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Franziska’s Open Science Experience
‘You don’t organize it for yourself, but for science.’ Franziska Otto PhD-Student MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology The Spotlight series is a new series to highlight Open Science experience of the researchers, staff, and alumni across all of Max Planck Institutes.… read more
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Open Science and Research Data Management Guideline for Researchers
Open science guidelines are a crucial topic within the community, as many emphasize the importance of shifting the conversation from “why open science” to “how to do open science”. While universal policies exist (e.g., UNESCO), the actual systems and tools… read more
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Open Science Days 2025 Wrap-Up
Our latest event, The Open Science Days 2025, was successfully held in Berlin from November 10-11. The meeting brought together a wide community of researchers, Open Science facilitators, and institutional representatives to discuss Open Science developments under a timely main… read more
Open Science Facets
Open Access
Open Access (OA) stands for unrestricted and free of cost online access to scholarly research. The term “open access”…
Open Research Data
The phrase “open research data” is used to describe data, which is considered open in some capacity. It can be either the foundation…
Linked Open Data
Linked open data is closely connected to the idea of open research data. However, it extends the idea of freely accessible data…
Open Source
Open Source is a facet of Open Science that combines different movements that are all concerned with the accessible provision of source materials. This includes…
Open Process
Methods that improve the credibility, transparency and replicability of scientific research can be grouped under the Open Process facet. While these three pillars…
Open Review
Open Review is an umbrella term for a variety of methods that intend to open the process of (peer) review, which is the traditional way to assure quality in science. Drafted journal articles…
Open Education
The openness movement within education intends to remove barriers to institution-based learning through a better access to participation and recognition. The first collection…
Citizen Science
Citizen Science refers to the growing involvement of amateur or non-professional scientists in the research process. In some research fields…