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Open Science and Feminist Ethics

Promises and Challenges of Open Access

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ID12005696
AuthorsMary Brabeck (0000-0002-6402-1367, New York University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume45
Issue4
Pages457-474
Publication date2021-07-26
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/03616843211030926
OpenAlexW3186737203
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited59

Open science advocates argue that making data sets, studies, methodologies, and other aspects of research free from publication fees and available to scholars will increase collaborations, access, and dissemination of knowledge. In this article, I argue that open access policies and practices raise both feminist and ethical issues. I reflect on the five themes of feminist ethics identified 20 years ago by a task force of the Society for the Psychology of Women. I update the themes with recent scholarship of feminist philosophers and ethicists, and I use the themes to raise questions about the promises and challenges of open access. Throughout, I offer suggestions for all who seek to make knowledge of human psychology more complete and more accessible to more people. I conclude by offering recommendations informed by feminist ethics to those building the policies and practices of open access. Online slides for instructors who want to use this article for teaching are available on PWQ's website at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/03616843211030926

Engineering ethics · Feminism · Open Science · Political science · Public relations · Scholarship · Sociology · Engineering · Ethics in Clinical Research · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Gender Studies · Law · scientometrics and bibliometrics research

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Citations per year1.6
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Highly citedNo

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