According to the European Commission, Open Science is an approach to the scientific process based on transparency, collaboration, and the dissemination of knowledge. It involves adopting practices and tools that facilitate the creation and sharing of scientific information, promoting greater accessibility and reuse of research results.
Open Science, as defined by the European Commission, includes:
- Open Access
This principle refers to free and open access to scientific publications and articles. Its aim is for research work to be available to everyone, without subscriptions or financial barriers, thereby enhancing the dissemination of knowledge. -
Open Educational Resources
This includes the free and open provision of teaching material, courses, books, and learning tools. It strengthens lifelong learning and offers equal educational opportunities worldwide. -
Open Data
This refers to the availability and free access to primary and processed research data. Data sharing allows other researchers to reproduce and verify the results. -
Open Source
This principle concerns the use and sharing of software and tools with open-source code. It enhances collaboration, reuse, and improvement of tools within the scientific community. -
Open Peer Review
The process of evaluating scientific work is conducted with transparency, as reviewers’ comments and critiques are made public. This strengthens accountability and fairness in evaluation. -
Open Methodology
This refers to transparency in the methodology and experimental protocols used in research. In this way, the replication of experiments and verification of results is facilitated.