How Has ‘Opening Up’ Science Changed Scientific Practices?

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ID22414728
AuthorsRachel A Ankeny (0000-0002-1547-6031, Wageningen University & Research, corresponding author)
Year2026
Pages1-6
Publication date2026-07-09
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Epistemology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0269-1728 • E-ISSN: 1464-5297
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02691728.2026.2669568
OpenAlexW7167945451
LanguageEN
References cited25

Discussions of ‘open science’ often focus on what it means to be ‘open,’ including practices of sharing data, outputs, and publications, among other practices. However, it is important to use explorations of changing practices in this domain to explore what we understand science to be. The papers in this special issue provide rich fodder for such an investigation, allowing us to consider evolving understandings of what science is, who practices it, and what makes activities ‘scientific.’ I contend that they collectively underscore the point that openness does not necessarily foster equity in terms of who participates in the doing of science or who is viewed as a scientific contributor. Open science practices require continued scrutiny particularly with attention to negative effects on core human values central to the doing of good science such as equity.

Openness to experience · Science policy · Scrutiny · Sociology of scientific knowledge · Academic Publishing and Open Access · Research Data Management Practices · scientometrics and bibliometrics research

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