Sharing Grant Proposals Openly
Opening up science so that all stages of the process can benefit from better interaction and communication and to provide examples for early career scientists writing grants.
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(Re)usable Data Project
Looking at some of the issues around the reuse of scientific data and open a conversation about how to deal with them.
Practical Computational Reproducibility in the Life Sciences
Practical Computational Reproducibility in the Life Sciences
Emerging technologies making computational reproducibility practical in both time and effort.
G7 Science Ministers Endorse Open Science
Recommendations by G7 to rewarding and incentivize Open Science practices and infrastructures for optimal use of research data.
Steps towards Transparency in Research Publishing
As research and editorial processes become increasingly open, scientists and editors need to be proactive but also alert to risks.
Open Notebook Science as an Emerging Epistemic Culture within the Open Science Movement
Open Notebook Science as an Emerging Epistemic Culture within the Open Science Movement
The paper addresses the concepts and practices of “open notebook science” as an innovation within the contemporary Open Science movement.
eLife and Collaborative Knowledge Foundation Partner
The goal is to deliver an open-source submission and peer-review platform
A Model for Invasive Alien Species in Europe
Workshop on a growing threat to Europe's biodiversity and the role of Citizen Science and Open Data as a model.
How Post-Publication Peer Review Is Improving the Quality of Science
How Post-Publication Peer Review Is Improving the Quality of Science
With science needing to always be reviewed to be sure it is correct, using Post-publication peer review is useful for scientific accuracy.
Centre for Open Science Announces Elsevier as New Signatory to TOP Guidelines
Elsevier develops and implements comprehensive new journal data guidelines.
How Universities Promote Putting It into Practice
A few examples that demonstrate how universities design their open science guides.
Announcing the new British Library Research Data Strategy
Our vision for the British Library is that research data are as integrated into our collections, research and services as text is today. The
A Unified Definition of Open Peer Review
A unified definition of open peer review – an author and reviewer in conversation
Don’t Blame Open Science for Scooping
Open science is becoming more and more prevalent. Critics, however, think this approach makes it easier to steal somebody else’s ideas.
Thesis Commons: an Open-source Platform for Theses and Dissertations
The Center for Open Science launches Thesis Commons, a free, cloud-based, open-source platform for the submission, dissemination, and discovery of graduate and undergraduate theses and dissertations from any discipline.
Danes Step Away from Patenting in Favour of ‘Open Science’
Aarhus University has signed up companies to fund fundamental research in what it calls a ‘patent-free playground’.
Memo to Research Funders: If You Want Open Science, Try Harder
Kamila Markram, head of open science platform Frontiers, argues research funders must do much more to speed openness in science.
A Surprising Amount of Medical Research Isn’t Made Public. That's Dangerous.
When the results of clinical trials aren’t made public, the consequences can be dangerous — and potentially deadly.
Developing International Open Science Collaborations
Funder reflections on the Open Science Prize.
Research in the Age of Open Science
UK leads drive towards more open way of sharing science, says Jo Johnson
National Academies Kicks Off Open Science Study
The National Academies has launched a new study on how to move toward an open science enterprise.
ELife Joins Substance Consortium to Support Development of Open-Source Online Content-Editing Tools
ELife Joins Substance Consortium to Support Development of Open-Source Online Content-Editing Tools
By joining the consortium, eLife will support the introduction of innovative new tools to help expand the current online open scholarly infrastructure.
The Tao of Open Science for Ecology
The field of ecology is poised to take advantage of emerging technologies that facilitate the gathering, analyzing, and sharing of data, methods, and results.
A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective on Emergent and Future Innovations in Peer Review
A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective on Emergent and Future Innovations in Peer Review
Examining the functionality of a range of social Web platforms, and comparing these with the traits underlying a viable peer review system.
Sustainable Computational Science: The ReScience Initiative
Sustainable Computational Science: The ReScience Initiative
ReScience is a peer-reviewed journal that targets computational research and encourages the explicit replication of already published research.
Curating Research Assets in Behavioral Sciences
A Tutorial on the Git Version Control System.
PLOS Supports Net Neutrality to Ensure Global Access to the Scientific Literature
Unencumbered dissemination of scientific research depends on a fair Internet.
Open Science and its Discontents
The current funding climate certainly doesn’t favour changes, but that doesn’t mean that change isn’t possible.
Introducing a New Series on Reproducibility of Scientific Research
Introducing a New Series on Reproducibility of Scientific Research
How are scholars and researchers working to restore confidence in peer-reviewed science?
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