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OSA 2024 Follow-up Materials
The follow-up event to our Open Science Ambassadors Meeting in November 2024 took place online on Wednesday 12 February. The follow-up event brings together the MPG Open Science community and provides an occasion for those who could not make it… read more
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Open Science Days 2025 – Save the Date
Save the Date We’re excited to announce that this year’s Open Science Days will take place on November 10-11 at the Harnack House in Berlin (incl. livestream)! Join the conversation on: “Open Science in the Light of Geopolitical Polarization” As… read more
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Open Science Ambassadors – Recap, Follow-up, Spotlight
Recap: Open Science Ambassadors Meeting 2024 – Materials now available! We’re looking back on our successful Open Science Ambassadors meeting, held on November 6-7 in Berlin. Thank you to all attendees for their active participation, inspiring discussions, and shared experiences.… 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…