Étiquette : open science

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Scientific production on data repositories and open science published in the Web of Science database: Methodi Ordinatio and content analysis

Authors : Sinval Adalberto Rodrigues-Junior, Marcelo Votto Texeira

The opening of scientific data proposed by the Open Science movement presupposes careful planning for data collection, organization, and treatment, aiming at their sharing, accessibility, and reuse. Data repositories have been conceived as structures necessary to enable open access to data.

This study aimed to analyze the influence of data repositories on the disclosure and sharing of scientific data proposed by the Open Science movement. The Methodi Ordinatio, developed to organize a portfolio of scientific publications, was adopted to analyze the subject of ‘Data Repositories’ and ‘Open Science’.

The studies were ranked using the InOrdinatio index, and the 15 best ranked studies were included and analyzed through Bardin’s content analysis. Most studies describe the structure involved in data repositories within the biological, chemical, and health areas.

Other studies addressed data reuse, data organization and analysis processes and tools, as well as data selection and classification algorithms. The units of analysis selected for the content analysis were categorized as open access, information technologies, data processing, and information retrieval.

Systems (processes and structures), metadata standards, ontologies, semantic web, data types, and their management were addressed by these studies. It is concluded that open data repositories are growing rapidly. Production with the greatest impact has occurred in the biological and biomedical/health areas, highlighting the structure involved in repositories within these fields.

Data repositories provide systems for depositing, managing, searching, accessing, and reusing data based on processes and technologies — often developed as open-source software — in alignment with the proposed Open Science model.

URL : Scientific production on data repositories and open science published in the Web of Science database: Methodi Ordinatio and content analysis

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1590/2318-0889202537e2513075

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National Repository Infrastructure and Open Access Challenges: The Croatian Perspective

Authors : Ivana Matijevi, Ivona Milovanović

Repositories are one of the key infrastructure components in achieving the goals of open science. In response to legal obligations, emerging trends, and challenges in open science, several Croatian institutions jointly established a national digital repository infrastructure in 2015 – the DABAR system (Digital Academic Archives and Repositories).

Its purpose is to provide a unified space for storing, preserving, and ensuring open access to the scholarly output of scientists and institutions within the Croatian science and higher education system.

After nearly a decade of operation, it is crucial to assess the role of this infrastructure today and evaluate whether it has successfully embodied the core principles of open science – openness, transparency, and visibility of scientific and Croatian scholarly output. This paper presents the Croatian national repository infrastructure as a case study, offering insights for comparison with similar national infrastructures.

The study employs a quantitative research approach, divided into two parts to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state and future development of repositories in Croatia. The first part analyses quantitative data and repository statistics. The DABAR infrastructure currently comprises 182 repositories and hosts over 249,000 digital objects, yet only slightly more than 50% of them are openly accessible.

To investigate the reasons behind the high percentage of restricted or closed-access objects, a survey was conducted among institutions that primarily deposit such items.

The findings of this research contribute to a broader discussion on open science practices and repository management at both European and international levels. The results will serve as a foundation for further improvements to the infrastructure, the promotion of open science principles, and the development of systematic support mechanisms to encourage greater accessibility and transparency in scholarly communication.

URL : National Repository Infrastructure and Open Access Challenges: The Croatian Perspective

DOI : https://doi.org/10.53377/lq.23061

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Research Data: A Public Good or a Private Asset?

Authors : Tadeu Fernando Nogueira, Trude Eikebrokk, Laila Økdal Aksetøy

This article is concerned with the issue of how Research Performing Organizations can balance the market and non-market values of the research data they hold. To address this issue, we adopt the lenses of the Resource Based View and Open Science and explore the interplay between them.

In doing so, this article addresses the question of whether it is possible to achieve a balance between research data as a public good and as a private asset and if so, how. Of particular interest are Research Performing Organizations in the institute sector that operate under both market and non-market logics, which have implications for how they govern their research data.

From the discussions undertaken in the article, one of the main conclusions is that Research Performing Organizations may benefit from adopting a research data governance model that captures both the economic and societal values of research data.

They could do so, for instance, by developing an integrative institutional policy and by actively using data management plans to evaluate the value of the data produced in research projects.

URL : Research Data: A Public Good or a Private Asset?

