Concept Of Open Science Research Articles

Performances of the e-Nauka Portal in the Republic of Serbia and Its Significance for Researchers

In recent years, digitalization has been recognized as a significant and necessary process that leads to better results, both in the education and in the scientific research. The legal and strategic framework in the Republic of Serbia follows the modern trends of the concept of open science, open knowledge, digital transformation and a unique digital format of scientific production. The Ministry of science, technological development and innovation, in cooperation with the Office for information technology and electronic administration, created the necessary conditions for dynamic the development of the scientific research and innovation system, especially in relation to the digitalization process and the establishment of an information platform, in the form of a unified national information system of scientific research activities: eNauka [eScience]. The concept of eNauka is an innovative tool that improves the efficiency and transparency of scientific processes in Serbia. The eNauka portal in the Republic of Serbia is dedicated to promoting scientific research, innovation and academic achievements within the scientific community of the Republic of Serbia. This portal provides access to scientific articles, research papers and academic publications authored by researchers from Serbia, which enables the spread of knowledge and the encouragement of scientific cooperation within the country. The eNauka portal was opened in full capacity for all active researchers in Serbia on July 3, 2023, and contains data on scientific research organizations in the Republic of Serbia, researchers and their scientific results. The goal of this paper was to bring closer to the academic community the capabilities and performance of the eNauka portal, its structure, the way and importance of data editing, with special reference to issues related to researchers’ profiles and their editing. The paper is methodologically based on a theoretical, preliminary desk analysis of relevant contemporary standpoints in domestic and foreign theory, a normative analysis of current legislative sources, an inductive and deductive approach in researching the operational performance and advantages of the eNauka portal, as well as the quantitative analysis of relevant statistical indicators of relevant parameters regarding the profile that each researcher has on the eNauka portal. The results include the analysis of data related to editing the researcher’s profile and the opportunities offered by the eNauka portal. The conclusion refers to the importance and advantages of the eNauke portal. Finally, it should be noted that one of the key functions of eNauka is the evaluation of scientific results. More precisely, the system provides the possibility of monitoring and evaluating research results, which is of great importance for the academic community.

Harnessing open science practices to teach ecology and evolutionary biology using interactive tutorials.

Open science skills are increasingly important for a career in ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB) as efforts to make data and analyses publicly available continue to become more commonplace. While learning core concepts in EEB, students are also expected to gain skills in conducting open science to prepare for future careers. Core open science skills like programming, data sharing, and practices that promote reproducibility can be taught to undergraduate students alongside core concepts in EEB. Yet, these skills are not always taught in biology undergraduate programs, and a major challenge in developing open science skills and learning EEB concepts simultaneously is the high cognitive load associated with learning multiple disparate concepts at the same time. One solution is to provide students with easily digestible, scaffolded, pre-formatted code in the form of vignettes and interactive tutorials. Here, we present six open source teaching tutorials for undergraduate students in EEB. These tutorials teach fundamental ecological concepts, data literacy, programming (using R software), and analysis skills using publicly available datasets while introducing students to open science concepts and tools. Spanning a variety of EEB topics and skill levels, these tutorials serve as examples and resources for educators to integrate open science tools, programming, and data literacy into teaching EEB at the undergraduate level.

PRINCIPLES OF OPEN SCIENCE IN THE ACTIVITIES OF A TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

The purpose of the article is to analyse and present the use of Open Science principles and their implementation in the activities of Lutsk National Technical University. Methodology. The main provisions of the Open Science concept and their implementation in European and Ukrainian official documents are analysed. It has been found that at Lutsk National Technical University (LNTU) the principles of Open Science are implemented in three main areas: in the educational process; in research activities; in informal promotion among students and other stakeholders. As a result, the authors found that participation in international projects, in particular ERASMUS+, causes changes in educational and scientific activities towards the creation of a fair and competitive educational space. New disciplines, such as Open Scientific Foundations and Information Management Practice, have been introduced into the educational process of masters and postgraduate students. The implementation of the policy of openness of scientific research is mainly limited to open publications in scientific journals and public discussion of research results at conferences and seminars. Informal trainings on academic integrity and Open Science involving students and teachers help to promote the principles of Open Science. The effectiveness of the training for LNTU students has been experimentally established. After the training, most students understood the basic principles of Open Science and were able to give examples of their use at LNTU, but they are not yet ready to apply them in their first scientific or academic achievements. Practical implications. These examples of implementation of Open Science principles in educational and scientific activities of LNTU illustrate an important vector of development of the technical university towards joining the European higher education area. At the same time, the authors came to the conclusion that it is necessary to conduct a broad information campaign among research and teaching staff for their further implementation.

