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Why Are We Working So Hard to Open up Science? A Personal Story.

Why Are We Working So Hard to Open up Science? A Personal Story.

Discussing the negative impacts of inaccessible outcomes, unavailable data, and doctored results in advancing science in general, and that impact in very concrete personal terms.

New​ ​Coalition​ ​Aims to ​Secure​ ​the​ ​Future​ ​of​ ​Open​ ​Science

New​ ​Coalition​ ​Aims to ​Secure​ ​the​ ​Future​ ​of​ ​Open​ ​Science

In an effort to strengthen and secure the network of non-commercial services that underpin the burgeoning field of Open Science, a newly-formed coalition of international organisations is spearheading an unconventional appeal.

The Appropriation of GitHub for Curation

The Appropriation of GitHub for Curation

We describe curation projects as a new category of GitHub project that collects, evaluates, and preserves resources for software developers.

Motivating Participation in Open Science by Examining Researcher Incentives

Motivating Participation in Open Science by Examining Researcher Incentives

A survey of researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital provides insights into the challenges and opportunities involved in adopting an open science policy across an entire patient-oriented academic institution.

European Open Science Cloud

European Open Science Cloud

The Commission made the Declaration of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) available to all scientific stakeholders, for their endorsement and commitments to the realisation by 2020.

A Radically Open Approach to Developing Infrastructure for Open Science

A Radically Open Approach to Developing Infrastructure for Open Science

Hindawi’s CEO, Paul Peters, explains the problems inherent in proprietary solutions for Open Science infrastructure and presents a proposal for how things can be done differently.

Research Results Are Increasingly Available For Free

Research Results Are Increasingly Available For Free

A movement to make the fruits of research available without charge has helped students and faculty members gain access to an increasing number of academic articles.