Open Science –
P inciples and P ac ices
Ca l-Zeiss-S i ung, Mainz, 21.11.2025
P o . D . Heinz Pampel
Humbold -Uni e si ä zu Be lin, Be lin School o Lib a y and In o ma ion Science (IBI)
Eins ein Cen e Digi al Fu u e
Helmhol z Associa ion, Helmhol z Open Science O fice
22 Yea s Ago
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•Be lin Decla a ion on Open Access o Knowledge in he Sciences and
Humani ies, 2003
Be lin Decla a ion on Open Access o Knowledge in he Sciences and Humani ies. (2003).
Be lin Decla a ion on Open Access o Knowledge in he Sciences and Humani ies
.
h ps://openaccess.mpg.de/Be line -E klae ung
F om G ass oo s Mo emen o In e na ional Law
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•In e na ional legal ex adop ed by
193 coun ies in 2021
•B oad defini ion o Open Science
•Iden ifica ion o undamen al
alues and guiding p inciples
•Recommenda ions on ac ion a eas
UNESCO. (2021).
UNESCO Recommenda ion on Open Science
. h ps://unesdoc.unesco.o g/a k:/48223/p 0000379949.locale=en
F om G ass oo s Mo emen o In e na ional Law
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•In e na ional legal ex adop ed by
193 coun ies in 2021
•B oad defini ion o Open Science
•Iden ifica ion o undamen al
alues and guiding p inciples
•Recommenda ions on ac ion a eas
UNESCO. (2021).
UNESCO Recommenda ion on Open Science
. h ps://unesdoc.unesco.o g/a k:/48223/p 0000379949.locale=en
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•In e na ional legal ex adop ed by
193 coun ies in 2021
•B oad defini ion o Open Science
•Iden ifica ion o undamen al
alues and guiding p inciples
•Recommenda ions on ac ion a eas
F om G ass oo s Mo emen o In e na ional Law
UNESCO. (2021).
UNESCO Recommenda ion on Open Science
. h ps://unesdoc.unesco.o g/a k:/48223/p 0000379949.locale=en
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•Open scien ific knowledge
F om G ass oo s Mo emen o In e na ional Law
UNESCO. (2021).
UNESCO Recommenda ion on Open Science
.
h ps://unesdoc.unesco.o g/a k:/48223/p 0000379949.locale=en
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•Open science in as uc u es
F om G ass oo s Mo emen o In e na ional Law
UNESCO. (2021).
UNESCO Recommenda ion on Open Science
.
h ps://unesdoc.unesco.o g/a k:/48223/p 0000379949.locale=en
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•Open engagemen o socie al
ac o s
F om G ass oo s Mo emen o In e na ional Law
UNESCO. (2021).
UNESCO Recommenda ion on Open Science
.
h ps://unesdoc.unesco.o g/a k:/48223/p 0000379949.locale=en
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•Open dialogue wi h o he
knowledge sys ems
UNESCO. (2021).
UNESCO Recommenda ion on Open Science
.
h ps://unesdoc.unesco.o g/a k:/48223/p 0000379949.locale=en
F om G ass oo s Mo emen o In e na ional Law
Funde Policies: Example Ho izon Eu ope
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•Open Access o Publica ions
•Manda o y deposi o an elec onic copy in a us ed eposi o y
•Immedia e open access (CC BY; o monog aphs also CC BY-NC/ND)
•Disclosu e o in o ma ion on ools and ou pu s needed o alida ion
•Me ada a mus be open unde CC0 and ollow FAIR p inciples
•Only ees o ully open access jou nals a e eligible
•Resea ch Da a Managemen
•C ea e and upda e a Da a Managemen Plan (DMP)
•Deposi da a in a us ed eposi o y (EOSC-complian i equi ed)
•P o ide open access o da a (CC BY/CC0), unless legi ima e cons ain s apply
•P o ide in o ma ion needed o da a euse and alida ion
•Me ada a mus be open unde CC0
Eu opean Commission. (2025).
EU G an s: AGA - Anno a ed G an Ag eemen
. h ps://ec.eu opa.eu/in o/ unding- ende s/oppo uni ies/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/aga_en.pd
Open Access
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•Zugangsmodelle (A ikel-Ebene)
Open Access Moni o
. (n.d.). Re ie ed No embe 15, 2025, om h ps://open-access-moni o .de/
•Geschä smodelle (Jou nal-Ebene)
Open Access
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•DEAL as a s uc u e-shaping collabo a i e ini ia i e
•T ans o ma ion e ec o he so-called ans o ma i e
ag eemen s (e.g., DEAL) is low
•P icing based on publica ion olume poses challenges o
publica ion-in ensi e ins i u ions
•Cos inc eases a he le el o a icle p ocessing cha ges
(APCs)
•APCs as a po en ial ba ie o publishing
•Publica ion and cos moni o ing p esen s challenges o
ins i u ions
•Monopoliza ion in he publishing sec o
•Diamond is inc easingly discussed as a po en ial solu ion
•Scalabili y and sus ainabili y as challenges Ancion, Z., Bo ell-Damián, L., Mounie , P., Roo yck, J., & Saenen, B. (2022).
Ac ion Plan o Diamond Open Access
.
h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.6282402
Open Resea ch Da a
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•Pa adigm: “as open as possible, as closed as
necessa y”
•Na ional Resea ch Da a In as uc u e (NFDI) and he
Eu opean Open Science Cloud (EOSC) as majo
(in as uc u e) ini ia i es
•Discipline-specific app oaches a e essen ial
•FAIR p inciples as he ounda ion (FAIR ≠ open)
•Cul u al shi needed o ecognize da a managemen as
schola ly wo k
•G owing equi emen s: da a managemen plans, da a
a ailabili y s a emen s
•(New) publica ion o ms: da a jou nals, da a pape s
Bundesminis e ium ü Bildung und Fo schung. (2020).