Citizen scientists—practices, observations, and experience

Citizen science has been studied intensively in recent years. Nonetheless, the voice of citizen scientists is often lost despite their altruistic and indispensable role. To remedy this deficiency, a survey on the overall experiences of citizen scientists was undertaken. Dimensions investigated include activities, open science concepts, and data practices. However, the study prioritizes knowledge and practices of data and data management. When a broad understanding of data is lacking, the ability to make informed decisions about consent and data sharing, for example, is compromised. Furthermore, the potential and impact of individual endeavors and collaborative projects are reduced. Findings indicate that understanding of data management principles is limited. Furthermore, an unawareness of common data and open science concepts was observed. It is concluded that appropriate training and a raised awareness of Responsible Research and Innovation concepts would benefit individual citizen scientists, their projects, and society.

Open scientific content search tools for research and education

Introduction. The concept of open science, actively promoted in recent decades, as well as technological innovations, make the culture of information retrieval a significant element in the development of the information society, which has a significant impact on scientific activity, education, management, social processes, etc. Indicators of the level of culture of information retrieval are knowledge of basic methods and means of obtaining information, including skills and abilities to work with information resources and search engines. The culture of information retrieval helps improve the quality of information extraction from increasingly large open information arrays. Open tools for searching scientific content are the most important, but require training during operation, they are components of the global market of information resources and services, allowing the selection of relevant information from large data sets in accordance with user requests.Purpose setting. The study sets the task of studying the applicability of individual scientific search systems (Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Internet Archive Scholar and BASE) for information searching when conducting research and in educational processes, developing competencies to improve the level of information culture of specialists in the field of library and information sciences.Methodology and methods of the study. The research was carried out using comparative and system analysis methods, mathematical methods for processing statistical data, and content analysis of documentary sources of information. The methodological basis was practice-oriented and competency-based approaches aimed at developing the professional skills of librarians and library scientists in searching for digital content and using open access resources.Results. The analysis made it possible to draw conclusions about the capabilities of search systems, methods for retrieving information and the specifics of the reflection of publications in them, as well as the most acceptable conditions for information retrieval in the field of «library and information sciences», which makes it possible to more rationally use the potential of systems and quickly obtain complete and relevant scientific information on the topic.Conclusions. The results of the study add a new dimension to our knowledge of scientific search engines. The study presents evidence that Google Scholar is a powerful tool for searching Russian literature in the field of library science in terms of articles from scientific journals, as well as detecting a limited volume of some other types of publications with the ability to evaluate with Google Scholar Metrics. It is concluded that Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Internet Archive Scholar and BASE, despite being positioned as effective tools for searching scientific information in various disciplines, require caution in use, because these systems cannot guarantee comprehensive results and are not complete sources of bibliographic data, but can be considered in conjunction with other resources, taking into account the availability of advanced search engines and additional services. Knowledge of scientific search engines contributes to improving the culture of information retrieval, the culture of users, their qualifications and professionalism.

Libraries of Higher Education Institutions in the Prevalence of Open Science Practices

The aim of the article is to determine the state and directions for improving the implementation effectiveness of the open science concept in libraries of higher education institutions of Ukraine.
 Research methods. To achieve the set goal and solve the tasks, content analysis, systematic approach, methods of analysis and synthesis, generalization and systematization are used.
 Scientific novelty. On the basis of the formed sample of 12 libraries of Ukrainian higher education institutions (HEIs), the thematic range of electronic resources and services of institutional repositories is identified, as well as the methodical and regulatory support for their functioning is characterized. The article highlights peculiarities of implementing the basic principles of open science by libraries of Ukrainian HEIs, additionally, reveals the reserves for developing an open information space for scientists and education seekers.
 Main conclusions. Based on the analysis of Ukrainian and foreign researchers’ scientific works, the contribution of scholars to the formation of conceptual foundations of open science as a communication phenomenon, which is of key importance for the development of the digital society and knowledge society in total, is established. A number of priority tasks that need to be solved are formulated: improving the means of technological support for institutional repositories; providing libraries of HEIs with open access to subscribed resources and abstract bibliographic databases, as well as collections of digitized publications included in the State Register of National Cultural Heritage of Ukraine; providing educational materials in open access (disciplines programs, lectures notes, meetings protocols, didactic materials, etc.); elaborating and implementing a number of information, library and educational methodologies of scientific interaction with different categories of users. The significance of the resource potential of modern practices in HEIs libraries in prevalencing the achievements of open science is substantiated and summarized; the current state of implementing the open science concept in Ukrainian HEIs is determined. Prospects for further research include testing different aspects of the open access implementation; development of open science tools and services by HEIs libraries.

