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What significance can open science have for you?

Openness is the essence of science. However, open science means, more specifically, science and research that is openly available to everyone.

Openness supports science's fundamental aspiration for transparency and accountability. Often we talk more broadly about responsible science instead of just open science.

What significance can open science have for you?

• Not all articles are available through the library, and you may come across interesting sources that you won't be able to read - but the more transparency, the less you will encounter such paywalls.
• Once you graduate, you will no longer have access to databases and scientific articles unless they are openly published.
• Open science brings more visibility and citations to your own publications!

Think about it also from a societal and global perspective.

• When science is openly available, more people will be able to make use of scientific knowledge
• Universities in the poorest countries may not be able to afford many paid databases (Source: )

Transparency includes

• publishing articles and books openly
• publishing research data openly, as far as possible
• open educational resources and open education

The Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ is a pioneer in open science.

• Open Science website

How can open access publications and theses be used?

Even open access publications usually have copyrights, so it is worth practicing referencing during your studies. In other words, openness does not mean that the material can be used in any way. Therefore, it is always worth starting from the viewpoint that someone has made the material, and the copyrights must be respected by telling whose material you have used.

Sometimes open materials are licenced to explain how they can be used. , i.e. CC licences, are most often used, and can often be seen in publications, educational resources and research materials. Therefore, if the open material has a CC license, you can easily check how the material can be used:

• CC BY: the material must be referenced
• CC NC: the material may not be used commercially
• CC ND: no changes may be made to the material
• CC SA: if you use the material as part of your own material, your own material must also be licensed under the same CC license
• CC0: the copyright has exceptionally been waived, i.e. the material can be used freely.

CC licenses are often used in various combinations, e.g. The CC BY-NC license means that the material must be referenced and not used commercially.

At JYU, theses also have a CC license, so if you open your own thesis,

If a publication does not have a license, assume that it holds ordinary copyrights. This means that the material can usually be used in teaching and research at the university according to the citation rules.

Where can open science be found?

Listed below are archives and services that bring together open access publications.