Open AccessData Access for the Social Sciences in Austria. Open Data, Closed Data, Research Infrastructures and Re-Use
Author(s) -
Matthias Reiter-Pázmándy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
österreichische zeitschrift für politikwissenschaft/özp. österreichische zeitschrift für politikwissenschaft
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2313-5433
pISSN - 1615-5548
DOI - 10.15203/ozp.3737.vol50iss1
Subject(s) - open data , data sharing , open science , data access , research data , data science , computer science , open research , world wide web , data curation , database , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , astronomy
Open science and open access to research data are important aspects of research policy in Austria. In the last years, the social sciences have seen the building of research infrastructures that generate data and archives that store data. Data standards have been established, several working groups exist and a number of activities aim to further develop various aspects of open science, open data and access to data. However, some barriers and challenges still exist in the practice of sharing research data. One aspect that should be emphasised and incentivised is the re-use of research data.