Open Science events: A best practice overview

Abstract

In the wake of the Open Science movement, a large number of training events have emerged. Addressing different topics and target audiences ranging from students to senior researchers, they all are contributing to the goal of making the psychology more open, transparent, and reproducible. In the present paper, the authors, based on their active involvement in the Open Science Community and their experience of leading a Germany-wide Open Science initiative, provide a best practice overview of Open Science events. Six different event types including talks, workshops, podcasts, panel discussions, event series, and summer schools are outlined and ranked on five criteria: accessibility, feasibility, scalability, specificity, and needed expertise. The present best practice article should help individuals interested in Open Science to organise their own educational events and offer established Open Science initiatives for expanding their range of events. We further outline how each of the six presented events can be used for teaching in psychology by illustrating practical examples.