Publications
Relevant national and international publications on the topic of Open Science
2023
Recognising What We Value: Recommendations on Recognition Systems - Science Europe Report
Based on the Science Europe Values Framework (published in July 2022), this paper provides practical recommendations and good practice examples detailing how research organisations can continuously improve the way they assess research and researchers. The recommendations help to embed our shared values and contribute to the evolution of research cultures in Europe.
Open Access in Germany
On 6 June 2023, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (KMK) publish the paper Open Access in Germany. With this document, they declare, in line with the recommendations of the German Council of Science and Humanities, that Open Access should become the standard for publicly funded research.
2022
Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment
After almost a year of consultation, the European Commission, EEA representatives and Science Europe have agreed on the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment. The process of drafting the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment was launched in January 2022 and involved more than 350 organisations from over 40 countries.
The key points of the agreement are in line with the efforts of Open Science and should, for example, recognise the diversity of research careers and contributions to science, base research assessment mainly on qualitative peer review, reduce the reliance on journal and publication metrics, and avoid the use of international rankings by research organisations in research assessment.
Developing Policies for Open Science
This document is part of the UNESCO Open Science Toolkit, designed to support implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. Developed through the discussions and inputs from the members of the Working Group on Open Science Policies and Policy Instruments, this guide sets out the key factors to consider when developing policies for open science.
A closer look at Open Access to research publications in European universities
This report presents the detailed Open Access (OA) results from EUA’s 2020-2021 Open Science Survey. How do universities monitor OA activities? How are
universities preparing for the implementation of Plan S, which will apply to all Horizon Europe funding recipients? What major steps have universities recently
taken to further the implementation of OA?