2/2 “Establishing a negotiation framework and supporting resources will empower negotiators to set clear, consistent expectations.” — Miranda Bennett
Read in the BD website: https://barcelona-declaration.org/news/20251002_bd_oa2020_joint_taskforce/
And OA2020 website: https://oa2020.org/2025/10/02/barcelona-declaration-and-oa2020-launch-joint-task-force-on-negotiating-openness-of-publication-metadata/
We are excited to announce the launch of a Joint Task Force on Negotiating Openness of Publication Metadata, established in partnership between the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information and the OA2020 Initiative.
In October we’ll keep weaving networks: joining #Latmétricas2025 and the School of Evaluators (FOLEC/CLACSO) 💬 👉 https://latmetricas.wordpress.com/escuela-de-evaluadoras-y-evaluadores/
We now count signatories in 5 countries and allies such as AmeliCA, Latindex, Redalyc, @PublicKnowledgeProject @ORCID_Org @crossref @DOAJ
📩 Get in touch: contact@barcelona-declaration.org
1/4 La Declaración de Barcelona, más allá de Barcelona: presente en Latinoamérica 🌎 (English below)
En Chile: participamos en “Diálogos Abiertos” (Wikimedia Chile) y celebramos a Data Observatory como primer firmante 🇨🇱.
Además, somos socios estratégicos del 2.º Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencia Abierta 👉 https://cienciaabierta.info/ @openlabec
#CienciaAbierta #OpenResearchInformation #BarcelonaDeclaration #LatAm
Save the date: OA2020 Focus Session — Open research information in negotiations with Miranda Bennett & @LudoWaltman
This session aims to develop practical tools and guidance to help negotiators embed open research information into their negotiation objectives.
🗓 25 Sep 2025
⏱ 16:00 CEST · 90 min
🔗 Register: https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/oSHH7a7OQo-o-jbVB3-JcA
Key research data and analytics—such as publication metadata, citation counts, and funding information—are often locked behind paywalls, creating a “black box” that limits transparency, accountability, and academic freedom. These closed systems influence researcher careers and funding decisions without clear scrutiny or reproducibility. For negotiators, understanding the power of truly open research information—freely accessible, reusable, and transparent data on research outputs and impact—is crucial for shaping a fair, transparent and sustainable open access ecosystem. In this session, Miranda Bennett (California Digital Library) and Ludo Waltman (Leiden University/Barcelona Declaration) will explore the background and context of the Barcelona Declaration and the work of the Joint Task Force which aims to develop practical tools and guidance to help negotiators embed open research information into their negotiation objectives. The session presentations will be recorded and later published on the OA2020 webpage. [Audience: Library and library consortia leadership]
🎉 1 year in: Crossref Grant IDs at NWO are now surfacing in publications.
In his post, @HLdeJonge (Barcelona Declaration funding metadata working group co-lead) breaks down how cleaner, connected funding metadata unlocks discovery, attribution & evaluation.
Within the BD community, the WG is partnering with funders, publishers & providers so these links become standard practice.
👉 Read on @crossref https://www.crossref.org/blog/celebrating-one-year-of-crossref-grant-ids-at-nwo/
#FundingMetadata #OpenResearchInformation
This month marks one year since the Dutch Research Council (NWO) introduced grant IDs—an important milestone in our journey toward more transparent and trackable research funding. We created over 1,600 Crossref Grant IDs with associated metadata. We are beginning to see them appear in publications. These early examples show the enormous potential Grant IDs have. They also highlight that publishers could extend their efforts to improve the quality of funding metadata of publications.
Die von Gabriele Spilker in ihrer Keynote bei den #oat25 aufgeworfene Problematik, dass Publikationen in manchen Journals für den globalen Diskurs unsichtbar bleiben, kann man auf verschiedene Art aufgreifen.
In unserem Vortrag "Gleiche Bedingungen für Open-Access-Journals schaffen - offene Forschungsinformationen in OJS-Journals" zeigen wir (
@komet ), wie (#OJS)-Journals aus aller Welt sichtbarer werden können.
https://www.conftool.org/oat2025/index.php?page=browseSessions&form_session=116#paperID167 (16:15 - 17:45)
Commitments turning into action
@utrechtuniversity will discontinue its Web of Science subscription on 1 January 2026, in line with the Barcelona Declaration and its open science strategy.
More: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/access-to-web-of-science-will-end-on-1-january-2026
#OpenResearchInformation #OpenScience #BarcelonaDeclaration #UtrechtUniversity
In these minutes at #STIENID2025 there is a session on "Transitioning to open research information - the why, what and how for the STI community" with colleagues from the @BarcelonaDORI ( @MsPhelps @LudoWaltman) and Anne-Catherine Fritzinger from the #Sorbonne University.
Our @tibosl colleague @Maryna_Nazarovets will share some insights from @tibhannover, from the #BarcelonaDeclaration working group on "Evidence of Benefits" and from her personal experience with #OpenResearchInformation.
We’ll be among friends! 🇬🇧
The UK is home to our signatories — Birkbeck, University of London; Loughborough University; UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN); and Wellcome — and to our host this week, the University of Bristol, which is also a signatory of the Barcelona Declaration.
Let’s keep building open research information together.
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