Ak ionsplan Fo schungsda en
.
h ps://www.bildung- o schung.digi al/digi alezukun /sha eddocs/Downloads/files/163_20_ ak enbla _ak ionsplan_3_final.pd
Open Resea ch Da a
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To be Findable To be Accessible To be In e ope able To be Reusable
F1. (me a)da a a e assigneda
globally unique and pe sis en
iden ifie
A1. (me a)da a a e e ie able by hei
iden ifie using a s anda dized
communica ions p o ocol
I1. (me a)da a use a o mal, accessible,
sha ed, and b oadly applicable language
o knowledge ep esen a ion
R1. me a(da a) a e ichly desc ibed wi h
a plu ali y o accu a e and ele an
a ibu es
F2. da a a e desc ibed wi h ich
me ada a (defined by R1 below)
A1.1 he p o ocol is open, ee, and
uni e sally implemen able
I2. (me a)da a use ocabula ies ha
ollow FAIR p inciples
R1.1. (me a)da a a e eleased wi h a
clea and accessible da a usage license
F3. me ada a clea ly and explici ly
include he iden ifie o he da a i
desc ibes
A1.2 he p o ocol allows o an
au hen ica ion and au ho iza ion
p ocedu e, whe e necessa y
I3. (me a)da a include qualified
e e ences o o he (me a)da a
R1.2. (me a) da a a e associa ed wi h
de ailed p o enance
F4. (me a)da a a e egis e ed o
indexed in a sea chable esou ce
A2. me ada a a e accessible, e en when
he da a a e no longe a ailable
R1.3. (me a)da a mee domain- ele an
communi y s anda ds
•FAIR P inciples
Wilkinson, M. D., Dumon ie , M., Aalbe sbe g, Ij. J., Apple on, G., Ax on, M., Baak, A., Blombe g, N., Boi en, J.-W., da Sil a San os, L. B., Bou ne, P. E., Bouwman, J.,
B ookes, A. J., Cla k, T., C osas, M., Dillo, I., Dumon, O., Edmunds, S., E elo, C. T., Finke s, R., … Mons, B. (2016). The FAIR Guiding P inciples o scien ific da a
managemen and s ewa dship.
Scien ific Da a
,
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Open Resea ch So wa e
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•B oad spec um o so wa e ypes
•Requi emen s o access o esea ch so wa e can be ound in
he DFG Code o Conduc
•Awa eness o good so wa e p ac ices emains necessa y
• e sion con ol, documen a ion, es ing, s anda ds, and
open licenses ensu e so wa e quali y and sus ainabili y
(FAIR4RS)
•Resea ch So wa e Enginee ing (RSE): p o essional
so wa e de elopmen in academia
•Rep oducible so wa e enables he euse o scien ific me hods
•A cul u al shi is needed o ecognize esea ch so wa e as a
schola ly con ibu ion
Chue Hong, N. P., Ka z, D. S., Ba ke , M., Lamp ech , A.-L., Ma inez, C., Psomopoulos, F. E., Ha ow, J., Cas o, L. J., G uenpe e , M., Ma inez, P. A., & Honeyman, T. (2021).
FAIR P inciples o Resea ch
So wa e (FAIR4RS P inciples)
. h ps://doi.o g/10.15497/RDA00068
Deu sche Fo schungsgemeinscha . (2025).
Guidelines o Sa egua ding Good Resea ch P ac ice. Code o Conduc
. h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.14281892
Open Resea ch So wa e
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•B oad spec um o so wa e ypes
•Requi emen s o access o esea ch so wa e can be ound in
he DFG Code o Conduc
•Awa eness o good so wa e p ac ices emains necessa y
• e sion con ol, documen a ion, es ing, s anda ds, and
open licenses ensu e so wa e quali y and sus ainabili y
(FAIR4So wa e)
•Resea ch So wa e Enginee ing (RSE): p o essional
so wa e de elopmen in academia
•Rep oducible so wa e enables he euse o scien ific me hods
•A cul u al shi is needed o ecognize esea ch so wa e as a
schola ly con ibu ion Helmhol z So wa e Di ec o y,
h ps://helmhol z.so wa e/so wa e/ as su e
Implemen ing Open Science
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Nosek, B. (2019).
S a egy o Cul u e Change
. h ps://www.cos.io/blog/s a egy- o -cul u e-change
UNESCO. (2023).
Open science ou look 1: S a us and ends a ound he wo ld
. UNESCO. h ps://doi.o g/10.54677/GIIC6829
Implemen ing Open Science
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Nosek, B. (2019).
S a egy o Cul u e Change
. h ps://www.cos.io/blog/s a egy- o -cul u e-change
UNESCO. (2023).
Open science ou look 1: S a us and ends a ound he wo ld
. UNESCO. h ps://doi.o g/10.54677/GIIC6829
Implemen ing Open Science
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•UNESCO key a eas o ac ion
1. p omo ing a common unde s anding o open science, associa ed benefi s and
challenges, as well as di e se pa hs o open science
2. de eloping an enabling policy en i onmen o open science
3. in es ing in open science in as uc u es and se ices
4. in es ing in human esou ces, aining, educa ion, digi al li e acy and capaci y
building o open science
5. os e ing a cul u e o open science and aligning incen i es o open science
6. p omo ing inno a i e app oaches o open science a di e en s ages o he scien ific
p ocess
7. p omo ing in e na ional and mul i-s akeholde coope a ion in he con ex o open
science and wi h iew o educing digi al, echnological and knowledge gaps
UNESCO. (2021).
UNESCO Recommenda ion on Open Science
. h ps://unesdoc.unesco.o g/a k:/48223/p 0000379949