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How do I convince my collaborators to do open science?
added by dsalo Feb 21 '14 at 23:10
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Such an important question! we scientists need practical advices that could convice adopt Open Science methods. – Anonymous Feb 22 '14 at 22:27
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What is the best strategy to find an Open Access version of a scientific paper published in a journal to which I don't have access?
added by Marc Couture Feb 21 '14 at 15:53
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What is a 'predatory publisher'?
added by axnow Feb 21 '14 at 14:18
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Why aren't Creative Commons licenses appropriate for data? (and why is their use strongly discouraged by Panton principles?)
added by Anna Gerber Feb 21 '14 at 19:57
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What are the disadvantages/advantages of opening the source of your own science software tool?
added by Tasos Feb 24 '14 at 13:27
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When is it allowed to upload on a repository a specific version (preprint, postprint, publisher PDF) of a scientific paper?
added by Marc Couture Feb 21 '14 at 17:28
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How to use GitHub as a tool for open science?
added by Marvin Feb 22 '14 at 1:36
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Or Bitbucket, for that matter. Do you want to ask how to use git or any distributed version control system for open science? Because the server could be on the university server as well. – Turion Apr 5 '14 at 22:34
Would the question about how to use a camera as a tool for open science be as upvoted as this? – Donaudampfschifffreizeitfahrt Jan 21 '15 at 10:12
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What are the best options for publicly sharing a big research data set (tens of GBs)?
added by Bolo Feb 21 '14 at 11:36
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Which journals prohibit me from posting a paper on a pre-print server?
added by mirams Feb 23 '14 at 0:40
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Where can I find UK funding opportunities to cover open access charges?
added by mirams Feb 23 '14 at 0:44
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Is Open Science subject to falsification of results to a different extent to closed science?
added by githubphagocyte Mar 16 '14 at 1:44
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For a peace-loving person, is it ethical to do open science on topics that might be relevant for the weapon industry, like optical cloaking devices?
added by Turion Apr 5 '14 at 22:39
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Are there any version control systems for datasets? (version control systems for code like Git/SVN aren't designed for large files)
added by Franck Dernoncourt Jun 26 '14 at 19:05
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What is the difference between Green Open Access and Gold Open Access?
added by Bolo Feb 21 '14 at 11:36
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What are the most promising alternative (i.e. not based on citation counts) measures of impact?
added by Bolo Feb 21 '14 at 11:42
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I'd argue this question is on-topic, as alternative measures of impact are one of the important topics in the Open Science community. – Bolo Feb 21 '14 at 15:16
Citation count is a very useful estimate of how much a paper has contributed, but only an estimate. Any information on alternative estimates will help give a more balanced insight. In particular, in open science, a high citation count can be associated with less scientific but more popular papers. Other measures are essential. – githubphagocyte Mar 14 '14 at 23:11
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How do I get a DOI for my dataset?
added by dsalo Feb 21 '14 at 22:41
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How do I cite a public dataset I'm using in my research in the journal article I'm writing?
added by dsalo Feb 21 '14 at 22:44
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My department has an open-access mandate, but my publisher does not want me to abide by it, though I would prefer to. What are my options?
added by dsalo Feb 23 '14 at 18:06
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best repositories for TB-scale data?
added by TomRoche Feb 27 '14 at 16:38
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This question is likely to change dramatically over time. Questions like this do not fit the SE Format well. A better version would be How can I find a suitable repository for TB-scale data. – Chad Jun 11 '14 at 20:43
@Chad Jun 11 at 20:43: "Questions like this do not fit the SE Format well." Really? The question "What are the best options for publicly sharing a big research data set (tens of GBs)?" (added by Bolo Feb 21 at 11:36) has 11 upvotes, with no whining :-) – TomRoche Jul 8 '14 at 20:54
TomRoche - One is asking for options, like find a repository, print it all out and file it under unreadable, etc. This is asking for the best specific place to put the data. You may think Terahost is best while I think MarsLink is far superior. In a few year both of those hosts could be gone and the question and its answers are worthless. Its not whining its stating a fact but continue to be rude if you like. – Chad Jul 8 '14 at 20:59
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Which data repositories are most scriptable (i.e., don't require interaction with a GUI or web UI)?
