People; the problem in Open Science?

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Authors: The Open Fox
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Abstract

If only we fixed the publishing system. If only we fixed the incentives, rewards and recognition. Open Science (OS) likes to position itself as a systems problem. And whilst these things do matter, decades of the same conversations and limited change is unveiling an uncomfortable truth: The biggest barrier to change in Open Science isn't systems or structures. It's people. And I don't just mean people in the abstract;

Fields of Study & Subjects

Academic Publishing and Open Access Research Data Management Practices Research Science and Academia

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Publication date
20 January 2026