The Role of the University of Rijeka Library in the Promotion of Open Science

This paper analyses the concept of open science and the role of the University of Rijeka Library in the context of preconditions to implement open science in practice, raising awareness, and conducting scientific research in an open and collaborative way.
 Promoting advances in science and the dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of society, with development and focus based on relevant national and European Union documents, and strongly supporting the view that scientific information and research data produced in the course of publicly funded scientific activities must have open access, the University of Rijeka adopted the Open Science Policy of the University of Rijeka in September 2021. In order to get actively involved in the implementation of the Open Science Policy, the University of Rijeka Library has established the Centre for Open Science and Management of Scientific Information. The Open Science Centre continuously works on raising awareness and strengthening the knowledge of the University’s research stakeholders about the significance of open scientific information and research data as the key research outcome.
 Based on a case study of the University of Rijeka Library, the objective of this paper is to present the role of an academic library as an important stakeholder in providing support to open up the entire research process and implementation of open science practices. The article gives a comprehensive overview of the activities carried out by the University of Rijeka Library together with the University of Rijeka to achieve openness of scientific research through the active inclusion of all research stakeholders.
 This kind of presentation of good practice may serve other academic and university libraries as an example of different ways in which they can foster open science in the environment in which they are active.

The open science culture: World programs and learning platforms

The dynamic academic and educational environment needs the specialists capable to work in the intensively developing open science information infrastructure, to retrieve, analyze and synthesize heterogeneous information, to process structured and unstructured research data; to document research findings, to represent them in the open access; to be engaged in social media, and to be aware of many aspects of the open science concept. The programs, forms, approaches and practice of training specialists in open science within the global initiative projects and organizations (FOSTER, Creative Commons, Digital Curation Center, COS, etc.), and individual organizations/universities (Humboldt university, Delft University of Technology) are explored. The best experience of educating open science culture online is discussed. The author also suggests the program of advanced training course “The open science culture” for scientists, post-graduatestudents, lecturers, and librarians. The program may be used in professional training and practice-oriented extended professional programs and specialized professional retraining. The study makes the background for building the system for teaching the principles and procedures of open science. The system may be implemented in academic and educational institutions.

Are we close(d)? Debating the openness paradox in science

In our theoretical and conceptual article, we propose that the application of Niklas Luhmann’s sociological systems theory as a difference-theoretical approach to the opening of science unveils an openness paradox. We describe and discuss the general concept of open science as currently proposed by UNESCO and posit that only by accepting the scientific method as truly and inherently open, can higher education institutions and science at large indeed be considered open. The paradox arises by analyzing and discovering through systems theory how the relevant systems function and the various structures within science (e.g., publishing and funding) are seemingly destined to be and ultimately stay closed. Finally, we propose a desideratum for open science that could dissipate the openness paradox in the future and once and for all answer the question “Are we close(d)?”.

Evaluating the Pedagogical Effectiveness of Study Preregistration in the Undergraduate Dissertation

