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The What, Why and How of openness in science
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The What, Why and How of openness in science

  • Konrad Foerstner1 &
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We give a short introduction to open science followed by an overview of Creative Commons and open source licenses.

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Foerstner, K., Jensen, L. The What, Why and How of openness in science. Nat Prec (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2008.1655.1

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