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The Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (SORTEE) is a learned society formed to improve openness, reliability, and transparency (ORT) in the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology.[1][2][3][4][5] SORTEE was founded in 2020 by researchers concerned about insufficient reliability of research in these disciplines[6] caused by questionable research practices[7] as well as cases of scientific malpractice.[8][9] SORTEE was originally modeled on the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS), another organization founded in response to what is sometimes called the replication crisis.[6]

Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (SORTEE)
Formation December 1, 2021; 2 years ago
Type Scientific society
Legal status 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Website https://www.sortee.org

Activities

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SORTEE hosts an annual virtual conference that includes plenaries,[10] workshops geared towards improving ORT practices among researchers, 'unconferences' or unstructured discussions of ORT topics, and hackathons geared towards working collectively towards a common goal during the conference.[11][12] SORTEE hackathons have resulted publications related to ORT on topics including the transparency of awards within ecology and evolutionary biology[13][14] and recommendations for best code-review practices.[15]

In addition to its annual conference, SORTEE hosts educational workshops and webinars throughout the year. Topics include tutorials on specific open science tools, case studies of local open science initiatives, and panel discussions.[16]

SORTEE also hosts the EcoEvoRxiv[17] preprint server and grants a number of Open Science awards, including the Open Science Researcher Award.[18]

SORTEE advocates for the implementation of open science practices in journals and in the scientific community as a whole. The society has taken positions on a variety of open science issues.[19]

EcoEvoRxiv

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EcoEvoRxiv (pronounced "eco-evo-archive") is a preprint service provided by SORTEE. EcoEvoRxiv hosts preprints and open access publications from across fields related to ecology and evolutionary biology.[20] The service was founded in January 2019 and became a part of SORTEE in October 2022, when it simultaneously moved to being hosted by the California Digital Library.[21] Previously, it was hosted by the Center for Open Science.[22]

Recognition by other societies

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SORTEE has been recognized by other societies for its work promoting open and reliable science. SORTEE was awarded the 2022-2023 Open Science Award by the Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre (AEET)[23] and a 2023 Commendation Award by the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-Research and Open Science.[24]

Organization

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Board of Directors

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The board of directors is an elected committee made up of nine members. Two seats on the board of directors are reserved for SORTEE members who are graduate students at the time of election. Three board of director positions are open each year in November for election by the general membership of SORTEE. Terms last three years.[25]

Officers

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The officers of SORTEE are selected by the board of directors and consist of President, President-Elect, Past President, Secretary, and Treasurer.[25]