Research shows that questionable research practices (QRPs) are present in undergraduate final-year dissertation projects. One entry-level Open Science practice proposed to mitigate QRPs is “study preregistration,” through which researchers outline their research questions, design, method, and analysis plans before data collection and/or analysis. In this study, we aimed to empirically test the effectiveness of preregistration as a pedagogic tool in undergraduate dissertations using a quasi-experimental design. A total of 89 UK psychology students were recruited, including students who preregistered their empirical quantitative dissertation ( n = 52; experimental group) and students who did not ( n = 37; control group). Attitudes toward statistics, acceptance of QRPs, and perceived understanding of Open Science were measured both before and after dissertation completion. Exploratory measures included capability, opportunity, and motivation to engage with preregistration, measured at Time 1 only. This study was conducted as a Registered Report; Stage 1 protocol: https://osf.io/9hjbw (date of in-principle acceptance: September 21, 2021). Study preregistration did not significantly affect attitudes toward statistics or acceptance of QRPs. However, students who preregistered reported greater perceived understanding of Open Science concepts from Time 1 to Time 2 compared with students who did not preregister. Exploratory analyses indicated that students who preregistered reported significantly greater capability, opportunity, and motivation to preregister. Qualitative responses revealed that preregistration was perceived to improve clarity and organization of the dissertation, prevent QRPs, and promote rigor. Disadvantages and barriers included time, perceived rigidity, and need for training. These results contribute to discussions surrounding embedding Open Science principles into research training.

US and Canadian Sanctions Against the Russian Federation in the Field of International Scientific Cooperation: Political and Legal Analysis

The article provides a political and legal analysis of the US and Canadian sanctions against the Russian Federation in the field of international scientific cooperation. The classification of sanctions in the field of S&T cooperation is given. It is noted that by their nature, such sanctions threaten not only the national security and the level of technological development of Russia, but also significantly limit the universal tasks of solving global problems. Obviously, in the concept of open science and global interdependence, any scientific sanctions have a boomerang effect, since they limit not only Russia, but also other states, scientists, academic and educational organizations in cooperation to solve common problems. The authors draw the following conclusions: these sanctions do not have sufficient legal grounds; the consequences of their application are not normatively defined, so the gap in this part can be resolved on the basis of both the general principles of international law and by fixing in international agreements the consequences of a unilateral refusal to fulfill obligations (compensation for losses caused, distribution of risks and financial obligations); sanctions of this kind should not apply to individual scientists, since the channels of scientific communication act as an element of soft power and contribute to the removal of political differences (scientific diplomacy); the desire of the Russian authorities under the sanctions to diversify scientific and technical ties with other states of Asia, Africa, and Latin America is completely justified.

The Library as a Driver of Open Science: Essential Competences of the Librarian

There is a need to define the role of the library in the development and implementation of open science, based not only on the widespread concept of open access to scientific publications, but also on other principles. UNESCO’s concept of open science is presented in relationship with the concept of open knowledge analyzed in the context of three approaches: 1) “openness” from the point of view of copyright (unrestricted reading, distribution, processing of the original work and publication of derivative works); 2) scientific communication (interpretation of knowledge and its transfer between different scientific disciplines, governmental structures, social actors, non-scientists and non-scientific institutions, as well as publicly accessible communication); 3) open, comprehensible, verifiable knowledge, accessible to all members of society by means of well-known criteria. The directions of libraries' activities within the framework of open science are proposed. Some of the competences necessary for such activities are fixed in the professional standard “Specialist in Library and Information Activities”: the ability to organise a multifunctional library space, analytical and synthetic processing of documents, etc. The competences of the library specialist are also required. In addition, the library specialist needs additional knowledge about the essence of open knowledge (open scientific knowledge) and its key components, the basics of intellectual property legislation, the basics of research ethics, the organisation of open reviewing, the use of altmetrics, the organisation of open learning platforms. Taking into account the amount of knowledge and skills required, as well as the specificity of their application areas, it seems reasonable to train first of all employees of scientific, scientific-technical, and university libraries.With the new competences, library professionals will be able to contribute to the effective integration of their institutions into the research process. The library can become a real driving force for open science.

Knowledge Sharing as a Central Idea of Open Science and NDT 4.0

NDT 4.0 has become a buzz word in the world of NDT in recent years. At the same time, terms like open science, open access or open peer review cross our ways regularly and define present and future concepts to advance knowledge sharing in society. This article brings the concept of open science and NDT 4.0 together. While knowledge sharing as part of artificial intelligence and the internet of things are often in focus when talking about Industry 4.0 or NDT 4.0, this paper draws on the importance of knowledge sharing between humans as a substantial aspect of Industry 4.0, and more specifically NDT 4.0. Knowledge sharing between humans has especially become relevant with the introduction of the internet and the world wide web (www), but its importance cannot be disregarded in times where everybody is talking about technical developments, machine learning and artificial intelligence. On the contrary, sharing knowledge openly between humans remains central to advancing todays developments and innovation. The NDT community has had the benefit to share, create and exchange knowledge at an early stage of the internet through a unique platform that was established in 1996; NDT.net. After reviewing the concepts of open science and NDT 4.0, this paper illustrates how the NDT community has had the benefit of knowledge sharing since the early days of the internet through the establishment of NDT.net. This open access platform has been playing and continues to play a central role in advancing ideas of open science and NDT 4.0.

