Toward openness and transparency to better facilitate knowledge creation

Changes in modes of publication over recent decades and moves to publish material freely openly have resulted increased amounts research scholarly outputs being available online. These include teaching other but consist mostly publications. There been significant UK European initiatives as part the Open Agenda that facilitate indeed mandate move open whether is for educational materials, output data, or mechanisms ensuring quality these materials. A issue although making praiseworthy, without data on which based, reproducibility so verification, are fundamental principles methodology, not possible. When discrete datasets linked freely, able interact by using common standards, they become more powerful with extended possibilities questions cross disciplinary divides knowledge domains. always objections resistance new innovations, no exception; published research, nevertheless, indicates publishing becoming considered be “good practice” positives “new collaborations higher citation” outweigh any perceived negative effects.