Authoring Open Science

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About this Lesson

Focuses on integrating open science values—trust, transparency, and reproducibility—into the authoring and reviewing processes. Covers open authoring tools, contributor roles, ethics of authorship, and open peer review.

Learning Objectives

Describe tools and platforms for creating and sharing open research outputs.
Articulate the benefits and challenges of open peer review.
Distinguish between open authoring and traditional publishing approaches.
Understand the importance of clear contributor attribution.

Keywords

open sciencewritingmetadataopen peer reviewethics

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Instructor Specs

Duration: 3h 00m
Level: Introductory
License: CC-BY 4.0

Cite this Lesson

APA Format:

Miller, K., Medina-Smith, A. (2026). Authoring Open Science. UCLA IMLS Open Science. https://ucla-imls-open-sci.info/lessons/authoring-open-science

BibTeX:

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@misc{authoring_open_science_2026,
  author = {Kathryn Miller and Andrea Medina-Smith},
  title = {Authoring Open Science},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {UCLA IMLS Open Science},
  url = {https://ucla-imls-open-sci.info/lessons/authoring-open-science}
}

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