What is Open Science?

Open Science is an academic movement to make scientific research projects, data, and results freely accessible to all levels of society, amateur or professional. It encourages practices such as publishing in open access journals, campaigning to create more open publications, pushing scientists to practice more transparent and accessible methods, and in general, making it easier to publish and communicate scientific knowledge to a wider audience.

Open Science in Unicam

The University of Camerino is strongly committed to promoting Open Science activities and their implementation. To this end, the university has enacted a comprehensive Open Science policy and has also published a guide titled "How to be an Open Scientist". This guide provides practical steps and strategies for academic staff, students, and researchers to embrace Open Science principles in their work. By doing so, Unicam aims to foster a culture of transparency and collaboration, ensuring that the benefits of scientific research are accessible to everyone in society.

Open Science Policy

The UNICAM Open Science Policy 2024-2028 aims to promote full and open access to scientific literature, free dissemination of research results, valorisation of scientific production and an active participation of society in research processes. In order to determine adherence more concretely to the concepts and principles of Open Science, the policy identifies four lines of interconnected priorities - pillars - and three horizontal activities.