Junior Scientist Day
Birgit Schmidt / Astrid Orth
Göttingen State and University Library
7 June 2016, Göttingen
Outline of the day
10:00  10:30 Welcome & Introduction
10:30  11:30 Topic 1: Becoming an author – Elke Brehm
11:30  12:15 Lunch break
12:15  13:15 Topic 2: Shaping the scientific output, peer 
review and impact metrics – Sven Bradler
13:15  13:30 Coffee break
13:30  14:30 Topic 3: 
Organizing your digital workplace: The management 
and handling of research data – Jens Dierkes, Jessika 
Rücknagel
Publishing research data & measuring impact – Stefanie 
van de Sandt
14:30  15:00 Summary & Farewell 
WHAT IS OPEN SCIENCE?
Some definitions and clarifications
Image CC-BY-NC-SA by Tom Magllery 
www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/13442910354
What is open science?
“science carried out and communicated in a 
manner which allows others to contribute, 
collaborate and add to the research effort, 
with all kinds of data, results and protocols 
made freely available at different stages of 
the research process”
Research Information Network, Open Science case studies
www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/data-management-and-curation/
open-science-case-studies 
Openness at every stage
Design
Experiment
AnalysisPublication
Release
Open science image CC BY-SA 3.0 by Greg Emmerich 
www.flickr.com/photos/gemmerich/6365692655 
Change the 
typical lifecycle
Publish earlier 
and release 
more
Papers + Data 
+ Methods + 
Code…
Support 
reproducibility
More than open access 
publishing
CC-BY Andreas Neuhold https
://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Science_-_Prinzipien.png 
Why open access?
Open Access Explained!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5rVH1KGBCY
Defining open access 
Open Access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, 
and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. (Peter 
Suber)
Budapest Open Access Initiative (February 2002): 
By 'open access’ … we mean its free availability …, permitting any users to:
read
download 
copy
distribute
print
 search
link 
crawl them for indexing
pass them as data to software
use for any other lawful purpose
without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from 
gaining access to the internet itself
only constraint: to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the 
right to be properly acknowledged and cited
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Routes to open access
Two routes to make sure anyone can access your 
papers:
• Gold route: publishing in an open access outlet (e.g. 
journal, book), may involve a publication fee
• Green route: self-archiving open access copy in 
repository, may involve restrictions (embargo period, 
version, etc.)
Find out what your publisher allows on 
SHERPA/RoMEO, www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo
WHY PRACTICE OPEN SCIENCE?
Benefits and drivers
Image CC-BY-NC-SA by wonderwebby 
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It’s part of good research 
practice
Some benefits of openness
• You can access relevant literature – not behind 
pay walls
• Ensures research is transparent and reproducible
• Increased visibility, usage and impact of your 
work
• Help increase the efficiency of research
• New collaborations and research partnerships
Thanks – any questions
FOSTER materials on Open Science 
www.fosteropenscience.eu 
Slides adapted from: 
Sarah Jones, Digital Curation Centre
Follow us on Twitter:
@fosterscience
#fosteropenscience
Routes to open access 
publication
Immediate open 
access (via 
publisher)
Pay Article Processing 
Charge (APC) - if required
GOLD OA ROUTE
IF OPTION EXISTS
e.g.  a ‘hybrid’ journal  
(a subscription-based journal 
that has a paid open access 
option) Immediate open access (via 
publisher)
Pay Article 
Processing Charge 
(APC)
Self-archive in a 
repository, based 
on publisher policy.
Immediate or delayed 
open access, 
depending on 
publisher’s policy.
Search for a repository
http://opendoar.org
GREEN OA ROUTE
Publish in a  
subscription-
based journal 
Publish in an 
open access 
journal Researcher 
decides where 
to publish
Check SHERPA RoMEO to 
see what OA and self-
archiving options are 
available
www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo