Open Science: data sharing struggling

(Image: Pixabay CC0) - Despite mandatory data sharing policies adopted by some scientific journals, the potential for reuse of these data remains limited. This is the finding of a meta-research on open science undertaken by Dominique Roche, postdoctoral fellow in biology at the University of Neuchâtel. Open science is a worldwide movement to make scientific research and its data transparent and accessible to all. It has two main objectives. The first is to improve the accessibility of research results as well as their transparency and reproducibility. This is to improve the robustness and credibility of research results and to accelerate scientific discovery through sharing and collaboration among researchers. The second is to promote equity and inclusiveness in research, whether through increased sharing of research resources and results, or by creating tools that are accessible to all.