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Opening Pandora’s Box: Peeking inside psychology’s data sharing practices, and seven recommendations for change

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Opening Pandora’s Box: Peeking inside psychology’s data sharing practices, and seven recommendations for change. / Towse, John; David Alexander Ellis, Dr; Towse, Andrea.
In: Behavior Research Methods, Vol. 53, No. 4, 31.08.2021, p. 1455-1468.

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Towse, J, David Alexander Ellis, D & Towse, A 2021, 'Opening Pandora’s Box: Peeking inside psychology’s data sharing practices, and seven recommendations for change', Behavior Research Methods, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 1455-1468. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-020-01486-1

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Towse, J., David Alexander Ellis, D., & Towse, A. (2021). Opening Pandora’s Box: Peeking inside psychology’s data sharing practices, and seven recommendations for change. Behavior Research Methods, 53(4), 1455-1468. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-020-01486-1

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Towse J, David Alexander Ellis D, Towse A. Opening Pandora’s Box: Peeking inside psychology’s data sharing practices, and seven recommendations for change. Behavior Research Methods. 2021 Aug 31;53(4):1455-1468. Epub 2020 Nov 1. doi: 10.3758/s13428-020-01486-1

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Towse, John ; David Alexander Ellis, Dr ; Towse, Andrea. / Opening Pandora’s Box : Peeking inside psychology’s data sharing practices, and seven recommendations for change. In: Behavior Research Methods. 2021 ; Vol. 53, No. 4. pp. 1455-1468.

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