Open Research Fund: Applications Submitted
For the first time, the Wellcome Trust is publishing received project proposals, and will be adding funding decisions end of October.
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58 Organizations Gather to Workshop a Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools
86 people from 58 different organizations gathered in Berkeley, CA and remotely to attend the first workshop convened by the Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools, to develop a common vision, user stories, and roadmap to support open science research workflows, and better coordinate work across the community of open science projects.
Transparency, Credit, and Peer Review
Support for publication of reviewer reports has been mounting as part of a greater effort to inform the discussion on peer review practice.
Publish Peer Reviews
Biomedical funders and ASAPbio call on journals to sign a pledge to make reviewers’ anonymous comments part of the official scientific record.
Serbia Adopts National Open Science Policy
The Serbian Government has adopted a national policy mandating open access (OA) to all publications resulting from publicly-funded research in Serbia. The policy, titled the Open Science Platform, was introduced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MESTD), the main funder for research in Serbia, in July 2018. EIFL welcomes the adoption of the policy, which makes a major contribution to improving visibility and discoverability of Serbian research outputs.
Open Letter on the Publication of Peer Review Reports
Open letter signed by many journals supporting the idea that publishing peer review reports would benefit the research community by increasing transparency of the assessment process.
Publish Peer Reviews
Jessica K. Polka and colleagues call on journals to sign a pledge to make reviewers’ anonymous comments part of the official scientific record.
Mozilla Announces 26 New Fellows in Openness, Science, and Tech Policy
25 technologists, activists, and scientists will spend the next 10 to 12 months creating a more secure, inclusive, and decentralized internet.
How Unpaywall Is Transforming Open Science
Unpaywall has become indispensable to many academics, and tie-ins with established scientific search engines could broaden its reach.
Software Deposit: Guidance for Researchers
A set of complementary guides covering the main aspects of depositing software into digital repositories.
How Freely Should Scientists Share Their Data?
How Freely Should Scientists Share Their Data?
The Open Science movement champions transparency, but how much and how quickly is a matter of dispute.
How to Pick an Electronic Laboratory Notebook
Choosing wisely from a burgeoning array of digital tools can help researchers to record experiments with ease.
The Dark Sides of Open Science
In this controversial opinion piece, German science expert Stefan Hornbostel argues that some transparency is good for science - but too much can backfire, reducing the efficiency and quality of research and eroding public trust.
Collaborative Knowledge Foundation Product Suite
Coko Foundation is constructing an open source technology framework with separate components that can be assembled and reassembled to support a wide range of use cases. All code is open source under an MIT license.
National Academies Push Open Science
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have published a framework to help academics, research institutions and funders bring open science to the fore.
Every (Scientific) Observation Matters
With the current crisis that Academia is witnessing; irreproducibility of scientific research, extravagant costs associated with…
Generation R: Forming Open Scientists and Shaping Science Systems
Generation R is a new editorial platform based on themes, blogposts and learning resources. Its editor, Simon Worthington, answers questions concerning its scope and organization.
An Open Science Future - Europe Leads the Way
An outline of Hindawi's submitted proposal in response to the European Commission’s tender to launch a new publishing platform.
"Elsevier Is Trying to Co-Opt the Open Science Space, and We Shouldn't Let Them"
"Elsevier Is Trying to Co-Opt the Open Science Space, and We Shouldn't Let Them"
Involving Elsevier in the European Open Science Monitor is a grave mistake according to palaeontologist Jon Tennant.
Response to President Paul Hofheinz of The Lisbon Council regarding Elsevier and the Open Science Monitor
Response to President Paul Hofheinz of The Lisbon Council regarding Elsevier and the Open Science Monitor
The story so far regarding the opinion piece in The Guardian expressing deep concerns with Elsevier as the sole contractor for the new European Commission Open Science Monitor.
France's National Plan for Open Science
France’s new national plan to activate Open Science - presented by the French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Frédérique Vidal, at LIBER’s 2018 Annual Conference.
Complaint to the European Ombudsman about Elsevier and the Open Science Monitor
Complaint to the European Ombudsman about Elsevier and the Open Science Monitor
A formal complaint to the European Commission Ombudsman regarding the relationship between Elsevier and the Open Science Monitor.
10 Considerations for Open Peer Review
Article covers basic principles and summarise best practices, indicating how to use Open Peer Review to achieve best value and mutual benefits for all stakeholders and the wider research community.
Scholarly Publishing Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It
Imagine using version control to track the process of research in real time. Peer review becomes a community-governed process, where the quality of engagement becomes the hallmark of individual reputations. All research outputs can be published and credited with not an 'impact factor' in sight.
Elsevier Serves the Global Research Community to Deliver Open Science
Dr. Jon Tennant’s June 29 article in The Guardian Online, "Elsevier are corrupting open science in Europe," raises fundamental questions about open science, and is coupled with misinformation about Elsevier’s role. Both deserve a response.
Stencila - an Office Suite for Reproducible Research
Stencila launches the first version of its word processor and spreadsheet editor designed for researchers.
Open Collaborative Writing with Manubot
Techniques for overcoming the challenges of open manuscript writing.
EUA Publishes Roadmap on Research Assessment
Supporting the EUA membership with the development of research assessment approaches that focus on research quality, potential and future impact, and that take into account Open Science practices.
Elsevier Are Corrupting Open Science in Europe
Elsevier - one of the largest and most notorious scholarly publishers - are monitoring Open Science in the EU on behalf of the European Commission. Jon Tennant argues that they cannot be trusted.
Hiring Policy at the LMU Psychology Department: Better Have some Open Science Track Record
Hiring Policy at the LMU Psychology Department: Better Have some Open Science Track Record
Candidates to the psychology department at LMU Munich are asked to describe in what way they already pursued and plan to pursue various Open Science goals.
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