Open Science offers a range of practices in research workflows including the communication and sharing of research outcomes. Expectations on what Open Science may bring about include: a higher degree of inclusivity and diversity, improved transparency (e.g. of peer review), reproducibility or replication of research findings, improved quality and overall trust in research, and an accelaration of knowledge production and transfer, etc.
However, unintended effects can also emerge - due to old and new incentives and motivations - at the individual level as well as more broadly. Some of these can result from expectations of institutions, research funders and other stakeholders towards research and researchers (e.g. to demonstrate impact). We have also touched on such issues in former sessions (e.g. cost barriers, journal quality and misconduct).
In this session we look forward to discuss with you: Who benefits from Open Science in which ways, and is this what was intended? How can progress or adverse effects be measured and described? What steps could be taken to mitigate certain undesirable effects?