Open Research Information, call for papers in a special issue of Scientometrics | SpringerLink

"ORI [open research information] forms a critical pillar of the open science movement and transformation, especially in light of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information proclaimed in April 2024. However, it also presents significant challenges in terms of management, curation, design, maintenance, governance, ethics, sustainability, and impact measurement. Recognizing both the vast potential and the complexities, as well as the challenges inherent in open research information, we invite submissions for this call.

This special issue aims to capture the pulse of the discussions centered on open research information, providing a platform to advance current thinking and inspire future strategies. It also aims to inspire scholarly discourse addressing these themes and charting the path forward. We are particularly interested in contributions exploring novel design principles of the scholarly infrastructure for open research information, practical implications of using open databases and infrastructures such as OpenAlex and OpenAIRE in scientometric studies, in coverage and quality assessments of open research information infrastructures, analyses of open peer review reports, best practices in ORI data management, curation, stewardship, and analysis of its practical, ethical, and policy dimensions.

This special issue calls on the scientometric community and researchers in related fields to submit high-quality research studies on this broad topic highlighting the potential and challenges of open research information..."