Open science – for whom?

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Open science – for whom?

Study Link: http://datascience.codata.org/articles/10.5334/dsj-2022-001
Citation: @doi:10.5334/dsj-2022-001

Suggested keywords that help identify the relevance of this paper to Ecology and Evolution:

• Open science
• FAIR data
• Sharing software

Which areas of expertise are particularly relevant to the paper?

• ecology and/or evolution;
• biostatistics;
• informatics and computational research;
• open science and reproducibility

Summary

• Authors identify and "unequal" balance of power and opportunities at different scales of open science.How can we make sure that as science gets more open, it's done in an equitable way.
• Authors cite the "UNESCO recommendation on open science" and their definition opf open science.
• They point to 5 qualities of good open science: 1) means not an end goal 2) supports innovation 3) is public good 4) leaves no researcher behind 5) embedded in the culture of research.
• Authors highlight that the publishing industry can be major impediment to "free flow of information"

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