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OPENing UP new methods, indicators and tools for peer review, impact measurement and dissemination of research results

OpenUP addressed key aspects and challenges of the transforming science landscape and proposed a cohesive framework for the review-disseminate-assess phases of the research life cycle that is fit to support and promote Open Science. Its main objectives were 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.

The project followed 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. All interim results were validated via seven pilots involving communities from four research disciplines: life sciences, social sciences, arts & humanities, energy.

Main project outcomes were a scan of the current peer-reviewing landscape and good practice solutions for innovative (open) peer-reviewing; innovative dissemination methods; and a new set of impact indicators. OpenUP produced a set of concrete, practical, validated policy recommendations and guidelines for national and European stakeholders, including EU institutions, for advancing a more open and gender-sensitive science system. The resources provided by OpenUP are available openly on the OpenUP Hub deployed by the project (https://www.openuphub.eu/).

 

Facts:

  • Projektbeginn: June 2016
  • Projektdauer: 30 Monate
  • Budget: ca. 2 Mio. EUR
  • Förderung: H2020

 

Webpage: https://www.openuphub.eu/