About

The OpenScienceLab research group at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is dedicated to meta-research for open science; evaluating scientific practices, designing policies, and training researchers to promote transparency, quality, and collaboration in scientific research. Its objective is to drive a positive change in the scientific community and contribute to the advancement of knowledge by implementing ethical, reproducible, and accessible practices.

The research group stands out for its interdisciplinary approach, which spans various scientific fields and focuses on the comprehensive analysis of the research cycle and its outcomes. To achieve this, it combines traditional methods of quantitative science studies, informetrics and research evaluation with practices and resources from disciplines such as psychology, cognitive neuroscience, history of science, ethics, forensic scientometrics, and data science, among others.

This approach allows for a deeper examination and understanding of policies and regulations surrounding open access, technological infrastructures for scientific data sharing, quality standards, and scientific dissemination processes, as well as critical evaluation of scientific practice and research ethics.

Research Lines

Research data infrastructures and management
Vocabularies, metadata, and standards for interoperability
Open access and visibility of scientific outputs
Research evaluation, metrics, and monitoring in open science
Reproducibility, replicability, and good scientific practices
Citizen science and public participation
Science communication and data journalism
Legal, ethical, and governance aspects
Innovation and knowledge transfer
New roles and competencies in research management

Metascience and cross-disciplinary training require scientists with experience in conducting empirical research and a solid command of the details across multiple fields of expertise [1].

[1] M. Maruyama, K. L. Beals, A. Bharati, H. Fuchs, P. M. Gardner, G. M. Guilmet, R. A. Hahn, L. J. Kamau, D. B. Kronenfeld, C. O. Kursh, J. W. Meeker, A. K. B. Pillai, K. H. Pribram, D. Quiatt, M. Richardson, M. B. Rogers, L. Romanucci-Ross, and P. Van Esterik, “Mindscapes and Science Theories [and Comments and Reply],” Current Anthropology, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 589–608, Oct. 1980. Accessed: Apr. 2025. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1086/202539