Academic research is evolving, with openness and inclusivity reshaping how knowledge is shared and accessed. New open-access bibliographic search engines, such as OpenAIRE, The Lens and OpenAlex, are changing the way researchers discover academic resources. Each has unique strengths, making it worthwhile to explore which one fits your needs. In…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
Like society, science is under the spell of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of 2019 the virus was still unknown ground, however since the beginning of 2020 research on the behaviour of the virus, treatment for COVID-19 and the development of a vaccine has increased enormously. We observe a…
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…
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…