Open science is an umbrella term that describes a movement to encourage making the components and outputs of research freely available. Examples of open science activities include: registering study protocols, preprints, sharing study materials and data, publishing in an open access format, and sharing open educational resources.
Across the research continuum there are several best practices that you can adopt to help ensure that the work you produce is transparent and freely available for others to use an build upon.
1. Register your study protocol and publish/share it
2. Share your study data and materials
3. Create a preprint of your article prior to publication
4. Publish in an open access format
5. Use ORCID id to ensure your work is easily tracked and identified to you
6. Use the CREDiT taxonomy to openly describe roles of authors
Open educational resources (OER) are free to access and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching. Many centres working in the open science space, including our own Centre for Journalology, have produced open educational resources to help researchers learn more about how to adopt and implement open science practices. You can search the OER Commons to identify training relevant to open science.
