Open and reproducible research in musculoskeletal imaging: Why it matters and how to implement it with the guidelines of the ORMIR community
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The Open and Reproducible Musculoskeletal Imaging Research (ORMIR) community is a scientific community dedicated to promoting openness and reproducibility in musculoskeletal imaging, image processing, and computational modelling. In this perspective paper, we outline the motivations for conducting transparent research and provide practical guidelines to implement it. We start with defining open and reproducible research and describing the benefits and challenges of working transparently. Next, we redefine the outputs of a computational research study as—ideally—a combination of data, code, and a publication, recommend a folder and file structure that reflects these three study outcomes, and describe how to maintain and update such a structure during the study and at study publication. Finally, we emphasize that working in an open and reproducible manner is a learning process and the best way to acquire the necessary competencies is simply to start. Lay summary: The ORMIR community promotes openness and reproducibility in musculoskeletal imaging research. In this perspective paper, we explain why transparency matters and recommend how to conduct a computational study in an open and reproducible manner focusing on its three outputs: data, code, and publication. Finally, we highlight that the best way to learn these practices is simply to start.
Source: JBMR Plus
Authors: Serena Bonaretti, Mojtaba Barzegari, Melissa Bevers, Steven Boyd, Andrew J Burghardt, Donnie Cameron, Francesco Chiumento, Gianluigi Crimi, Gerard Degenhart, Pholpat Durongbhan, Michelle Alejandra Espinosa Hernandez, Giulia Fraterrigo, Ali Ghasem-Zadeh, Lorenzo Grassi, Jukka Hirvasniemi, Seyedmahdi Hosseinitabatabaei, Gianluca Iori, Joeri Kok, Michael Kuczynski, YoungJun Lee, Cecilia Liberati, Sarah Manske, Matt McCormick, Maria Monzon, Martino Pani, Simone Poncioni, Jilmen Quintiens, Sabine Räuber, Paul Ritsche, Alfonso Dario Santamaria, Francesco Santini, Fabio Sarto, Enrico Schileo, Vincent Stadelmann, Kathryn S Stok, Rachel Surowiec, Fulvia Taddei, Jared Vicory, Matthias Walle, Mariska Wesseling, Danielle Whittier, Bettina Willie, Andy Kin On Wong, Dženan Zukić
Institutions: Eindhoven University of Technology, Maastricht University, VieCuri Medisch Centrum, University of Calgary, University of California, San Francisco, Radboud University Medical Center, Dublin City University, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Innsbruck Medical University, Universität Innsbruck, The University of Melbourne, University of Toronto, Austin Health, Lund University, Erasmus MC, McGill University, Paul Scherrer Institute, Purdue University West Lafayette, KU Leuven, ETH Zurich, University of Portsmouth, University of Bern, University of Basel, University of Padua, Schulthess-Klinik, Kitware (United States), Shriners Hospitals for Children - Canada, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,888
OpenAlex ID: W7130674710