OSI conducted global surveys of researchers in 2022, and used the findings from these surveys to inform open solutions policy development work. See the full report for details.Read More
What do researchers around the world think about open access and open data policies? What kinds of open policies do they really want and need?Read More
What do researchers around the world think about open access and open data policies? What kinds of open policies do they really want and need?Read More
PDF (full) The need for knowledge sharing has never been clearer and more urgent than today. From climate change to food security, HIV to COVID-19, humanity needs global solutions to global challenges. The vast international community of stakeholders involved in the creation and sharing of knowledge has been responding to this need for many years—researchers,...Read More
PDF (full) Many organizations are committed to improving the future of open science, and many ideas and policies have been put in place to try to achieve this goal. Yet no single agency is leading the coordination of these efforts; there are a dizzying array of ideas about what “open science” even means and how...Read More
Plan S is an ambitious, EU-based effort attempting to accelerate the global transition to open access. While this plan isn’t the only one trying to improve open, or the first, it has generated much interest and discussion. Some in OSI support Plan S as written. Others support it with minor changes. Still others support the...Read More