Course: Openness in Science and Innovation

Discussing the cycle of a conventional research process, I first want you to understand that the classical publication can be considered as a sort of coupling point between two such …

To ensure findability of any content on the internet, structured and machine-readable information describing the work is necessary. This information (often also referred to as “data about data”) is called …

A central aspect of the open access concept is the re-use of published works. Open content licences are often used for a transparent label of the re-use and editing options …

What are repositories? Publishing a work that has formerly been published in a closed-access journal, an anthology, or even as a monograph by a publisher is often referred to as …

Benefits of publishing in repositories are in particular: As a rule, authors transfer only simple usage rights to repositories when publishing, which still enables the dissemination of their work on …

As previously mentioned, versions of your work are differentiated within the open access discussion. The version you submitted within the publication process to a journal is the version you created …

We have talked for 20 years about the importance of modernising the academic publishing system to make research more efficient and fair. Still, there are a lot of misconceptions and …

The legal framework around open access or open science in general, is complex. The most notable law regarding publishing for Germany is the German Copyright Act (Bundesamt für Justiz 2022), …

Earlier I talked about the current scholarly publishing system and the problem of paying for access to literature. Now we take a closer look at how open access contributes to …

In this chapter we will learn about the goals and measures of the European Union to support the ideas of Open Science. We also learn how these goals are implemented …

Drastically rising subscription prices led to a poorer supply of scientific literature in the 1990s, as many institutions could no longer afford their previous subscriptions. This so-called serials crisis made …

As mentioned, the term open access can apply to all kinds of scholarly information, however, this chapter will focus on text publications, which includes journal articles, monographs or contributions to …

Please, watch the video where Prof. von Grünberg presents himself and read the learning outcomes for this week. Learning Outcomes At the end of the week you will: understand why …

Okay, after hearing these problems, how can open access help to deal with these challenges? I talked a lot about money. The idea behind open access is that access to …

Disseminating and discussing scholarly results are essential components of the research process. The foundation of this discourse is publications. And this is the reason why all forms of publications are …