Publication strategies and Open Science: a concealed conflict? Blog

Over the past few years, the attention for Open Science has increased. Many University publication strategies, however, do not reflect this development. Research metrics (e.g. Journal Impact Factor, Eigenfactor score or Article Influence Score) are still at the core of such strategies, limiting academics in the way they are able to match their scholarly output(s) with open science principles. Instead, publication strategies could consider adopting a broader perspective.