The Principles of Open Science Monitoring

Update 2026-03-31: Slovenian version added Update 2026-02-17: Italian version updated Update 2026-01-20: Brazilian Portuguese version added Update 2026-01-06: Italian version added Update 2025-12-08: Arabic version added Update 2025-11-29: Indonesian version added Update 2025-09-17: Finnish, German and Spanish versions added To fully take advantage of the adoption of the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, transparent and representative monitoring must be put in place to drive and support the intended change. It is also vital to identify effective actions and priority gaps. To compensate for the lack of global guidelines on open science monitoring, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research initially brought together a group of French experts (Université de Lorraine, Inria) to work on a proposal for common monitoring principles. This text served as a basis for a conference which gathered international experts at the Paris UNESCO headquarters in December 2023 (get access to the presentations), leading to the Open Science Monitoring Initiative (OSMI). OSMI and UNESCO then conducted an international consultation to gather opinions from around the world to ensure that the Principles meet a variety of needs, approaches and contexts worldwide. In the past few months, the OSMI Initiators and the OSMI Coordination Committee have painstakingly integrated the feedback from more than 150 experts worldwide, from 41 countries on the five continents into the draft principles. We are now proud to announce the publication of the final internationally agreed upon version of the Principles of Open Science Monitoring. These Principles focus on three key pillars: (1) relevance and significance, (2) transparency and reproducibility, and (3) self-assessment and responsible use. They have been drafted with differing stakeholder contexts, capacities, and resources in mind, consistently considering both qualitative and quantitative outputs and outcomes. Importantly, the Principles are not intended for assessing individual researchers. In addition, they are intended to be more aspirational than prescriptive. We hope that these Principles will serve as the framework of past and upcoming open science monitoring systems and will be endorsed worldwide. About OSMI: https://open-science-monitoring.org/ This deposit is composed of: The Principles of Open Science Monitoring in Arabic The Principles of Open Science Monitoring in English The Principles of Open Science Monitoring in Finnish The Principles of Open Science Monitoring in French The Principles of Open Science Monitoring in German The Principles of Open Science Monitoring in Indonesian The Principles of Open Science Monitoring in Italian The Principles of Open Science Monitoring in Portuguese The Principles of Open Science Monitoring in Slovenian The Principles of Open Science Monitoring in Spanish The references used to create the Principles The list of contributors who have endorsed this final version

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Infographic: the Principles of Open Science Monitoring

This document is an infographic designed to introduce and explain the Principles of Open Science Monitoring to a broad audience. It serves as a visual guide for anyone interested in understanding or applying these principles, whether for planning, policy-making, or research practices. The infographic emphasizes key aspects such as relevance, transparency, reproducibility, and responsible use of open science monitoring systems. Update 2026-03-06: Arabic, French and Spanish versions added

The Principles of Open Science Monitoring are now available in Italian and Portuguese! - Open science monitoring initiative - OSMI

🌐 Applying the Principles of Open Science Monitoring worldwide also means localising them in many languages. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of community members, the Italian and Portuguese (Brazil) translations of the Principles are available!  Read the Principles in Arabic, English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish: https://open-science-monitoring.org/principles/   Translations into Japanese, Bengali, ...

Infographic: the Principles of Open Science Monitoring

This document is an infographic designed to introduce and explain the Principles of Open Science Monitoring to a broad audience. It serves as a visual guide for anyone interested in understanding or applying these principles, whether for planning, policy-making, or research practices. The infographic emphasizes key aspects such as relevance, transparency, reproducibility, and responsible use of open science monitoring systems.

Why monitoring open science matters and how a global working group is mapping the way: Insights from OSMI Working Group 1 - Open science monitoring initiative - OSMI

Why monitoring open science matters and how a global working group is mapping the way: Insights from OSMI Working Group 1 Nabila Salisu — Community Lead Global Partnership Coordinator, Open Science Community Nigeria, Nigeria & Julián D. Cortés — Principal Professor and Research Director, School of Management and Business, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, Working Group ...

Steering board - Open science monitoring initiative - OSMI

The Steering board sets the main guidelines and strategy for the initiative, oversees the work of the Coordination Committee, and decides on the creation or closure of working groups. Members January 2026 / January 2028:  Representatives of institutions committed to supporting OSMI and investing financial and/or human resources to the Coordination Committee. 6 Board members ...