Open Science Manifesto (2019), OSCDnet

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The Open Science Manifesto (2019), produced by OSCDnet, provides an international framework for open science and open access. Written in English, it translates high-level principles into actionable guidance for researchers, institutions, funders, and publishers worldwide, promoting openness as the default while respecting ethics, privacy, intellectual property, and security. The manifesto links openness to research quality, reproducibility, equitable access, and faster translation of knowledge, particularly for communities with limited subscription access. Core elements include open access to publications with preferred licensing (e.g., Creative Commons), deposition in trusted repositories, FAIR data principles, and comprehensive data management plans. Responsibilities for authors and institutions cover funding acknowledgment, rights retention, and budgeting, while justified embargoes and exceptions for sensitive data are transparently documented. It encourages enabling infrastructure repositories, registries, discovery services and aligns with initiatives such as Plan S and the European Open Science Cloud. Assessment emphasizes the quality of openness, including machine-readable metadata, persistent identifiers, and sharing of methods, code, and data. Equity, multilingual communication, and capacity building are emphasized to prevent reinforcing disparities. Implementation relies on early planning, institutional support, and funder-backed infrastructure. The manifesto serves as a practical reference, checklist, and benchmark, supporting compliance, transparency, reproducibility, and alignment with global norms.

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