added by TomRoche Feb 27 '14 at 16:45
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Do you want to include repos which are "scrapable" or just the ones with APIs? – Lucas Soares Jul 7 '14 at 18:15
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@Lucas Soares: 'include repos which are "scrapable" or just the ones with APIs?' APIs greatly preferred; scrapable acceptable only where the UI is simple (e.g., not much javascript, easy to navigate computationally) and where the designers prioritize scrapability (e.g., layout changes slowly). – TomRoche Jul 8 '14 at 20:49
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List of python tools comparable to the (R) CRAN Task View for Reproducible Research?
added by TomRoche Feb 27 '14 at 16:52
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Which funding bodies make open sharing of results a condition of funding?
added by githubphagocyte Mar 16 '14 at 1:43
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Is delayed-open science (subscription only for a prespecified number of months or years, then free and open) a step in the right direction?
added by githubphagocyte Mar 16 '14 at 1:46
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Does conflict between open and closed science create biases in the results of either/both?
added by githubphagocyte Mar 16 '14 at 1:48
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Does government funding for scientific research automatically demand the results be open?
added by githubphagocyte Mar 16 '14 at 1:51
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Which country? All countries? (if all, I'd vote to close as being too broad) – Highly Irregular Jun 20 '14 at 2:17
I would expect answers along the lines of "This will vary widely depending on your government" with links to sources on governments known to make all research open and exceptions for certain types of sensitive research. – githubphagocyte Jun 20 '14 at 9:08
If someone wants to add an example question "Does Welsh government funding for scientific research automatically demand the results be open?" then we can see how the voters respond to the same question in broad or narrow form. – githubphagocyte Jun 20 '14 at 9:10
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What is the best tool for collaborating on an article openly? (E.g. a distributed version control system like git or mercurial)
added by Turion Apr 5 '14 at 22:41
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What are the key dangers of openly shared data, that users of the data should be aware of?
added by Highly Irregular Jun 20 '14 at 2:22
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Should data and other information be shared as it is collected/written, or should publishing wait until the study is complete?
added by Highly Irregular Jun 20 '14 at 2:23
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Which conferences/journals/etc. take the code quality into account when reviewing submitted papers?
added by Franck Dernoncourt Jun 26 '14 at 18:59
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Rather broad IMO – Gimelist Dec 11 '14 at 23:13
I wish but they aren't that many... – Franck Dernoncourt Dec 11 '14 at 23:53
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How do I prevent others from publishing my research results before I finish my own paper, if my research data is open to anyone?
added by Daniel Jul 31 '14 at 23:07
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don't think you can, unless you copyright. – x-x Aug 1 '14 at 0:53
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[Meta] Could a crowd sourced review system for Open Science guarantee a quality standard of scientific work?
added by jojo Aug 7 '14 at 14:47
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What are the approaches (which platforms, websites, etc.) one can choose to publish scientific work under open access?
added by jojo Aug 7 '14 at 14:57
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What are the crucial points that need to be clarified to be sure you have the right to freely distribute a publication?
added by jojo Aug 7 '14 at 15:01
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What kind of a review process is most suitable for open science and how could it be implemented?
added by Karsten 7. Aug 10 '14 at 23:41
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How can I give study participants the usual assurance that their data won't be misused, but still openly share my raw data?
added by rumtscho Oct 18 '14 at 20:47
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Why should I carefully document methods and materials of my experiments? It might be that nobody will try/need to repeat them, and write up takes time
added by al_b Feb 22 '14 at 7:39
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What are the Panton principles for open science?
added by mirams, edited by Chad Jul 8 '14 at 21:03
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is there a "scaled down" html+embedded latex paper format (instead of full latex) for arXiv? (similar to wordpress/stackexchnage format)
added by vzn Mar 15 '14 at 19:54
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What are the proposed methodologies for Open Data on International Economy?
added by Lucas Soares Jul 7 '14 at 18:19
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How do epijournals (arXiv overlap journals) deal with the ambiguity arising from multiple versions (v1,v2,...)?
added by Bjørn Kjos-Hanssen Oct 26 '14 at 19:07
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