Mandatory data and code sharing for research published by The BMJ

Many Analysts, One Data Set: Making Transparent How Variations in Analytic Choices Affect Results

Silberzahn, R., Uhlmann, E. L., Martin, D. P., Anselmi, P., Aust, F., Awtrey, E. C., Bahník, Š., Bai, F., Bannard, C., Bonnier, E., et al. (2018) · Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/2515245917747646 · Cited by 773 · see citing works

Data sharing and reanalysis of randomized controlled trials in leading biomedical journals with a full data sharing policy: survey of studies published in<i>The BMJ</i>and<i>PLOS Medicine</i>

Naudet, F., Sakarovitch, C., Janiaud, P., Cristea, I., Fanelli, D., Moher, D., & Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2018) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.k400 · Cited by 227 · see citing works

Prevalence and predictors of data and code sharing in the medical and health sciences: systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data

Hamilton, D. G., Hong, K., Fraser, H., Rowhani-Farid, A., Fidler, F., & Page, M. J. (2023) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-075767 · Cited by 86 · see citing works

The new BMJ policy on sharing data from drug and device trials

Godlee, F., & Groves, T. (2012) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.e7888 · Cited by 74 · see citing works

The BMJ requires data sharing on request for all trials

Loder, E., & Groves, T. (2015) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.h2373 · Cited by 70 · see citing works

Why researchers should share their analytic code

Goldacre, B., Morton, C. E., & DeVito, N. J. (2019) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.l6365 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Making data sharing the norm in medical research

Locher, C., Goff, G. L., Louarn, A. L., Mansmann, U., & Naudet, F. (2023) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.p1434 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

SPIRIT 2025 explanation and elaboration: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials

Hróbjartsson, A., Boutron, I., Hopewell, S., Moher, D., Schulz, K. F., Collins, G. S., Tunn, R., Aggarwal, R., Berkwits, M., Berlin, J. A., et al. (2025) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj-2024-081660 · Cited by 171 · see citing works

Towards the Next Fifty Years of Social Indicators Research: Some Guidance for Authors

Bartram, D., Alaimo, L. S., Avery, E. E., Bardo, A. R., di Bella, E., Binder, M., Botha, F., Fachelli, S., Gatto, A., Lu, J., et al. (2024) · Social Indicators Research · doi:10.1007/s11205-024-03401-z · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Transparency, bias, and reproducibility across science: a meta-research view

Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2024) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci181923 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Evidence of unreliable data and poor data provenance in clinical prediction model research and clinical practice

Gibson, A. D., White, N. M., Collins, P. G. S., & Barnett, A. G. (2026) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-026-04981-y · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Sharing Is Caring? International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Review and Recommendations for Sharing Programming Code

Tazare, J., Wang, S. V., Gini, R., Prieto‐Alhambra, D., Arlett, P. R., Leaver, D. R. M., Morton, C. E., Logie, J. W., Popovic, J. R., Donegan, K. L., et al. (2024) · Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety · doi:10.1002/pds.5856 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Understanding synthetic data: artificial datasets for real-world evidence

Foraker, R. E., Morrow, J. D., Johnson, J. A., Wilcox, A. B., Forster, A. J., & Payne, P. (2025) · BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine · doi:10.1136/bmjebm-2024-113617 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Data management and sharing

Pellen, C., Munung, N. S., Armond, A. C. V., Kulp, D., Mansmann, U., Siebert, M., & Naudet, F. (2025) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111680 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

On the reproducibility of discrete-event simulation studies in health research: an empirical study using open models

Heather, A., Monks, T., Harper, A. L., Mustafee, N., & Mayne, A. (2025) · Journal of Simulation · doi:10.1080/17477778.2025.2552177 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Checklist and guidance on creating codelists for routinely collected health data research

Matthewman, J., Andresen, K., Suffel, A. M., Lin, L.-Y., Schultze, A., Tazare, J., Bhaskaran, K., Williamson, E., Costello, R. E., Quint, J. K., et al. (2024) · NIHR Open Research · doi:10.3310/nihropenres.13550.2 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Assessing computational reproducibility in Behavior Research Methods

Ellis, D. A., Towse, J. N., Brown, O., Cork, A., Davidson, B. I., Devereux, S., Hinds, J. M., Ivory, M. R., Nightingale, S. J., Parry, D. A., et al. (2024) · Behavior Research Methods · doi:10.3758/s13428-024-02501-5 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Formalistic data and code availability policy in high-profile medical journals and pervasive policy-practice gaps in published articles: A meta-research study

