Online resources for Open Research

Open Science MOOC

A free online learning resource designed to help equip researchers with skills in: 

• Open Principles
• Open Collaboration
• Reproducible Research and Data Analysis
• Open Research Data
• Open Research Software and Open Source
• Open Access to Research Papers
• Open Evaluation
• Public Engagement with Science
• Open Educational Resources
• Open Advocacy

Open Science MOOC

FOSTER Open Science

An e-learning platform that brings together training resources addressed to those who need to know more about Open Science, or need to develop strategies and skills for implementing Open Science practices in their daily workflows. The growing collection of training materials includes courses in:

•  Research and Data ethics
• Introduction to Responsible Research and Innovation
• Use of Open Data in Teaching
• Open Licensing
• Open  Peer Review
• Preprints
• Open Access Publishing

FOSTER Open Science

Registered Reports

A publishing format that emphasizes the importance of the research question and the quality of methodology by conducting peer review prior to data collection. 

Registered Reports

Replication Policy

An initiative by Royal Society Open Science that commits a journal to publishing any methodologically sound replication of any previous empirical work published in the journal, regardless of the results. Authors can either submit a replication study that is already completed or a proposal to replicate a previous study. 

Replication Policy

Systematic Review Facility (SyRF)

SyRF is a free-to-use online platform for performing systematic reviews of preclinical studies. It is an initiative by CAMARADES, funded by the NC3Rs.

It aims to provide:

• Secure screening database, data repository and analysis applications
• Educational resources on how to conduct and report a systematic review
• Guidance on any aspect of preclinical systematic review and meta-analysis process

SyRF

Octopus

A novel publishing concept designed to replace journals and papers as the place to establish priority and record work in full detail. Octopus is free to use and publishes all kinds of scientific work, whether it is a hypothesis, a method, data, an analysis or a peer review.

Octopus

Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT)

The framework aims to provide a pedagogical infrastructure designed to recognize and support the teaching and mentoring of open and reproducible science tenets in tandem with prototypical subject matters in higher education.

Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training

Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Factor

The TOP Factor assesses journal policies for the degree to which they promote core scholarly norms of transparency and reproducibility. Journals select which of the eight transparency standards they wish to implement and select a level of implementation for each. These features provide flexibility for adoption depending on disciplinary variation, but simultaneously establish community standards.

TOP Factor

Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF)

An initiative to improve the efficiency and sustainability of laboratories, with a focus on reproducible research to reduce research waste.

Labolatory Efficiency Assessment Framework 

UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) Open Research Primers

A set of crowdsourced primers on five topics: preprints, preregistration/registered reports, open code/software, data sharing, and open-access publishing. Each primer is written by a cross-disciplinary team.

UKRN Open Research Primers

Transpose

Transpose is a database of journal policies on peer review, co-reviewing, and preprinting.

Transpose

Digital Curation Centre (DCC)

The DCC provides advice and practical assistance on how to store, manage, protect, and share digital research data. They also provide online tools, guidance, training and consultancy services.

Digital Curation Centre 

FAIRsharing.org

FAIRsharing.org is a curated educational resource on data and metadata standards, databases and data policies.

FAIRsharing.org

Sherpa Romeo

Sherpa Romeo is an online resource listing publishers' open access policies and provides summaries of publisher copyright open access archiving policies on a journal-by-journal basis.

Sherpa Romeo

Open Science Monitor

A European Commission service tracking open access to publications and data, and collaborative and transparent research across countries and disciplines.

Open Science Monitor