Open AccessOpening doors to discovery: Partnerships are key to advancing open science
Author(s) -
Frank Vrancken Peeters
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
information services and use
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1875-8789
pISSN - 0167-5265
DOI - 10.3233/isu-210105
Subject(s) - general partnership , publishing , doors , work (physics) , scholarly communication , key (lock) , open science , public relations , process (computing) , focus (optics) , political science , engineering ethics , sociology , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , computer security , optics , astronomy , law , operating system
The evolution of scholarly communications has accelerated in recent years, and 2020 for obvious reasons put even more pressure on the sector to evolve and adapt. By opening up access to research publications, by simplifying or customising the digital experience, or by improving the speed of publishing – the focus is firmly placed on the need for publishers to work more in partnership with each other, with institutions, funders, and new players in the market to develop solutions that meet the evolving needs of researchers and the wider community. Partnerships between different actors in the research process address challenges in practice and help advance open science, publishing, and the research system as a whole.