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Engaging policy in science writing: Patterns and strategies
J B Ruhl1, Stephen M Posner2,3, Taylor H Ricketts3,4
1Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Plos One
|August 2, 2019
Summary
Researchers can increase policy engagement in scientific writing by referencing legal and policy sources. Surprisingly, higher policy engagement in scientific articles correlated with fewer citations.
Area of Science:
- Focus on science and policy communication.
- Analysis spans various scientific disciplines.
Background:
- Scientific researchers often aim to influence policy.
- Translating research for policy requires understanding legal and policy complexities.
- Science magazine's Policy Forum is a key venue for science-policy discussions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop metrics for assessing policy engagement in scientific articles.
- To analyze how researchers engage with policy in published work.
- To identify factors influencing policy engagement in science communication.
Main Methods:
- Reviewed 220 Policy Forum articles from Science magazine (2011-2015).
- Assessed policy content based on proposals, positions, actors, and actions.
- Recorded scientific field, policy field, legal/policy references, and author affiliations.
- Analyzed correlations between article attributes and policy engagement levels.
Main Results:
- A few scientific fields dominate publications, but all fields show potential for high policy engagement.
- Increased references to legal and policy sources positively correlate with policy engagement.
- The number of law/policy authors remained consistent across engagement levels.
- Higher policy engagement was unexpectedly linked to fewer subsequent citations.
Conclusions:
- Referencing legal and policy sources is key for enhancing science-policy communication.
- Research institutions and authors should consider these findings to improve policy impact.
- Further research is needed to understand the citation-engagement relationship.
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