Science produced on the open web

The current academic publishing system faces critical challenges, including restricted access, high costs, lack of transparency in peer review processes, and reliance on closed, proprietary, and outdated technologies.

On the one hand, akin to the large internet platforms, multinational monopolistic publishing corporations use surveillance technologies to exploit researchers’ user data. On the other hand, the huge sums these corporations are extracting from scholarly institutions for the privilege of publishing and/or accessing knowledge means that researchers experience a dearth of resources and infrastructure for collecting, archiving and making digital research data accessible.

This perpetuates a system where knowledge is inaccessible, hindering scientific progress, collaboration and dissemination.

The Open Science Network tackles these challenges by providing a decentralised, open-source digital space dedicated to scientific collaboration, knowledge dissemination, peer-review and production.

Proposed features

  • Sign in with ORCID
  • Automatically import and discover publications from user profile or through search
  • Collaboratively draft, review & publish papers
  • Create & Join federated Groups and Topics
  • Labelling misleading content

Community driven

We're committed to designing and developing open science tools through continuous iteration alongside the involved communities. We have identified four initial focal topics to focus on as pilot programs, exploring various domains of open science — production, sharing, discussion, and peer review.

Participants in each pilot will ensure the digital space meets their specific needs and priorities. Are you interested in participating in one of the pilots? Please contact us at team@openscience.network

Network

Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
@kfitz

Project director, Knowledge Commons. Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Arts & Letters, Michigan State University.

Konrad Hinsen
Konrad Hinsen
@khinsen

Researcher at CNRS. Computational science, in particular computational biophysics. Metascience, in particular the evolution of science in the digital era.

manisha
manisha
@manisha
Lambert Heller
Lambert Heller
@Lambo

Librarian

Nicolas Fressengeas
Nicolas Fressengeas
@fresseng

🇬🇧 Lorraine university vice president in charge of the digital, data and open science policies.

🇬🇧 Open science officer in charge of international affairs for the French ministry of higher education and research.

🇫🇷 Vice-Président de l'Université de Lorraine chargé du numérique, des données et de la science ouverte.

🇫🇷 Chargé de mission Science Ouverte, volet international, auprès du Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche.

DMosler
DMosler
@Darundir

Biomechanisc and data scientist. Love martial arts, technology and science.

Felix Schönbrodt
Felix Schönbrodt
@nicebread

Prof. at Psychology Department (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), LMU Open Science Center, Statistics/Methods, R.

Ulrike Hahn
Ulrike Hahn
@UlrikeHahn
Jorge Saturno
Jorge Saturno
@saturno

Aerosol and air quality scientist. Open Knowledge advocate.

ivan
ivan
@ivan

bonfire developer

Björn Brembs
Björn Brembs
@brembs
Dr. rer. nat., Dept. Genetics and Neurobiology, Universität Würzburg, 2000
PostDoc, Dept. Neurobiology & Anatomy, University of Texas, Houston Health Science Center, 2000-2003
Independent Researcher, Institute of Biology - Neurobiology, Freie Universität Berlin, 2003-2009
Habilitation in Zoology, Freie Universität Berlin, 2009
Heisenberg Fellow of the DFG, Institute of Biology - Neurobiology, Freie Universität Berlin, 2009-2012
Adjunct professor, Department of Genetics, Universität Leipzig, Apr-Sep. 2012
Professor of Neurogenetics, Institute of Zoology, Universität Regensburg, 2012-present
Mayel
Mayel
@mayel
Open Science Network
Open Science Network
@admin

Account run by the team @bonfire@indieweb.social who is facilitating the design and development of the Open Science Network. More about the project: https://openscience.network/about

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