Descripción
Open science is characterized by the dissemination and re-use of scientific knowledge without commercial, legal, or technological barriers. At first it was mainly related to scientific publications. Then, it was extended to research data, code, protocols...
The benefits of Open Science are very significant: first, it allows scientists to build on existing knowledge and reuse it freely, thus promoting the cumulative aspect of research, opening the way to more collaborative and interdisciplinary work. It also opens access to scientific knowledge to different and broader audiences. It furthermore increases the quality of research, allowing it to be better verified by data and permitting the reproduction of experiments so as to reduce the risks of error and fraud.
Over time, Open Science has been developed by institutions that have created tools and infrastructures for the exchange, preservation and dissemination of research. Furthermore, they have prepared statements such as the Berlin Declaration, as well as open science policies on the national and institutional levels. In 2022, UNESCO published a recommendation on Open Science, defining a framework for each member country.
However, the situation remains complicated and many barriers remain:
Infrastructure is not yet sufficiently developed. Gold open-access publishing models may be too expensive for authors who have to pay to be published. Last but not least, the assessment methods used by institutions and other stakeholders are limited in scope and do not take account of efforts by individual scientists to share their research openly. Primarily, they prioritize journal rankings as the most important metric.
This presentation will outline the current state of Open Science and propose solutions that can be addressed during this conference.
