Open science

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Open science is a general term representing the application of various Open approaches (Open Source, Open Access, Open Data) to scientific endeavour. Underpinning it are ideas of the Gift economy as in Open source culture applied to science. The term is in intermittent and somewhat variable use. Frequently the terms open source research or open research are used instead.

[edit] See also

• Open research.
• Open data is necessarily part of "Open notebook science", where all research results for a project are made public as they are processed. (see introduction of term)
• Science Commons - this project of Creative Commons designs tools for open science with a specific implementation in Neuroscience.
• Open Science - a Greek site on science communication, science news syndication and Greek science events.