Committees

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SORTEE committees are made up of volunteers. Current committees include the Advocacy committee, Awards committee, Conference committee, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee, EcoEvoRxiv committee, Education & Outreach committee, Fundraising committee, Media committee, and Member Engagement committee.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Filazzola, Alessandro; Cahill, James F. (October 2021). "Replication in field ecology: Identifying challenges and proposing solutions". Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12 (10): 1780–1792. Bibcode:2021MEcEv..12.1780F. doi:10.1111/2041-210X.13657. ISSN 2041-210X.
  2. ^ Kimmel, Kaitlin; Avolio, Meghan L.; Ferraro, Paul J. (September 2023). "Empirical evidence of widespread exaggeration bias and selective reporting in ecology". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7 (9): 1525–1536. Bibcode:2023NatEE...7.1525K. doi:10.1038/s41559-023-02144-3. ISSN 2397-334X. PMID 37537387.
  3. ^ Koivisto, Elina; Mäntylä, Elina (July 2024). "Are Open Science instructions targeted to ecologists and evolutionary biologists sufficient? A literature review of guidelines and journal data policies". Ecology and Evolution. 14 (7): e11698. Bibcode:2024EcoEv..1411698K. doi:10.1002/ece3.11698. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 11237169. PMID 38994214.
  4. ^ Borges, Renee M. (2022-02-25). "Reproducibility and replicability in science: A Sisyphean task". Journal of Biosciences. 47 (1): 15. doi:10.1007/s12038-022-00259-6. ISSN 0973-7138. PMC 8873342. PMID 35212267.
  5. ^ Deressa, Teshome; Stern, David; Vangronsveld, Jaco; Minx, Jan; Lizin, Sebastien; Malina, Robert; Bruns, Stephan (2023-01-25). "More Than Half of Statistically Significant Research Findings in the Environmental Sciences are Actually Not". EcoEvoRxiv. doi:10.32942/x24g6z.
  6. ^ a b O'Grady, Cathleen (2020-12-11). "Ecologists push for more reliable research". Science. 370 (6522): 1260–1261. Bibcode:2020Sci...370.1260O. doi:10.1126/science.370.6522.1260. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 33303599.
  7. ^ Fraser, Hannah; Parker, Tim; Nakagawa, Shinichi; Barnett, Ashley; Fidler, Fiona (2018-07-16). "Questionable research practices in ecology and evolution". PLOS ONE. 13 (7): e0200303. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1300303F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0200303. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6047784. PMID 30011289.
  8. ^ Singh Chawla, Dalmeet (2017–0501). ""Remarkable" it was ever accepted, says report: Science to retract study on fish and microplastics". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 2024-11-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Bolnick, Dan (2021-05-12). "17 months". Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  10. ^ "SORTEE". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  11. ^ SORTEE (2021). "SORTEE: Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology". Open Science Framework. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/6YZXB. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  12. ^ SORTEE. "Upcoming events". SORTEE. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  13. ^ Lagisz, Malgorzata; Aich, Upama; Amin, Bawan; Rutkowska, Joanna; Sánchez-Mercado, Ada; Lara, Carlos Esteban; Nakagawa, Shinichi (May 2023). "Little transparency and equity in scientific awards for early- and mid-career researchers in ecology and evolution". Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7 (5): 655–665. Bibcode:2023NatEE...7..655L. doi:10.1038/s41559-023-02028-6. ISSN 2397-334X. PMID 37012379.
  14. ^ Lagisz, Malgorzata; Rutkowska, Joanna; Aich, Upama; Ross, Robert M.; Santana, Manuela S.; Wang, Joshua; Trubanová, Nina; Page, Matthew J.; Pua, Andrew Adrian Yu; Yang, Yefeng; Amin, Bawan; Martinig, April Robin; Barnett, Adrian; Surendran, Aswathi; Zhang, Ju (2024-07-23). ""Best Paper" awards lack transparency, inclusivity, and support for Open Science". PLOS Biology. 22 (7): e3002715. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002715. ISSN 1545-7885. PMC 11265724. PMID 39042591.
  15. ^ Ivimey-Cook, Edward R.; Pick, Joel L.; Bairos-Novak, Kevin R.; Culina, Antica; Gould, Elliot; Grainger, Matthew; Marshall, Benjamin M.; Moreau, David; Paquet, Matthieu; Royauté, Raphaël; Sánchez-Tójar, Alfredo; Silva, Inês; Windecker, Saras M. (2023-10-01). "Implementing code review in the scientific workflow: Insights from ecology and evolutionary biology". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 36 (10): 1347–1356. doi:10.1111/jeb.14230. ISSN 1420-9101. PMID 37812156.
  16. ^ SORTEE. "SORTEE workshops and webinars". SORTEE. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  17. ^ "EcoEvoRxiv". ecoevorxiv.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  18. ^ SORTEE. "SORTEE awards". SORTEE. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  19. ^ SORTEE. "Position Statements". SORTEE. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  20. ^ "EcoEvoRxiv". ecoevorxiv.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  21. ^ "EcoEvoRxiv partners with California Digital Library to re-launch preprint service on Janeway". California Digital Library. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  22. ^ Wrigley, Alainna Therese (2023-04-18). "EcoEvoRxiv expands to new language communities". Office of Scholarly Communication. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  23. ^ "Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre". www.aeet.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  24. ^ "Winners". AIMOS. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  25. ^ a b SORTEE. "Bylaws". SORTEE. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  26. ^ SORTEE. "People". SORTEE. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
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