First steps towards Open Science in Albania (), Hasani, S., Stefanova, E., Georgiev, A., & Stefanov, K.

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First Steps towards Open Science in Albania, produced by Hasani, S., Stefanova, E., Georgiev, A., and Stefanov, K., sets national expectations for open science and open access in Albania, aligning them with international standards. Written in English, it frames openness as the default while balancing ethics, privacy, intellectual property, and security, following the principle “as open as possible, as closed as necessary.” The resource emphasizes open access publishing through trusted repositories, Creative Commons licensing, persistent identifiers, and FAIR data principles supported by data management plans. Responsibilities for researchers, institutions, and funders are clearly defined, including rights retention, funding acknowledgment, and transparent rules for embargoes or exceptions. Infrastructure such as repositories, registries, and discovery systems supports compliance and visibility, while alignment with initiatives like Plan S and the European Open Science Cloud ensures interoperability. Equity, inclusion, and responsible openness are central, with safeguards for sensitive or Indigenous data and multilingual communication. Serving as both a benchmark and practical checklist, it offers actionable guidance to improve transparency, reproducibility, and equitable access, helping Albanian researchers and institutions comply with open research norms.

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