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In 2015, the Royal Society of London celebrated the 350th anniversary of the Philosophical Transactions, the world’s first and longest-running scientific journal. The celebrations looked to both past and future. There was ...

While there is a lot of talk about how we now live in a knowledge society, the reality has been less impressive: We have yet to truly transition to a knowledge society - in part, this book argues, because discussion mostly ...

This open access book presents how Open Science is a powerful tool to boost Higher Education. The book introduces the reader into Open Access, Open Technology, Open Data, Open Research results, Open Licensing, Open ...

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Open science proposes a fundamental systemic change in the way research is conducted, shared and evaluated. This foresight study considers how different levels and means of open science policy implementation in the United ...

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This open access book provides a broad context for the understanding of current problems of science and of the different movements aiming to improve the societal impact of science and research. The author offers insights ...