Abstract :
[en] In this talk, I will present how open science aligns with the principles of ecology called the 5 R’s : refuse, reduce, reuse, repair and recycle. I will showcase how open science relies on i) the refusal to concur to scientific misconducts that are pervasive in the current scientific publication culture, ii) the reduction of scientific production to promote publishing formats that aim at improving the quality rather than the quantity of scientific publication, iii) the reuse of data and codes through collaboration and open licenses, iv) the repair of scientific knowledge through replication projects and literature meta-analyses, and v) the recycling of available datasets and toolboxes to explore novel and original research questions. I will illustrate each of these practices by drawing on examples from my post-doctoral mandate at the University of Liege. Overall, open science promotes a slower and more robust scientific process, avoids the "disposable" nature of codes and data, and favors collaborative over competitive practices at all stages of the scientific production. The convergence of open science here highlighted with ecological principles opens a discussion about the systemic shift in the scientific model needed to meet both the replication and ecological crises.
