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The time is now! Vertical interoperability between research tools: an essential enabler for the FAIRification of data

Original Research

The time is now! Vertical interoperability between research tools: an essential enabler for the FAIRification of data

, and Rory Macneil , and Vaida Plankytė

February 4, 2025

Criteria for Bibliographic Databases in a Well-Functioning Scholarly Communication and Research Assessment Ecosystem

Thought Pieces

Criteria for Bibliographic Databases in a Well-Functioning Scholarly Communication and Research Assessment Ecosystem

, and Ginny Barbour , and Caitlin Carter , and Jonny Coates - ASAPBio , and Kelly D. Cobey , and Katherine S. Corker , and Elizabeth Gadd , and Bianca Kramer , and Rebecca Lawrence , and Eva Méndez , and Cameron Neylon , and Janne Pölönen , and Bodo Stern , and Ludo Waltman

January 14, 2025

Eight hands comes together placed one on top of another as a sign of togetherness

Thought Pieces

Science is Under Siege: The Open Science Community Must Act and Lead by Example

Worldwide, science is under attack by anti-scientific movements. The new US administration has thrown the entire academy into chaos, threatening global health. This article is a call for the open science community to practice what it preaches and lead by example in defending science.

, and Mayank Chugh , and Jonny Coates

February 12, 2025

Latest

News

Cultivating Openness: From Community Resources to Institutional Acceptance

, and Chris Hartgerink , and Lena Karvovskaya , and Esther Plomp , and Dorien Huijser

November 19, 2024

Cultivating Openness: From Community Resources to Institutional Acceptance

News

FAIR principle for Research Software (FAIR4RS) 2-year review

, and Daniel S. Katz

November 14, 2024

FAIR principle for Research Software (FAIR4RS) 2-year review

Meetings

Language co-option in the open space

, and Danny Kingsley

September 3, 2024

Language co-option in the open space

Thought Pieces

Drinking from the Firehose? Write More and Publish Less

, and Christopher Steven Marcum

August 27, 2024

Meetings

Advancing data sharing and reuse: Barriers, solutions, and recommendations from a data workshop

, and Iratxe Puebla

August 21, 2024

Advancing data sharing and reuse: Barriers, solutions, and recommendations from a data workshop

Meetings

High-Quality Metadata: A Collective Responsibility and Opportunity

, and Adam Buttrick

August 13, 2024

High-Quality Metadata: A Collective Responsibility and Opportunity

News

Cultivating Openness: From Community Resources to Institutional Acceptance

News

Cultivating Openness: From Community Resources to Institutional Acceptance

, and Chris Hartgerink , and Lena Karvovskaya , and Esther Plomp , and Dorien Huijser

November 19, 2024

FAIR principle for Research Software (FAIR4RS) 2-year review

News

FAIR principle for Research Software (FAIR4RS) 2-year review

, and Daniel S. Katz

November 14, 2024

Advancing Metadata Quality: An Open Call to Collaborate

News

Advancing Metadata Quality: An Open Call to Collaborate

, and Adam Buttrick

October 8, 2024

News

Overview: US Policy on Open Access and Open Data

, and Lorena A Barba

September 10, 2024

Interviews

Open Publishing Fest Lifetime Achievement Award: Interview with Lars Bjørnshauge

Interviews

Open Publishing Fest Lifetime Achievement Award: Interview with Lars Bjørnshauge

, and Joanna Ball

April 23, 2024

Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) version 1.1: Reflections from adopters

Interviews

Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) version 1.1: Reflections from adopters

, and Ginny Hendricks

November 7, 2023

eLife Reviewed Preprints: Interview with Fiona Hutton

Interviews

eLife Reviewed Preprints: Interview with Fiona Hutton

, and Fiona Hutton , and Martin Fenner

November 15, 2022

The sustainability argument for open science? In conversation with the authors.

Interviews

The sustainability argument for open science? In conversation with the authors.

, and Gisela Govaart , and Simon M. Hofmannn , and Chris Hartgerink

August 16, 2022

Open Tabs

Patricio Pantaleo is Keeping Tabs on Open Research

Open Tabs

Patricio Pantaleo is Keeping Tabs on Open Research

, and Patricio Pantaleo

April 25, 2023

Bruce Caron is Keeping Tabs on AI

Open Tabs

Bruce Caron is Keeping Tabs on AI

, and Bruce Caron

March 21, 2023

Gimena del Rio Riande is Keeping Tabs on Open Research

Open Tabs

Gimena del Rio Riande is Keeping Tabs on Open Research

, and Gimena del Rio

September 6, 2022

Bianca Kramer is Keeping Tabs on Open Research

Open Tabs

Bianca Kramer is Keeping Tabs on Open Research

, and Bianca Kramer

July 19, 2022

Original Research

The time is now! Vertical interoperability between research tools: an essential enabler for the FAIRification of data

Original Research

The time is now! Vertical interoperability between research tools: an essential enabler for the FAIRification of data

, and Rory Macneil , and Vaida Plankytė

February 4, 2025

Defining the roles of research software (Version 2)

Original Research

Defining the roles of research software (Version 2)

, and Rob van Nieuwpoort , and Daniel S. Katz

July 16, 2024

Desirable Characteristics of Persistent Identifiers

Original Research

Desirable Characteristics of Persistent Identifiers

, and John Chodacki , and Todd Carpenter

March 19, 2024

Original Research

INFORMATE: When Are the Data?

, and Ted Habermann , and Jamaica Jones , and Howard Ratner , and Tara Packer

February 13, 2024

Thought Pieces

Eight hands comes together placed one on top of another as a sign of togetherness

Thought Pieces

Science is Under Siege: The Open Science Community Must Act and Lead by Example

, and Mayank Chugh , and Jonny Coates

February 12, 2025

Criteria for Bibliographic Databases in a Well-Functioning Scholarly Communication and Research Assessment Ecosystem

Thought Pieces

Criteria for Bibliographic Databases in a Well-Functioning Scholarly Communication and Research Assessment Ecosystem

, and Ginny Barbour , and Caitlin Carter , and Jonny Coates - ASAPBio , and Kelly D. Cobey , and Katherine S. Corker , and Elizabeth Gadd , and Bianca Kramer , and Rebecca Lawrence , and Eva Méndez , and Cameron Neylon , and Janne Pölönen , and Bodo Stern , and Ludo Waltman

January 14, 2025

Cultivating Openness: From Community Resources to Institutional Acceptance

News

Cultivating Openness: From Community Resources to Institutional Acceptance

, and Chris Hartgerink , and Lena Karvovskaya , and Esther Plomp , and Dorien Huijser

November 19, 2024

The language of advocacy and risk

Thought Pieces

The language of advocacy and risk

, and Lauren Collister , and Melissa Cantrell

October 1, 2024