A landscape of open science policies research

Abstract

<p>Open science policies are a much-discussed issue. This literature review aims to examine the approach given to open science policy in these studies. <b></b></p> The approach given to open science in the selected works has different aspects: policy framing and its geopolitical aspects are described as an asymmetries replication and epistemic governance tool. The main geopolitical aspects of open science policies described in the literature are the relations between international, regional and national policies. There are also different components of open science covered in the literature: open data seems much discussed in the English speaking works while open access is the main component discussed in the Portuguese and Spanish speaking papers. Finally, the relation between open science policies and the general science policy is framed by highlighting the innovation and transparency that open science can bring to it.

A Landscape of Open Science Policies Research

“…Figure 1 presents a flowchart for the search and selection process of articles, alternatively, the specific search strings and their results are available in Appendix A. The final list of documents and its sources used in this review is available in Appendix B (Manco, 2022).…”

Open Science in Africa: What policymakers should consider

“…In different areas–especially in Europe, the US, the UK, and Canada–governments have moved to create the necessary national OS policy frameworks to guide how institutions should respond to the call. The roadmaps toward the OS vision are being shaped by guiding principles such as Open Access; the adoption of Open Data and FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) data principles and citizenship science; the recognition, support and training of researchers; the participation of communities; the development of infrastructures, policies and regulations; and the need for broader stakeholder engagement, coordination and high-level government support (Boulton et al, 2020 ; Burgelman, 2021 ; Clark, 2021 ; Manco, 2021 ).…”