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Case Study on Researcher Strategies Against Fear of Scooping in the Context of Open Science
Case Study on Researcher Strategies Against Fear of Scooping in the Context of Open Science
Openness requires trust in close peers, but not necessarily in research community or society at large.
Journal Editors Open Up About Open Science
In May 2017, we sat down with ECS journal editors Robert Savinell and Dennis Hess at the 231st ECS Meeting.
New Science Data-Sharing Rules Are Two Scoops of Disappointment
The rules fail to make data sharing mandatory for papers to be published, which raises the prospect that some authors might decide to ignore the hint.
What Is It? (And Why Some Researchers Want It)
There is a movement within the scientific community that asks for greater collaboration between research teams. The idea is that with greater access to information, more people working separately on the same problems can solve them more efficiently and with the greatest transparency.
Pilot Programme Encourages Researchers to Share the Code
New project, partly designed by a University of Cambridge researcher, aims to improve transparency in science by sharing ‘how the sausage is made’.
Open Data and Open Science Policies Across Europe
A SPARC analysis of Open Data and Open Science policies across Europe.
Research Transparency: 5 Questions About Open Science Answered
Partly in response to the so-called 'reproducibility crisis' in science, researchers are embracing a set of practices that aim to make the whole endeavor more transparent, more reliable – and better.
We Can Shift Academic Culture Through Publishing Choices
Choices researchers can make to stop exploiting themselves and discriminating against others.
OpenCon 2017 to Be Held in Berlin, Germany on November 11-13
Empowering the Next Generation to Advance Open Access, Open Education and Open Data.
Too Much Talk, Too Little Action
Starting this year, I will stop traveling to any speaking engagements on open science (or, more generally, infrastructure reform), as long as these events do not entail a clear goal for action.
Wellcome Open Research Author Survey Results
Author survey shows that publication speed and the ability to share a variety of research outputs are the primary reasons why authors publish on the Wellcome Open Research publishing platform.
Announcing the Open Science Fair 2017
The Open Science FAIR 2017 is proud to hold its inaugural international conference on all topics related to Open Science during 6-8 September, Athens.
Community Projects Directory
Want to get involved with an Open project but don’t know where to start? Check out the list of awesome projects.
Survey on Open Peer Review
The results of a cross-disciplinary survey show that the majority of respondents are in favour of Open Peer Review becoming mainstream scholarly practice, as they also are for other areas of Open Science, like Open Access and Open Data.
In the Age of Trump, Open Science Is Crucial
With funding cuts to major science agencies looming, it is now more important than ever for researchers to embrace transparency and data sharing.
An Online Course on Open Science
An open introductory course into the practices of Open Science explains how to make the most of the existing outputs of open research.
The Influence of Journal Submission Guidelines on Authors' Reporting of Statistics and Use of Open Research Practices
The Influence of Journal Submission Guidelines on Authors' Reporting of Statistics and Use of Open Research Practices
Study suggesting that journal-specific submission guidelines may encourage desirable changes in authors’ practices.
We Need to Break Science out of Its Ivory Tower
We can overcome the tyranny of inaccessible science hardware by building a movement for equity in science.
An Open Source Pharma Roadmap
How open source methods of working could be applied to the discovery and development of new medicines.
Open Research,Open Engineering, and the Role of the University in Society
Open Research,Open Engineering, and the Role of the University in Society
Thoughts and reflections on the role that open research can play in defining the purpose and activities of the university.
We Cannot Rely on For-Profit Corporations to Build Open Scholarly Infrastructure
We Cannot Rely on For-Profit Corporations to Build Open Scholarly Infrastructure
There is an important point here: we simply can’t build a meaningfully open scholarly infrastructure that is dependent on the whims of corporations. It can’t be done.
Open Science Prize Demonstrates Power of Open Research
The broad response was encouraging for science advocates and underscores the need to continue to push for open policies open.
Citation Data From 14 Million Papers, and More Might Come
Initiative for Open Citations makes citation data free for all
Initiative for Open Citations
The Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) is a collaboration between scholarly publishers, researchers, and other interested parties to promote the unrestricted availability of scholarly citation data.
Protocols.io Tools for PLOS Authors: Reproducibility and Recognition
Protocols.io Tools for PLOS Authors: Reproducibility and Recognition
PLOS now partners directly with protocols.io to provide authors better ways to share methodological details about their work, practical tools to reduce wasted research efforts and persistent, citable identifiers for laboratory methods.
All Take and No Give? Many Scientists Resist Shift to Open Data
Most academics are keen to access other researchers’ material but a third are yet to share their own.
The Price of Publishing With GitHub, Figshare, G+, Etc
Discovering that there is a way to get out from the situation which keeps us locked into the legacy publishing system.
OpenTrials, an Open Database for Clinical Trials
OpenTrials is an open database for clinical trials developed by Open Knowledge International to help researchers and patients get useful information from clinical trial materials.
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