Open Science is part of the comprehensive and wide-ranging changes in scientific research that we have witnessed in recent decades. The issues and challenges of Open Science touch not only on changes in science communication, but also on other issues such as modern peer review procedures or modern and fair methods of evaluating research.
Some of the fundamental principles of open science are:
- immediate and general availability of scientific works resulting from public funding of scientific research (e.g. scientific publications or research data) on the World Wide Web without subscription restrictions;
- sharing and sharing the software, hardware and other equipment used by researchers in their work;
- transparency of scientific methods, protocols and experiments;
- reuse of research data;
- promoting fair and transparent methods for evaluating research;
- Encouraging and promoting science and public engagement;
- Promoting open science practices in other fields such as education and culture;
- Promoting a change in the research culture towards collaboration between researchers and reducing competition in the field.
Open Science therefore fulfils the fundamental mission of science - that successful science is a driver of community development - comprehensively and effectively.
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