@article {69693,
	title = {Development of a novel methodology for ascertaining scientific opinion and extent of agreement.},
	journal = {PLoS One},
	volume = {19},
	year = {2024},
	month = {2024 Dec 06},
	pages = {e0313541},
	abstract = {<p>We take up the challenge of developing an international network with capacity to survey the world{\textquoteright}s scientists on an ongoing basis, providing rich datasets regarding the opinions of scientists and scientific sub-communities, both at a time and also over time. The novel methodology employed sees local coordinators, at each institution in the network, sending survey invitation emails internally to scientists at their home institution. The emails link to a {\textquoteright}10 second survey{\textquoteright}, where the participant is presented with a single statement to consider, and a standard five-point Likert scale. In June 2023, a group of 30 philosophers and social scientists invited 20,085 scientists across 30 institutions in 12 countries to participate, gathering 6,807 responses to the statement Science has put it beyond reasonable doubt that COVID-19 is caused by a virus. The study demonstrates that it is possible to establish a global network to quickly ascertain scientific opinion on a large international scale, with high response rate, low opt-out rate, and in a way that allows for significant (perhaps indefinite) repeatability. Measuring scientific opinion in this new way would be a valuable complement to currently available approaches, potentially informing policy decisions and public understanding across diverse fields.</p>
},
	keywords = {COVID-19, Humans, Public Opinion, SARS-CoV-2, Science, Surveys and Questionnaires},
	issn = {1932-6203},
	doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0313541},
	author = {Vickers, Peter and Adamo, Ludovica and Alfano, Mark and Clark, Cory and Cresto, Eleonora and Cui, He and Dang, Haixin and Dells{\'e}n, Finnur and Dupin, Nathalie and Gradowski, Laura and Graf, Simon and Guevara, Aline and Hallap, Mark and Hamilton, Jesse and Hardey, Mariann and Helm, Paula and Landrum, Asheley and Levy, Neil and Machery, Edouard and Mills, Sarah and Muller, Se{\'a}n and Sheppard, Joanne and N K, Shinod and Slater, Matthew and Stegenga, Jacob and Strandin, Henning and Stuart, Michael T and Sweet, David and Tasdan, Ufuk and Taylor, Henry and Towler, Owen and Tulodziecki, Dana and Tworek, Heidi and Wallbank, Rebecca and Wiltsche, Harald and Mitchell Finnigan, Samantha}
}