MESSES: Software for Transforming Messy Research Datasets into Clean Submissions to Metabolomics Workbench for Public Sharing.

In recent years, the FAIR guiding principles and the broader concept of open science has grown in importance in academic research, especially as funding entities have aggressively promoted public sharing of research products. Key to public research sharing is deposition of datasets into online data repositories, but it can be a chore to transform messy unstructured data into the forms required by these repositories. To help generate Metabolomics Workbench depositions, we have developed the MESSES (Metadata from Experimental SpreadSheets Extraction System) software package, implemented in the Python 3 programming language and supported on Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems. MESSES helps transform tabular data from multiple sources into a Metabolomics Workbench specific deposition format. The package provides three commands, extract, validate, and convert, that implement a natural data transformation workflow. Moreover, MESSES facilitates richer metadata capture than is typically attempted by manual efforts. The source code and extensive documentation is hosted on GitHub and is also available on the Python Package Index for easy installation.

Competencies of Librarians in the Ecosystem of Open Science

The development of an open science information infrastructure requires the presence of highly qualified library staff. He should be capable of responding to and interested in changes in science and technology, able to create innovative information products and make them available to the public, organize new forms of interaction with scientists, implement educational programs, and advise on associated with the concept of open science. The study is conducted in order to determine the areas of training and practice-oriented training for additional professional programs and retraining of specialized specialists. These programs are the specialists to acquire practical skills in the creation and use of open information resources of various types, the formation of information culture of users, the development of scientific communication and new library and information services. The results of the analysis of the required competencies of library specialists are presented. They take into account the trends in the development of the information ecosystem of open science and building relationships with users through partnerships; the system of different training in Russia is studied and the gap between the education of librarians and the practice of their work on information support of research activities is determined.

Development of a Concept Inventory on Open and Transparent Research Practices

Over the past decade psychology researchers have begun adopting practices that promote openness and transparency. While these practices are increasingly reflected in undergraduate psychology curricula, pedagogical research has not systematically examined whether instruction on open science practices improves students’ conceptual understanding of research methods. We developed the Open Science Concept Inventory (OSCI) to evaluate the impact of integrating open science practices into research methods courses. First, we created a set of hypothetical dilemmas related to a range of open science concepts and elicited open-ended responses from undergraduates (N = 64, Study 1). Based on the responses, we created a 40-item multiple-choice questionnaire, which we administered to a new group of participants (N = 262, Study 2) and used item response theory to select 33 items for the final OSCI. Finally, in two implementation rounds across two semesters (Study 3, total N = 37), we evaluated students’ learning gains with the OSCI in a pre-test/post-test design. The implementation rounds involved new materials on open science for a psychology research methods course, including video lectures that situated questionable research practices in the current norms of science and introduced emerging solutions. After excluding extremely fast survey responders, an exploratory analysis showed learning gains among students who expended appropriate effort when completing the OSCI. By systematically evaluating a tool that is easily integrated into existing curricula, we aim to facilitate the adoption of open science practices in undergraduate instruction and the assessment of students’ conceptual foundations for conducting robust and transparent research.

Iranian researchers’ perspective about concept and effect of open science on research publication

