The JRC-led initiative called PRO-MaP (Promoting Reusable and Open Methods and Protocols) aims to improve methodological reporting and transparency in scientific publications to capitalise on innovation and improve health outcomes for all.
PRO-MaP brings together a broad cross-section of the life science community, from policy makers to publishers, to join forces and define means to increase and improve the open reporting of methods and reusable protocols. It supports the EU’s Open Science and knowledge valorisation policies.
Recommendations set out in a newly published report outline actions that key stakeholder groups – individual reseachers, research organisations, editors and publishers, and funders – can take to achieve PRO-MaP goals.