Open Science: the Very Idea

Preface
	My Journey
	Four Recommended Reading Tracks
Synopsis
	Chapter 1: Science and Society An Overview of the Problem
	Chapter 2: Images of Science: A Reality Check
	Chapter 3: Science in Transition How Science Goes Wrong and What to Do About It
	Chapter 4: Science and Society: Pragmatism by Default
	Chapter 5: Science in Social Contexts
	Chapter 6: Science in Transition Reduced to Practice
	Chapter 7: Transition to Open Science
Acknowledgements
Contents
Chapter 1: Science and Society an Overview of the Problem
	1.1 A Call for Action
	1.2 The Social Contract for Science, What’s the Problem?
	1.3 Politics Outside In
	1.4 The Social Contract of Science Revisited
	1.5 The Politics of Scientific Choice
	1.6 Conclusion
	References
Chapter 2: Images of Science: A Reality Check
	2.1 Part 1. Images of Science, a Reality Check
		Introduction
		The Standard Model and the Legend
		The Mertonian Social Order
		The Mythical Image of Science
		The Standard Model: A Reality Check
		Possessed by the Normative, Demeaning the Descriptive
		The Empirical Turn in the Sociology of Science
		The Myths of Science: Frontstage and Backstage
	2.2 Part 2. The Crisis in Analytical Philosophy
		A Detailed History of the Philosophical Demise of the Legend
	2.3 Conclusion
		Towards a Realistic Pragmatist View of Science, Natural Science and Social Science and Humanities
	References
Chapter 3: Science in Transition How Science Goes Wrong and What to Do About It
	3.1 The Royal Response (1)
		Science in Transition
	3.2 The Royal Response (2)
	3.3 Science in Transition Position Paper, October 2013
	3.4 Science in Transition: A Systems Approach
	3.5 How Scientists Get Credit
	3.6 The Credibility Cycle: Opening Pandora’s Box!
	3.7 Distinction
	3.8 Of High Church, Low Church
	3.9 Physics Envy
	3.10 Science in Transition: The Initial Reception
	3.11 Science in Transition on Tour
	3.12 Metrics Shapes Science
	3.13 It Is Contagious?
	3.14 Interventions Needed
	3.15 Sensing the Zeitgeist
	References
Chapter 4: Science for, in and with Society: Pragmatism by Default
	4.1 Pragmatism by Default
	4.2 Why Bother?
	4.3 New Pragmatists
	4.4 Beyond the Legend
	References
Chapter 5: Science in Social Contexts
	5.1 The ‘Pragmatic Model’ in Frankfurt
	5.2 The Problem of Power
	5.3 Well-Ordered Science
	5.4 The Legend Meets Reality and Pragmatism
	5.5 Rethinking Science
	5.6 Mode-2: Not the Highway of Academic Science
	5.7 Re-visioning Science is Opening Up Science
	References
Chapter 6: Science in Transition Reduced to Practice
	6.1 The Matrix
	6.2 The Innovation Loop
	6.3 How Do You Want to Be Judged?
	6.4 The Call for Health from Society
	6.5 Science in Transition Abroad
	6.6 EQUATOR, Meeting a True Pioneer: Doug Altman (1948–2018)
	6.7 METRICS, the Relentless John Ioannidis
	6.8 Academic Rewards and Professional Incentives
	6.9 The Future of Science in Transition
	References
Chapter 7: Transition to Open Science
	7.1 The Big Elephant in the Board Room
	7.2 Responsible Research and Innovation
	7.3 The Early Voices of Open Science
	7.4 Politics, Policy and Open Science
	7.5 EU Stakeholder Consultation on Open Science Policy
		Topics/Sessions of the MLE on Open Science
			Topic A: Different Types of Altmetrics
			Topic B: How to Use Altmetrics in the Context of Open Science
			Topic C: Incentives and Rewards to Engage with Open Science Activities
			Topic D: Guidelines for Open Science
	7.6 Open Science, the Next Level
	7.7 The Sceptics: ‘Open Science is either naïve or the next neoliberal trick’
	7.8 Beyond the Metrics: Why Care About How We Assess Research Impact?
	7.9 Open Science in an Open Society
	References
Chapter 8: Epilogue: Open Science in an Open Society
	8.1 Open Society
	References
Supplements
	Supplement 2
		The Metric Tide, 2015
	Supplement 3
		The Leiden Manifesto
	Supplement 4
		Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science
		A Speedy Transition Is Needed
		From Vision to Action
		Twelve Action Items with Concrete Actions to Be Taken
		The Problem
		The Solution
		Concrete Actions
		Expected Positive Effects
	Supplement 5
		Rome Declaration on Responsible Research and Innovation in Europe
	Supplement 6
		Summary Article MLE Open Science – Enabling Systemic Change Through Mutual Learning
		Key Lessons on the Transition to Open Science