The Impact of COVID-19 on the Debate on Open Science

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dc.bibliographicCitation.issue1
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume11
dc.contributor.authorBenson Marshall, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorPinfield, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorAbbott, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorCox, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorAlperin, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorBarata, Germana Fernandes
dc.contributor.authorChtena, Natascha
dc.contributor.authorDorsch, Isabelle
dc.contributor.authorFleerackers, Alice
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Monique
dc.contributor.authorPeters, Isabella
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-17T12:18:16Z
dc.date.available2025-03-17T12:18:16Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.updated2025-01-28T06:02:32Z
dc.description.abstractThis study is an analysis of the international debate on open science that took place during the pandemic. It addresses the question, how did the COVID-19 pandemic impact the debate on open science? The study takes the form of a qualitative analysis of a large corpus of key articles, editorials, blogs and thought pieces about the impact of COVID on open science, published during the pandemic in English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. The findings show that many authors believed that it was clear that the experience of the pandemic had illustrated or strengthened the case for open science, with language such as a “stress test”, “catalyst”, “revolution” or “tipping point” frequently used. It was commonly believed that open science had played a positive role in the response to the pandemic, creating a clear ‘line of sight’ between open science and societal benefits. Whilst the arguments about open science deployed in the debate were not substantially new, the focuses of debate changed in some key respects. There was much less attention given to business models for open access and critical perspectives on open science, but open data sharing, preprinting, information quality and misinformation became most prominent in debates. There were also moves to reframe open science conceptually, particularly in connecting science with society and addressing broader questions of equity.
dc.identifier.doi10.1057/s41599-024-03804-w
dc.identifier.urihttp://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?fidaac-11858/3451
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.journalHumanities and Social Sciences Communications
dc.rightsL::CC BY 4.0
dc.subject.ddcddc:370
dc.subject.ddcddc:070
dc.subject.fieldmediastudies
dc.subject.fieldscienceresearch
dc.titleThe Impact of COVID-19 on the Debate on Open Science
dc.title.alternativeA Qualitative Analysis of Published Materials from the Period of the Pandemic
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dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
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