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Turner https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7794-0218

Beamer https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6887-6568

Bosman https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-2727

Brembs https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7824-7650

Chung https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6798-8867

Clement https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5494-4806

Crick https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5196-9389

Dugan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8525-6221

Dunning https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8344-4883

Eccles https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4634-4995

Enkhbayar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3934-026X

Graziotin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9107-7681

Harding https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1134-391X

Havemann https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6157-1494

Katz https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5934-7525

Khanal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4765-4832

Norgaard Kjaer https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9183-9861

Koder https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6152-7365

Macklin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9925-0151

Madan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3228-6501

Masuzzo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3699-1195

Matthias https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2612-2132

Mayer https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1184-595X

Nichols https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0321-7267

Papadopoulou https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0893-8509

Pasquier https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6876-1306

Ross-Hellauer https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4470-7027

Schulte-Mecklenbeck https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0406-8809

Steiner https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3158-3136

Szczesny https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8442-0157

Turner https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6098-6313

Date of this Version

1-31-2019

Document Type

Article

Citation

Foundations for Open Scholarship Strategy Development, Version 2.1 (January 31, 2019)

Version 1.0 – October 16, 2017 - Started document. Version 1.1 – June 06, 2018 - Created website. Version 1.2 – July 30, 2018 - Completed and published first draft Version 2.1 – Completed revised second draft (January 31, 2019)

Also available at https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/b4v8p/ and https://doi.org/10.31222/osf.io/b4v8p

MetaArXiv preprint doi: 10.31222/osf.io/b4v8p

Supplemental materials are available at https://osf.io/wbfru/

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Copyright 2019, the authors. Open access material

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Abstract

This document aims to agree on a broad, international strategy for the implementation of open scholarship that meets the needs of different national and regional communities but works globally.

Scholarly research can be idealised as an inspirational process for advancing our collective knowledge to the benefit of all humankind. However, current research practices often struggle with a range of tensions, in part due to the fact that this collective (or “commons”) ideal conflicts with the competitive system in which most scholars work, and in part because much of the infrastructure of the scholarly world is becoming largely digital. What is broadly termed as Open Scholarship is an attempt to realign modern research practices with this ideal. We do not propose a definition of Open Scholarship, but recognise that it is a holistic term that encompasses many disciplines, practices, and principles, sometimes also referred to as Open Science or Open Research. We choose the term Open Scholarship to be more inclusive of these other terms. When we refer to science in this document, we do so historically and use it as shorthand for more general scholarship.

The purpose of this document is to provide a concise analysis of where the global Open Scholarship movement currently stands: what the common threads and strengths are, where the greatest opportunities and challenges lie, and how we can more effectively work together as a global community to recognise and address the top strategic priorities. This document was inspired by the Foundations for OER Strategy Development and work in the FORCE11 Scholarly Commons Working Group, and developed by an open contribution working group. Our hope is that this document will serve as a foundational resource for continuing discussions and initiatives about implementing effective strategies to help streamline the integration of Open Scholarship practices into a modern, digital research culture. Through this, we hope to extend the reach and impact of Open Scholarship into a global context, making sure that it is truly open for all. We also hope that this document will evolve as the conversations around Open Scholarship progress, and help to provide useful insight for both global co-ordination and local action. We believe this is a step forward in making Open Scholarship the norm.

Ultimately, we expect the impact of widespread adoption of Open Scholarship to be diverse. We expect novel research practices to accelerate the pace of innovation, and therefore stimulate critical industries around the world. We could also expect to see an increase in public trust of science and scholarship, as transparency becomes more normative. As such, we expect interest in Open Scholarship to increase at multiple levels, due to its inherent influence on society and global economics.

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