Abstract
Open science refers to all things open in research and scholarly communication: from publications and research data to code, models and methods as well as quality evaluation based on open peer review. However, getting started with implementing open science might not be as straightforward for all stakeholders. For example, what do research funders expect in terms of open access to publications and/or research data? Where and how to publish research data? How to ensure that research results are reproducible? These are all legitimate questions and, in particular, early career researchers may benefit from additional guidance and training. In this paper we review the activities of the European-funded FOSTER project which organized and supported a wide range of targeted trainings for open science, based on face-to-face events and on a growing suite of e-learning courses. This article reviews the approach and experiences gained from the first two years of the project.
Highlights
Open science holds the promise that access to research results, transparency of research processes and quality assessment benefits scientific progress and innovation
At the start of the project, a scoping exercise and call to the open access and more generally open science community was used to gather a collection of existing training resources
FOSTER takes a broad and horizontal approach compared with other training initiatives, as it basically targets all open science topics but allows for specialization based on the co-funding of community-driven events
Summary
Open science holds the promise that access to research results, transparency of research processes and quality assessment benefits scientific progress and innovation. “Open science is the movement to make scientific research, data and dissemination accessible to all levels of an inquiring society, amateur or professional. Open science practices itself are typically invented by the research community itself, funder (and to some degree institutional) policies play a significant role in providing a common framework (while taking into account disciplinary differences) as well as infrastructure and services which support the policies’ implementation (regarding dependencies cf [11]). In line with the EC’s recommendation, in partnership with the PASTEUR4OA project [13] These objectives were pursued through the combination of three main activities. FOSTER supports the delivery of face-to-face training, especially training trainers/multipliers that can carry on further training and dissemination activities, within their institutions, countries or disciplinary communities
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