BackgroundSharing research outputs with open science methods for different stakeholders causes better access to different studies to solve problems in diverse fields, which leads to equal access conditions to research resources, as well as greater scientific productivity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perceive the concept of openness in research among Iranian health researchers.MethodsFrom the beginning of August to the middle of November 2021, twenty semi-structured interviews were held with Iranian health researchers from different fields using purposeful, snowball, and convenience sampling. The interviews continued until data saturation. Data analysis was performed with thematic analysis using MAXQDA 20. Finally, seven main issues related to open science were identified.ResultsThrough analysis of the interviews, 235 primary codes and 173 main codes were extracted in 22 subclasses. After careful evaluation and integration of subclasses and classes, they were finally classified into nine categories and three main themes. Analysis showed that openness in research was related to three main themes: researchers’ understanding of open science, the impact of open science on publication and sharing of research, concerns and reluctance to open research.ConclusionThe conditions of access to research output should be specified given the diversity of studies conducted in the field of health; issues like privacy as an important topic of access to data and information in the health system should also be specified. Our analysis indicated that the conditions of publication and sharing of research processes should be stated according to different scopes of health fields. The concept of open science was related to access to findings and other research items regardless of cost, political, social, or racial barriers, which could create collective wisdom in the development of knowledge. The process of publication and sharing of research related to open access applies to all types of outputs, conditions of access, increasing trust in research, creation of diverse publication paths, and broader participation of citizens in research. Open science practices should be promoted to increase the circulation and exploitation rates of knowledge while adjusting and respecting the limits of privacy, intellectual property and national security rights of countries.

Open-source software for repositories

The modern science depends in many ways on efficient provision of fast, quality access to published research findings. The universities have been developing their institutional repositories that are mostly based on open-source software used in over 66% repositories, OpenDOAR reports. For their digital archives, these organizations choose between various possibilities: purchasing licenses, developing their own or using the open-source software. The author analyzes the use of software in institutional repositories of the world leading universities and compares these trends to that of foreign and national institutions. She focuses on the open-source software as that standing up the transition to the open science concept. The structure of 210 university repositories was reviewed. It was found that the open-source software was the most popular with Russian universities while their platforms selection was rather limited as compared to that of foreign universities. Further, unlike foreign universities, Russian higher educational institutions almost never develop their own repositories though have strong potential to do so.

Open science: from theory to practices (Ukrainian and Chinese perspectives)

The article is dedicated to the analysis of how the ideas of Open Science find their way to the research practices in higher educational institutions, particularly in the examples of Ukraine and China. It is revealed that at the moment most researchers do not possess adequate information about the concept of Open Science, its guidelines are almost absent from regulatory documents and strategies for the development of HEIs, and they just start to appear in plans and declarations of the national level. It is shown that for now only the practices of implementing the lower “procedural” aspect of Open Science, in particular the development of open access to data and information, are in the focus of attention at both national and institutional levels, while the support for the values of democracy and academic freedom mostly remains a declaration. Open Science is argued to be not just the promotion of open access and the building of the corresponding infrastructure, but the whole paradigm of openness and democratization of research practices, including their decentralization and the abandonment of the externally imposed orientation on quantitative and formal indicators of the research effectiveness. It is found to be especially difficult to implement the values of academic freedom and democracy declared in normative documents and development strategies into everyday research practice considering the centralized traditions of management peculiar to many countries of the world, including Ukraine and China. Still, some of the practices that are being more or less successfully realized in China and other countries of the Southeast Asian region, which are at approximately the same stage of movement from excessive centralization of the higher education system to its democratization, are argued to be useful as examples for Ukraine.

SKILLS AND NEEDS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UKRAINIAN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE OPEN SCIENCE CONCEPT

Data manipulation proficiency is indispensable to a researcher’s competency in the contemporary digital world. The pivotal foundation for crafting programs aimed at professional development lies in continuously monitoring and assessing the evolving landscape of pertinent knowledge and skills, alongside discerning the needs of scholars in these domains. This research unveils the findings derived from surveys conducted among scholars, elucidating their competencies in data manipulation and the internationalisation of research activities. The surveys were undertaken as part of the «Enhancing Empirical Academic Research in Ukraine, ERIKA» educational project in 2023. In total, more than 60 people from 13 regions of Ukraine, representing 29 educational institutions, took part in the project’s training sessions (March and October 2023). More than 50 persons participated in the surveys. Encompassing diverse scientific disciplines, hierarchical positions (ranging from senior teachers to department heads), and varying educational attainments (ranging from master’s degrees to doctorates), the participants provided multifaceted insights. The findings reveal that most respondents exhibit only a superficial acquaintance with the concept of open science, needing to gain adeptness in handling diverse file formats, conducting effective data searches, mastering citation formatting, and utilising digital services for disseminating research outcomes. Contrastingly, the study found a high motivation among researchers to attain compelling scientific results and actively engage in international endeavours. This underscores the pressing need for meticulously crafted programs in professional training and continued education for researchers. Such initiatives are imperative for unlocking scientific research potential and facilitating Ukraine’s integration into the European research space.