Mallorca Declaration on Open Science (January 2016)

"Open Science is essential if the world is to successfully address the major challenges that it now faces. To have impact, Open Science must be based on accessibility, transparency and integrity, enabling trusted collaboration for research excellence and optimal delivery. This declaration specifically addresses the key barriers to Open Science, and builds on previous statements concerning Open Science.... 1. Remove the barriers that extreme competition for limited resources create for Open Science True progress on Open Science.... 2. Implement Open Access publishing where publication is part of the continuum of research.... 3. Establish competence and confidence in the practice of Open Data.... 4. Ensure research integrity.... 5. A cohesive European approach...."