Open science is gaining global traction through collaborative efforts involving research organizations and funding bodies. Notably, initiatives like cOAlition S and the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) have exerted significant influence in recent years.
cOAlition S, an initiative led by the European research funders association Science Europe, has evolved into an international endeavor. Its mandate for immediate open access to peer-reviewed publications stemming from co-funded research has been incorporated into the open science regulations within the European Research Area and has also influenced provisions in the United States (Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House). The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS) is also a member of cOAlition S.
The CoARA coalition was created at the initiative of the European Commission to reform research assessment practices. The members of the CoARA coalition from Slovenia are ARIS, the University of Ljubljana, the University of Maribor, the University of Novo mesto, the Jožef Stefan Institute, the Institute for Contemporary History, the Educational Research Institute and the Young Academy of Slovenia.
The Slovenian research funding body and public research organizations are active in various international initiatives:
- Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS) is a member of the Coalition S, a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and the Action Plan for Diamond Open Access, and a member of the CoARA coalition,
- University of Ljubljana is a member of the association of European universities EUTOPIA, EUA, UNICA, LERU-CE7 and GUILD, a member of the CoARA coalition and a signatory of the Action Plan for Diamond Open Access,
- University of Maribor is a signatory of the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities and the DORA Declaration, a member of the Athena European Universities Association, the EUA Association and a member of the CoARA coalition,
- Jožef Stefan Institute, Institute of Contemporary History and Educational Research Institute are members of the CoARA coalition,
- Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts is a signatory of the Diamond Open Access Action Plan.