Li, W., Liu, X., Zhang, Q., Shi, L., Zhang, J.-X., Zhang, X., Luan, J., Li, Y., Xu, T., Zhang, R., et al. (2026) · Accountability in Research · doi:10.1080/08989621.2025.2481943 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

mRNA covid vaccines: the case for harms is missing data

Abbasi, K. A. (2025) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.r1906 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Open Science Policies and Practices Among Medical Journals

Vinatier, C., Dewi, A. P. M., Freyermuth, G., Millour, M., Scheidecker, M., Arnault, F.-J., Acher, M., Nachev, V., Weissgerber, T. L., DeVito, N., et al. (2026) · JAMA Network Open · doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.32070 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Risk of bias and problematic trials: characterising the research integrity of trials submitted to Anaesthesia

Bramley, P., Hulman, J., & Wanstall, H. (2024) · Anaesthesia · doi:10.1111/anae.16411 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Navigating US participant data sharing requirements: implications for international clinical trials

Dal‐Ré, R., Bekker, L., Jha, V., Louarn, A. L., & Naudet, F. (2024) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj-2024-079701 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Protocol for the development of a tool (INSPECT-IPD) to identify problematic randomised controlled trials when individual participant data are availablePreprint

Heal, C., Bero, L. A., Antoniou, G. A., Aviram, A., Au, N., Berghella, V., Bordewijk, E. M., Bramley, P., Brown, N. J. L., Clarke, M. J., et al. (2026) · medRxiv · doi:10.64898/2026.02.06.26345217 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

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Dunleavy, D. J. (2024) · doi:10.33009/fsu_5acdc5c3-f3c8-438d-994b-8a2fd0fcfb6f

Introducing Synchronous Robustness Reports: Guidelines for JournalsPreprint

Bartos̆, F., Sarafoglou, A., Aczél, B., Hoogeveen, S., Chambers, C., & Wagenmakers, E. (2024) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/edzfj

Questionable practices in data and code sharing policy in high-profile medical journal and researchPreprint

Li, W., Liu, X., Zhang, Q., Shi, L., Zhang, J., Zhang, X., Luan, J., Li, Y., Xu, T., Zhang, R., et al. (2024) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2024.08.29.24312818

Replicability and transparency in physical therapy research: Time to wake upPreprint

Jabouille, F., Farajzadeh, A., Exertier, A. G., Martine, J., Sadek, N., Klinger, L. H., Iliut, C. M., Kapsa, V., & Boisgontier, M. P. (2025) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2025.09.23.25336497

The potential and limits of scrutiny in medical research

Abbasi, K. A. (2025) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.r2411

Monitoring of Open Science practices: a survey of 10 major medical journalsPreprint

Vinatier, C., Dewi, A. P. M., Freyermuth, G., Millour, M., Scheidecker, M., Arnault, F.-J., Acher, M., Nachev, V., Weissgerber, T. L., DeVito, N., et al. (2025) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2025.11.26.25341061

State of play in individual participant data meta-analyses of randomised trials: Systematic review and consensus-based recommendationsPreprint

Seidler, A. L., Aagerup, J., Nicholson, L., Hunter, K. E., Bajpai, R. C., Hamilton, D. G., Love, T., Marlin, N., Nguyen, D., Riley, R. D., et al. (2026) · medRxiv · doi:10.64898/2026.02.03.26345481

Sovereignty: an old idea redefined for a better world

Abbasi, K. A. (2026) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj-2026-100453

Available upon reasonable request: the authorship function that was already dead

Xiao, Y. (2026) · JME Practical Bioethics · doi:10.1136/jmepb-2026-000330

Rates and predictors of data and code sharing in the medical and health sciences: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.Preprint

Hamilton, D., Fraser, H., Fidler, F., Rowhani-Farid, A., Hong, K., & Page, M. J. (2021) · doi:10.17605/osf.io/7sx8u · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Rates and predictors of data and code sharing in the medical and health sciences: Protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

Hamilton, D. G., Fraser, H. S., Fidler, F. M., McDonald, S. J., Rowhani-Farid, A., Hong, K., & Page, M. J. (2021) · F1000Research · doi:10.12688/f1000research.53874.2 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

All BMJ research papers should share their analytic code

Goldacre, B. M. (2016) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.i886 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Data sharing and re-analysis for randomised controlled trials in leading biomedical journals with a full data-sharing policy: a survey of studies published in the BMJ and PLOS MedicinePreprint

Ioannidis, J. P. A., Fanelli, D., & Naudet, F. (2016) · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) · doi:10.17605/osf.io/u6hcv

doi:10.1093/biostatistics/kxq031 The wider concept of data sharing: view from the BMJ

Groves, T. (2016)