Open Science at CSUSB

What is Open Science?

Open Science is the movement to make all aspects scientific research—from the research process to the outputs—openly accessible to everyone, making the scientific process more transparent, equitable and inclusive.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) defines Open Science as the principle and practice of making research products and processes available to all, while respecting diverse cultures, maintaining security and privacy, and fostering collaborations, reproducibility, and equity.  Many U.S. Federal Agencies have Public Access Policies that require the sharing of research articles and the underlying data for taxpayer funded research. 

• Transparency:

  It emphasizes making the research process itself more transparent, including study designs, data collection methods, and analysis plans. 
• Reproducibility:

  Open science aims to increase the reproducibility of research findings by making data and methods available for others to verify and build upon. 
• Collaboration:

  Open science fosters collaboration among researchers, both within and outside of traditional institutions, as well as with the public. 
• Equity:

  Open science seeks to ensure that all researchers, regardless of their background or resources, have access to the benefits of open science practices. 
• Government Initiatives:

  The US government, through agencies like the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), has been actively promoting open science through policy changes, funding opportunities, and initiatives like the "Year of Open Science". 

UNESCO describes the four areas of Open Science as:

• Open scientific knowledge -  open access to scientific publications,  research  data,  metadata,  open  educational  resources,  software  and  source  code

• Open science infrastructures - access to physical and digital research infrastructures including scientific equipment and academic literature

• Open engagement of societal actors -  extended collaboration between scientists and members of the public to make the scientific process more accessible to the broader public 

• Open dialogue with other knowledge systems - recognizing and including the knowledge a diversity of knowledge producers, specifically traditionally marginalized scholars

Attributed to: Understanding open science". unesdoc.unesco.org. UNESCO.org. 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023