A closer look at preregistration

9 October 2022 | Category: Open Access, Open Science

This blog has been written by Sabine Vreeburg and Chantal Hukkelhoven Preregistration is an Open Science practice. In this Open Science Blogpost we’ll explain what preregistration is, why you would preregister your research, and how you can get started. What is preregistration? When you preregister your research, you submit your…

Open Peer Review

25 August 2022 | Category: Open Access, Open Science

This blog has been written by Dr. ir. Sabine Vreeburg   Introduction What is open peer review? What are the advantages and disadvantages and how can you put it into practice? Read on to find out more about open peer review, an emerging Open Science practice that is gaining momentum.  …

Launch Open Science Community Wageningen – event on 13 May 2022

In 2022, the Open Science Community-Wageningen (OCS-W) was created. OCS-W is a learning community where anyone associated with WUR or NIOO-KNAW can learn and talk about open science practices. The creation of the OSC-W will be celebrated with a launch event, packed with interesting talks and discussions. This event will…

Open Access publishing versus Quality

25 February 2021 | Category: Open Access, Open Science, Publication strategy

Anna Besse-Lototskaya¹ and Marcel Zwietering² ¹ Programme leader WUR Open Science & Education, WUR Library, anna.besse@wur.nl ² Chair of Food Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research (WUR), marcel.zwietering@wur.nl ‘I want to be read’, the famous Dutch writer Multatuli (1820-1887) said. The most important outcome of  Open Access publishing is that more…

A researchers’ thoughts on Open Access publishing: interview with Mark Ryan

23 February 2021 | Category: Open Access, Open Science

To explore WUR researcher’s attitude towards Open Access (OA) publishing, I interviewed Mark Ryan, a Digital Ethics Researcher at Wageningen Economic Research, focusing on areas or robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and digital developments and responsible innovation. Question: Why did you choose to publish your research Open Access (OA) and what are…

The WUR Journal Browser – the tool for Open Access publishing

22 February 2021 | Category: Open Access, Open Science, Publication strategy

Open Access publishing is becoming the standard in academics. Open Access publishing increases the accessibility, affordability and transparency of your research, and accordingly your scientific and societal impact. Furthermore, the Dutch Government, Wageningen University & Research and many major research funders often require you to make your scientific work publicly…

Towards FAIR @ WUR

WUR Library is a gateway to open access research information and is located in the Forum building
18 January 2020 | Category: Data management, FAIR data, Open Science

Within Wageningen University & Research FAIR is the main underlying value of the data policy. FAIR is a suitable and pleasant acronym, which stands for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-Usable. I can easily argue that everyone wants to be fair. WUR Rector prof. Arthur Mol declared in an opening speech…

International Peer Review Week 2019

13 September 2019 | Category: Open Science, Publons

Experiences of WUR researchers and Global Peer Review State This blog contains outdated information. Publons no longer exists as a separate platform, the peer review profiles have been placed on the Web of Science Platform. International Peer Review Week  Next week is international Peer Review Week! This week celebrates the…