• 1. What is Open Science?

    In this module you will learn about the Open Science movement and its principles. We will also look at the practical advantages of embracing these principles and present some easy steps to join the movement.

    By the end of this module, you will be able to:

    • Define the concepts of Open Science and Open Access.

    • Explain the benefits of Open Science practices from a researcher’s and society’s perspective.

    • Start practicing Open Science.

    Watch the introductory video and find out what the Open Science movement is about and how it helps you as a researcher or society in general.

    • Learning activities:
    • Activity 1: Forum Foro

      After watching the videos, think of some Open Science practices you have already been using in your research. What are they? Do they help you in your research? What can you still do better?

    • Activity 2: Increase your visibility as a researcher Página

      Distinguish yourself from every other researcher with the same or a similar name to you and gain the credit for your work. There are different ways to do so. Check out the following options:

      • If you don’t have one yet, create an ORCID ID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID). ORCID ID gives you a way to reliably, unambiguously and permanently connect your name(s) with your work. 

      • Alternatively, go to Researcher ID, sign up and complete your profile. If you already have made an ORCID ID you can link Researcher ID to that. 

      • In addition, you can increase your findability by using Google. First, create a Google account. Go to Google Scholar, make sure you are logged in and click “My Citations”. Follow instructions to create your profile and add or remove publications that are yours or not yours.

      If you want to find out more how you can enhance your visibility, check out this page.

    • Activity 3: Find open access policies of journals Página

      Find out about open access policies of scientific journals and better plan your research:

      • Go to Sherpa Romeo website. 

      • Enter a journal title, for example, Journal of Structural Biology. 

      • Look up the open access policy of the journal. What does it say? What do you need to keep in mind before, during, and after publishing in your selected journal?

    • Activity 4: Archive your research Página

      Research publications and underlying research data can often be shared in free open repositories. Copies of journal articles are often shared in open repositories as well as being published in the academic journals themselves (subject to licence agreements). Some repositories hold publications only, whereas others hold data as well as publications. Learn how to share and archive your research outputs in easy steps:

      • Explore a publications repository. Go to EOSC Synergy Spanish Landscaping Report at DIGITAL.CSIC, the online open access repository of research produced by the Spanish National Research Council. Check out the details and download the report. Notice the Description shows a Creative Commons licence showing the report can be shared with attribution.

      • Explore data and publications repositories. Go to the generic data repositories, such as Zenodo, OSF or Figshare and explore their collections. Notice that in Zenodo, for example, you will see the type of resource deposited (Publication, Report, Dataset, Software etc).

      • Upload to a repository. Choose a recent paper, poster or presentation of your own and create a digital object identifier (DOI) by publishing in a repository of your choice. You will need to register to deposit.

    • Learning resources:

    • Documentary Paywall - The Business of Scholarship Página
      Watch the widely acclaimed documentary Paywall: The Business of Scholarship by Jason Schmitt about the political economy of academic publishing.
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