Welcome to Open Science Magazine!

Rethinking science together.

The future is Open Science.

The Open Science Magazine invites you to discover science in the digital age: new, modern, future-oriented. Every month we propose new perspectives, articles, podcasts and work sheets around Open Science to inspire you. Let us learn, grow and advance together.

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Publishing in transition

Digital structures and new framework conditions for economics

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Data expertise as a career advantage

How clear documentation makes research comprehensible

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Implementing big team science effectively in economic research

How collaborative approaches can improve transparency, reproducibility and scientific quality

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Did you know that the ZBW has one of the largest research groups in the field of Open Science?

Take a look and discover interesting research areas.

Interviews

Photo of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Klaus M. Schmidt

Rethinking science: The challenges and opportunities of the open access transformation

Professor Dr Dr h.c. Klaus M. Schmidt on his Open Science experiences

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Acquire replication skills during your studies

Interview with Lars Vilhuber about Open Science and reproducibility in teaching

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Replication as the key to transparency

Interview with Chuan Liu about the role of the Journal of Comments and Replications in Economics

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„The free flow of information is a key factor in scientific progress. Open Science makes a significant contribution to this.”

Prof. Dr. Ernst Fehr

Worksheets

Increase the visibility of your own data

How can I give more visibility on the web to my data?

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Publishing in an Open Access journal

Two different approaches to publishing in Open Access

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The Fair Principles for research data

Explaining metadata standards briefly

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Practical Guides

Data expertise as a career advantage

How clear documentation makes research comprehensible

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Implementing big team science effectively in economic research

How collaborative approaches can improve transparency, reproducibility and scientific quality

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Preregistration in economic research

A guide to greater transparency

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„Open Science not only enables the effective exchange of research results and thus ensures fundamental scientific progress, but also creates important transparency for the networking of all scientists worldwide.”

Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert

Articles

Publishing in transition

Digital structures and new framework conditions for economics

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Open educational resources for economics

A brief portrait of the CORE Econ education portal

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a golden key on a white background with the word incentives written on it

Drivers and obstacles for Open Science

A report by the European Commission

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The ZBW promotes Open Science in economics through networking, advice and practical initiatives. Find out more in our section “Together for Open Science”.