Open Research
Open research embodies good research practices by opening up participation in, and access to, the research lifecycle. It covers a wide range of practices and principles related to how research is carried out and enables research to take advantage of technical advances (UK Research and Innovation).
By improving access to research outputs according to best practices that enable research to be findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR), researchers have more opportunity to:
- engage, replicate and accelerate knowledge discoveries.
- benefit society and the economy.
Key principles include:
- outputs from publicly-funded research should be freely accessible as soon as possible under conditions that maximise reuse to amplify social, economic and research benefits
- open access to publications and research data stimulates high-quality research by being transparent, opening research to scrutiny and by evidencing research findings
- sharing of research outputs must conform to all relevant ethical and legal obligations and conform with the principle of being as open as possible and as closed as necessary
- open research means acting in a manner which considers public value for money and transparency.
