processes, data validation) to support transparency and integrity while maintaining accessibility for researchers across diverse contexts?
Using these suggestions, National Academies staff will be looking to build a committee of approximately six volunteer experts in addition to collecting information for potential speakers, participants, and peer reviewers for any publications resulting from the activity.
Based on the Statement of Task, staff are looking for expertise particularly in the following areas: Journal editors and publishers; behavioral and social science researchers; professional association leaders; legal/criminology expertise; AI expertise; and ethics.