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online course (1 credit) is suitable for completing the open science section of JOPS. The online course goes through the research process from the perspective of openness, and its purpose is to provide support for thinking about one's own research: when research can be open and whether some parts should be kept closed. 

The course is suitable for the open science section of JOPS, and in many doctoral schools, alternatively also for elective studies - the participant should check the suitability of their own field of study from JOPS or the educational planner of his doctoral school. More information about the course from the education listing below.

course (2 ECTS) consists of at least 4 research trainings by Open Science Centre. In many doctoral schools, the course is suitable for JOPS elective studies - the participant should check the suitability of their own field of study with JOPS or the educational planner of their doctoral school. The LIBJ2002 course replaces the HYTJ2500 and JSBJ1610 courses of the previous JOPS, i.e. it corresponds to them in terms of content. 

Trainings included in the course:

• Dissertation start-up
• Research data management
• Open access publishing
• At least 1 other researcher training by Open Science Centre:
  • Choosing the publication channel
  • Openness of research methods
  • Open education or
  • Research merits.

Instructions for completing the course:

• Add the complete course to your study plan and register for the course at Sisu.
• Sign up for partial trainings in the , Kongressi. Links to these training-specific registrations are also in the training listing below.
• When you have completed at least 4 required partial trainings, request course registration by email from Marjo Vallittu.

More information about these different trainings, their schedules and registration from the training listing below.

• For all disciplines
• Offered in English 2 times per year and in Finnish 4 times per year
• Online: Participation in Zoom
• Signing-up and schedules are in Kongressi
  • In English 
  • In Finnish and

Familiarize yourself with the information environment and library practices in the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. Learn to know databases, e-journals, and other electronic resources in your discipline.

• General course: not part of the doctoral curriculum but available for everyone at the university
• For all disciplines
• Offered monthly during the academic year

Learn to use Zotero, a reference management program that allows you to generate in-text citations and bibliographies in a variety of citation styles.

In the Zotero workshop you’ll learn how to export and manage references with Zotero. You’ll also learn how to use Zotero and Microsoft Word to create in-text citations and bibliographies in various styles. With Zotero, you can do all this with just a few clicks of a button, so that you’ll have more time to concentrate on your research.

Reference management software / Zotero (Library Tutorial).

Are the university’s databases new to you or has it been a while since you made your master’s thesis?

The Library Tutorial helps you to orientate yourself to the basics of information seeking. 
Check out also the Information seeking in different disciplines -guides and info on JYU library services.
More tips on materials for self-study: Marjo Vallittu.

Tips: Other JYU courses and guidance

• Instructions for doctoral students
• Guidelines and advice on research ethics
• Training and guides by the Digital Services
• Training by Movi: Research Communication

• For all disciplines
• Offered in English 2 times per year and in Finnish 4 times per year
• Online: Participation in Zoom
• Signing-up and schedules are in Kongressi
  • In English 
  • In Finnish  and

In the Open access publishing training, you will learn about the benefits of making research findings openly available and the practical steps to achieve this. The course covers the basics of self-archiving, sharing articles on various platforms, and publishing in open access journals.

Upon completion of the course, researchers will have the skills to integrate self-archiving into their publishing activities. They will understand what self-archiving involves, what materials can be archived, and the process to follow.

The training also discusses the specifics related to open access journals and teaches participants to identify deceptive publishers, often referred to as predatory journals.

• For all disciplines
• Offered in English 2 times per year and in Finnish 4 times per year
• Online: Participation in Zoom
• Signing-up and schedules are in Kongressi
  • In English 
  • In Finnish  and

Are you looking for a suitable publication channel for your research? How can publication channels be evaluated and with which tools? How can different types of publication channels shape your profile as a researcher? What do you want to communicate through your publications and to whom?

These questions will be addressed in the Choosing the publication channel training. The course offers tips for building your own publication strategy and introduces various tools that help evaluate publication channels and their suitability for your research.

Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ guidelines

• Publishing at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥
• Ethical principles of publishing
• Publishing policy
• Responsible science and research ethics
• Degree regulations

Info on copyright

• Info on Creative Commons Licences.

• For all disciplines
• Offered in English 2 times per year and in Finnish 4 times per year
• Online: Participation in Zoom
• Signing-up and schedules are in Kongressi:
  • In English
  • In Finnish  and

This Open education training includes the basics of openness in education and learning. It focuses on open educational resources:

• How can you open your own educational resources?
• What should be taken into account when opening educational resources?
• How can you use educational resources opened by others?