International Network of Open Science & Scholarship Communities
Vision & Mission
The norms and practices in academia are shifting towards Open Science (OS). This shift is an ongoing process and involves universities, research funders, public administration and publishers, all across the globe. There is no doubt that OS is the way forward. However, stakeholders have different perspectives on how to implement OS. Hence, the practical implementation of the path towards a more open academic world is still unclear.
We believe that the research community itself is best suited to lead change – those who put OS to practice. That is why local bottom-up Open Science Communities are crucial in this transition. OSCs engage and enable academics to make their workflows more open, and allow them to articulate the opportunities and obstacles they experience, to policy makers and providers of research infrastructure and services (for more info, check out the article on the right).
Towards wide-scale adoption of open science practices: The role of open science communities.
Kristijan Armeni, Loek Brinkman, Rickard Carlssn, Anita Eerland, Tiabbe Fijten, Robin Fondberg, Vera E Heininga, Stephan Heunis, Wei Qi Koh, Maurits Masselink … more…
BIGGER: increase the number of OSCs around the globe, by providing on-boarding and mentoring; BETTER: Make local OSCs more successful, by stimulating knowledge exchange amongst local OSCs and facilitating collaboration; STRONGER: Shaping the international Open Science landscape, by providing input to international research policy, infrastructure and services, on behalf of our community members.
A INOSC (International Network of Open Science & Scholarship Communities) irá abrir em breve o processo de eleição para novos membros do seu conselho. Esta é uma excelente oportunidade para membros engajados da comunidade contribuírem ativamente para o fortalecimento e desenvolvimento da rede internacional de comunidades de ciência aberta. O processo eleitoral terá início no …
One of the aims of OSC-NL is to provide input to policy, infrastructure and services on a national level. We vocalise the opportunities and needs of those who put OS to practice. National stakeholders in the OS landscape ask us to provide input to policy, infrastructure and services but we also start up consultations or …
No dia 24 de junho, realizou-se no Iscte o primeiro encontro presencial da Open Science Community Lisboa. O evento contou com a presença de representantes de 10 instituições de investigação científica de Lisboa, além da participação especial de AnitaEerland, da INOSC, e das colegas da Open Science Community Coimbra. Os participantes foram convidados a refletir …
as published on Jun 18, 2025 on the Scholarly Communications @ UVic blog In today’s digital age, a significant amount of research data remains inaccessible to the public. This creates a major hurdle, as data is the engine of discovery and innovation. To tackle this challenge, Open Science has emerged as a vital research reform …