DOI : https://doi.org/10.53377/lq.22604

 

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Revues de droit et science ouverte : écosystème, pratiques des chercheurs, rôle des bibliothèques

Auteur/Author : Pierre Guibourg

Cette étude vise à décrire l’écosystème actuel des revues françaises de droit, qui semble dominé par des logiques extra-académiques, au premier plan desquelles le poids important des grands éditeurs privés.

Dans ce contexte, se pose la question de l’accès ouvert en droit, qui est moins développé que dans les autres SHS, ainsi que celle des actions que mènent et que peuvent mener les bibliothèques pour faire changer cette situation.

URL : Revues de droit et science ouverte : écosystème, pratiques des chercheurs, rôle des bibliothèques

enssib : https://www.enssib.fr/bibliotheque-numerique/notices/73421-revues-de-droit-et-science-ouverte-ecosysteme-pratiques-des-chercheurs-role-des-bibliotheques

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(In)former, accompagner, convaincre : comment engager les jeunes chercheurs dans la science ouverte

Auteur : Adrien Julla-Marcy

Le sujet des jeunes chercheurs a progressivement pris de l’importance au cours des dix dernières années jusqu’à devenir un enjeu majeur des politiques d’ouverture de la science. Les jeunes chercheurs sont identifiés comme le public-cible des actions de formation car ils aspirent à des valeurs d’intégrité de la recherche proches des principes de la science ouverte.

Pour autant, ils subissent des injonctions contradictoires entre volonté d’ouverture et stratégies de carrière.

Si les services d’appui à la recherche disposent de leviers concrets pour les convaincre d’ouvrir leur production scientifique, poser la question de l’engagement des jeunes chercheurs suppose de réfléchir à la réforme des conditions de la recherche et, en particulier, de l’évaluation.

URL : (In)former, accompagner, convaincre : comment engager les jeunes chercheurs dans la science ouverte

enssib : https://www.enssib.fr/bibliotheque-numerique/documents/73422-informer-accompagner-convaincre-comment-engager-les-jeunes-chercheurs-dans-la-science-ouverte.pdf

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Open Science governance: the role of persistent identifiers and metadata standards

Authors : Isabel Abedrapo Rosen, Ricardo Hartley Belmar, Pablo Sánchez-Núñez

While Open Science emphasises openness and reproducibility, governance documentation does not necessarily incorporate these features. It raises concerns, especially compared to government policy mandates emphasising transparency and accountability. Persistent identifiers (PIDs) play a crucial role in enabling the discoverability, accessibility, and traceability of scholarly outputs.

However, PIDs see widespread adoption among individual practitioners but slower adoption within institutional and regulatory bodies. This discrepancy leads to uneven metadata usage and highlights the need for a more unified approach to PIDs across the scholarly ecosystem. This essay analyses 46 Open Science governance documents to pinpoint essential areas for improvement.

The inconsistencies across documents, the absence of digital object identifiers (DOIs), and varied recognition ability by bibliographic managers underscore the urgent need for standardisation. Embracing Open Science offers a promising avenue to unify stakeholders in a collective push towards bolstering the integrity and efficiency of research, thereby ensuring more robust governance.

URL : Preprint. Open Science governance_ the role of persistent identifiers and metadata standards

DOI : https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/9h564_v3

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The role of preprints in open science: Accelerating knowledge transfer from science to technology

Authors : Zhiqi Wang, Yue Chen, Chun Yang

Preprints have become increasingly essential in the landscape of open science, facilitating not only the exchange of knowledge within the scientific community but also bridging the gap between science and technology.

However, the impact of preprints on technological innovation, given their unreviewed nature, remains unclear. This study fills this gap by conducting a comprehensive scientometric analysis of patent citations to bioRxiv preprints submitted between 2013 and 2021, measuring and accessing the contribution of preprints in accelerating knowledge transfer from science to technology.

Our findings reveal a growing trend of patent citations to bioRxiv preprints, with a notable surge in 2020, primarily driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Preprints play a critical role in accelerating innovation, not only expedite the dissemination of scientific knowledge into technological innovation but also enhance the visibility of early research results in the patenting process, while journals remain essential for academic rigor and reliability. w

The substantial number of post-online-publication patent citations highlights the critical role of the open science model-particularly the « open access » effect of preprints-in amplifying the impact of science on technological innovation.

This study provides empirical evidence that open science policies encouraging the early sharing of research outputs, such as preprints, contribute to more efficient linkage between science and technology, suggesting an acceleration in the pace of innovation, higher innovation quality, and economic benefits.

DOI : https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2506.20225