OpenUP - OPENing UP new methods, indicators and tools for peer review, impact measurement and dissemination of research results (DIT.AD005.029)
Thematic area
Engineering, ICT and technologies for energy and transportation
Project area
e-Infrastructure (DIT.AD005)Structure responsible for the research project
Institute of information science and technologies "Alessandro Faedo" (ISTI)
Other structures collaborating in the research project
Project manager
DONATELLA CASTELLI
Phone number: +39 050 621 2902
Email: donatella.castelli@isti.cnr.it
Abstract
Open Access and Open Scholarship have revolutionized the way scholarly artefacts are evaluated and published, while the introduction of new technologies and media in scientific workflows has changed the "how and to whom" science is communicated, and how stakeholders interact with the scientific community. OpenUP addresses key aspects and challenges of the currently transforming science landscape and aspires to come up with a cohesive framework for the reviewdisseminateassess phases of the research life cycle that is fit to support and promote Open Science.
Goals
Main objectives are to a) identify and determine ground-breaking mechanisms, processes and tools for peer-review for all types of research results (publications, data, software), b) explore, identify and classify innovative dissemination mechanisms with an outreach aim towards businesses and industry, education, and society as a whole, and c) analyse a set of novel indicators that assess the impact of research results and correlate them of channels of dissemination. It will do so by following a user-centred, evidence-based approach, engaging all stakeholders (researchers, publishers, funders, institutions, industry, public) in an open dialogue through a series of workshops, conferences and training, and validating all interim results via a set of seven pilots involving communities from four research disciplines: life sciences, social sciences, arts & humanities, energy. It will finally produce a set of concrete, practical, validated policy recommendations & guidelines for national and European stakeholders, including EU institutions, a valuable tool in advancing a more open and gender-sensitive science system.
Start date of activity
01/06/2016
Keywords
e-Infrastructures, Peer Review Framework
Last update: 18/04/2024