The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) lists more than 17,000 peer-reviewed journals in open access! Surely you should find one in your discipline … And it gets better: 71% of those journals have no APCs!
Quite the opposite! Managing, preserving, sharing works and data helps promote your research, gives it more visibility and prevents replication of experiments by the reuse of research materials. Read more about Open Research/Science and its benefits here!
There are many successful examples of how citizens’ engagement has led to better research outcomes! In fact, there is a whole new concept of Citizen Science, have a look here!
Open Science doesn't stand against publishers, but simply opposes excessive journals pricing policies by favoring a greater diversity of publication models. Interested in knowing more about the publishing options available? Have a look at this OA Jargon Buster!
Yes, but be careful! Google Scholar can be biased:predatory journals are also indexed! You can make use of specialized search engines such as BASE which index open access resources. And regarding emailing the author… Any researcher would be happy to send you their work. As long as their email address is still in use! Plus, it’s not very sustainable (imagine hundreds of people doing that) !
Far from it! Creative Commons licenses guarantee authorship and give you a free hand to define the authorized usages of your work.
Managing data ensures transparency and integrity of your research, and it helps anticipate technical or juridical problems related to collecting, using and preserving data.
Don’t worry! You can guarantee the confidentiality (e.g. anonymization, synthetic data, samples …) of your data or apply restricted access. They must be as open as possible, as closed as necessary. Furthermore, you might consider opening up your metadata, along with proper documentation and your ORCID.
For sensitive data learn more about access control via the UK Data Service!
A Data Management Plan is an essential part of your research cycle if you collect data. A plan helps you prepare for how you are storing your data, and can ensure you are able to deposit your data to a repository when you have finished data collection - keeping your data safe, forever!Not sure where to start? Check out this Horizon Europe DMP template!
Far from it! Open Science might have grown from STEM, but it is about science and scholarship in general, be it social sciences and humanities, life sciences, mathematics… all of it!
That is … somewhat true, however changes are on the horizon! And quite literally... For example, Horizon Europe calls for proposals now have a mandatory dimension to open access publications and data
Not at all! Open science is about giving science back to academics and making research more accountable, reproducible and transparent. From gathering and storing data to publishing and reusing materials and outputs - open science is a part of every step of the research cycle. This inspiring TEDx Talk explains it all really well!
We hear you... Sometimes there isn’t consistency in the layout across platforms. However, most repositories have the same search functions as you’ll find on databases you are already familiar with!
Like all other platforms, it just takes a little getting used to. Why not explore your institution’s repository today - see if you can find your own work?
Hold on! You can lose your data more easily than you think! An easy rule to apply "3-2-1": make 3 copies of your data on 2 different storage supports and keep 1 in a different place.
Remember who owns the platform you’re using, and whether it is a non-profit source. Open Access repositories are more reliable than academic social networking sites, when it comes to respecting your personal data and your author rights. Have a look at this one!
That’s not true! You can deposit them in a trustworthy repository such as Zenodo, attached as supplementary material to an article, or present them in a data paper. Have a look also here to know more e.g. about preprints. Easy peasy!
It is rare, but it happens that research is confidential, for example because of contracts with enterprises or when researching sensitive subjects! However, research financed by public funds should be free to access.
Are you sure about that...? Actually, Open Access dissertations have more visibility, which can be a good asset to find a publisher! Nonetheless, restricted access and/or embargo periods can be applied until the dissertation is published. Read more about links between open access theses and visibility here.
It is true that Open Access is one crucial aspect of Open Science...but it’s not the only one! Open Science is everywhere - Open Data, Open Peer Review, Open Notebooks, Citizen Science, Open Source code, Open Educational Resources and Scientific Social Networks… and some include in it even Open Research Infrastructure. Have a look here to get to know more!
That’s true! There are unscrupulous publishers called "predatory publishers". Don’t worry, there are ways to check for legitimate publishers. When in doubt, check on predatoryjournals.com or thinkchecksubmit.org !
Fair enough! But... Support services are here to help you: Research Administration, Library Research Support, IP specialists, GDPR officers.
You can always restrict the use of (parts) of your data with an embargo option. This way others will see you have collected data, but cannot use it unless they have permission. You’re in control!
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