noun · academic
transparency
/trænsˈpærənsi/trans·PAR·en·cy
the practice of being open about methods, data, and funding so others can assess or reproduce the work
Examples
“Transparency in reporting conflicts of interest is essential.”
“The journal requires data transparency for all published trials.”
“Improving transparency increases public trust in science.”
Band 8 sentence
“To increase reproducibility, journals now demand transparency about raw data and analysis code.”
Collocations
- transparency in reporting
- financial transparency
- promote transparency
Word family
Common mistakes
clear of methods→transparency of methods
openness in data (when formal disclosure required)→transparency in data
Say it for a higher band
5clear→6openness→7+transparency
Synonyms
openness
Easily confused
openness
“The committee insisted on transparency about grant sources before approving the study.”
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