Welcome to the Open Science Community Santiago
Welcome! Our mission is to foster a vibrant community dedicated to open science and open knowledge. By bringing together researchers, librarians, civil society, local communities, enthusiasts, and decision-makers from diverse institutions, disciplines, and contexts, we aim to inspire collaboration and drive progress in making science accessible and inclusive for all. Join our community here!
What is open science (open scholarship)?
There is no single definition of «open science» that would cover the variety of principles and practices associated with it, however, the following definition from the Open Science Training Handbook provides a useful starting point:
Open Science is the practice of science in such a way that others can collaborate and contribute, where research data, lab notes and other research processes are freely available, under terms that enable reuse, redistribution and reproduction of the research and its underlying data and methods.
Examples of «open science practices» therefore include, among other, the practice of conducting preregistered studies (i.e. full transparency w.r.t. planned and conducted analyses), sharing research data and resources (e.g. computer code) required to reproduce empirical results, transparency in evaluation of scientific work (e.g. open peer review), ensuring free access to published work, etc.