AgroEcoList 1.0: A checklist to improve reporting standards in ecological research in agriculture

• Autores: Daykin, Georgia M.; Aizen, Marcelo Adrian; Barrett, Luke G.; Bartlett, Lewis J.; Batáry, Péter; Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro; Güncan, Ali; Gutam, Sridhar; Maas, Bea; Mitnala, Jayalakshmi; Montaño Centellas, Flavia; Muoni, Tarirai; Öckinger, Erik; Okechalu, Ode; Ostler, Richard; Potts, Simon G.; Rose, David C.; Topp, Cairistiona F. E.; Usieta, Hope O.; Utoblo, Obaiya G.; Watson, Christine; Zou, Yi; Sutherland, William J.; Hood, Amelia S. C.
• Año de publicación: 2023
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: AGROECOLOGY; FINDABLE ACCESSIBLE INTEROPERABLE REUSABLE (FAIR) RESEARCH DATA PRINCIPLES; META-ANALYSIS; REPORTING CHECKLISTS; REPORTING GUIDELINES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDISED METADATA FORMATS; EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Many publications lack sufficient background information (e.g. location) to be interpreted, replicated, or reused for synthesis. This impedes scientific progress and the application of science to practice. Reporting guidelines (e.g. checklists) improve reporting standards. They have been widely taken up in the medical sciences, but not in ecological and agricultural research. Here, we use a community-centred approach to develop a reporting checklist (AgroEcoList 1.0) through surveys and workshops with 23 experts and the wider agroecological community. To put AgroEcoList in context, we also assessed the agroecological community’s perception of reporting standards in agroecology. A total of 345 researchers, reviewers, and editors, responded to our survey. Although only 32% of respondents had prior knowledge of reporting guidelines, 76% of those that had said guidelines improved reporting standards. Overall, respondents agreed on the need of AgroEcolist 1.0; only 24% of respondents had used reporting guidelines before, but 78% indicated they would use AgroEcoList 1.0. We updated AgroecoList 1.0 based on respondents’ feedback and user-testing. AgroecoList 1.0 consists of 42 variables in seven groups: experimental/sampling set-up, study site, soil, livestock management, crop and grassland management, outputs, and finances. It is presented here, and is also available on github (https://github.com/ AgroecoList/Agroecolist). AgroEcoList 1.0 can serve as a guide for authors, reviewers, and editors to improve reporting standards in agricultural ecology. Our community-centred approach is a replicable method that could be adapted to develop reporting checklists in other fields. Reporting guidelines such as AgroEcoList can improve reporting standards and therefore the application of research to practice, and we recommend that they are adopted more widely in agriculture and ecology.
Fil: Daykin, Georgia M.. University of Cambridge; Estados Unidos
Fil: Aizen, Marcelo Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Barrett, Luke G.. Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation (csiro);
Fil: Bartlett, Lewis J.. University of Georgia; Estados Unidos
Fil: Batáry, Péter. Centre For Ecological Research; Hungría
Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecologia y Desarrollo Rural. - Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecologia y Desarrollo Rural.; Argentina
Fil: Güncan, Ali. University Of Ordu; Turquía
Fil: Gutam, Sridhar. Indian Council of Agricultural Research; India
Fil: Maas, Bea. University Of Goettingen; Alemania
Fil: Mitnala, Jayalakshmi. Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University; India
Fil: Montaño Centellas, Flavia. State University of Louisiana; Estados Unidos
Fil: Muoni, Tarirai. Swedish University Of Agricultural Sciences; Suecia
Fil: Öckinger, Erik. Swedish University Of Agricultural Sciences; Suecia
Fil: Okechalu, Ode. University Of Jos; Nigeria
Fil: Ostler, Richard. Rothamsted Research; Reino Unido
Fil: Potts, Simon G.. University of Reading; Reino Unido
Fil: Rose, David C.. University of Reading; Reino Unido
Fil: Topp, Cairistiona F. E.. Scotland's Rural College.; Reino Unido
Fil: Usieta, Hope O.. Leventis Foundation; Nigeria
Fil: Utoblo, Obaiya G.. University Of Jos; Nigeria
Fil: Watson, Christine. Swedish University Of Agricultural Sciences; Suecia
Fil: Zou, Yi. Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University; China
Fil: Sutherland, William J.. University of Cambridge; Reino Unido
Fil: Hood, Amelia S. C.. University of Reading; Reino Unido