Studying Open Science: Mapping the Challenges of Open Science Research Methods in the Humanities

What exactly is “open science”? A movement for reform, a policy agenda, a governance model, an ethos of sharing, or all of these at once? On 23–24 September 2025, the SCIROS team gathers researchers and practitioners in Marseille for a workshop aimed at discussing and seeking solutions to these questions.

The term is used everywhere today, but it rarely means the same thing to everyone. For some, it’s about accelerating discoveries and breaking down barriers to knowledge. For others, it raises questions about ethics, equity, or even the power structures behind scholarly publishing. In short, open science is a moving, many-sided object – both promising and problematic – that continues to spark debate.

On 23–24 September 2025, researchers and practitioners will gather in Marseille for a workshop dedicated to studying these tensions. Organised by IBL PAN and the OpenEdition Lab, as a part of the SCIROS project, the event will explore open science not only as a set of practices but also as an object of critical research in its own right. From questions of governance and methods to the frictions between ideals and realities, the programme brings together voices from across disciplines and contexts.

Rather than simply celebrating openness, this workshop asks: how do we study open science responsibly? Whose interests does it serve? And how might examining its contradictions help us better understand the relationship between knowledge, society, and the values we attach to both?

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Studying Open Science: Mapping the Challenges of Open Science Research Methods in the Humanities

Dates: 23–24 September 2025
Location: 22, rue John Maynard Keynes, Marseille

Organisers: IBL PAN, OpenEdition Lab

Day 1 – Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Theme: Current Research on Open Science: Projects, Outputs, and Perspectives

11:00-12:00 Introductions by SCIROS partners: 

Magdalena Wnuk, Piotr Wciślik, Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences 

Simon Dumas Primbault, OpenEdition Lab

12:00–13:30 – Lunch (at le Présage)

13:30–15:15 – Uptake of Open Science

Sofia Papastamkou, C2DH: Exploring the meanings of open science

Marta Świetlik, When Collections Become Data: Rethinking Museums through Open Science

Awuvé Innocent Azilan, Open science in francophone sub-Saharan Africa: challenges, practices, and perspectives

Licínia Ferreira, Open Science Strategies in Arts & Humanities Research: insights from the Portuguese context

15:15–15:30 – Coffee Break

15:30–17:00 – Governance 

Pierre Mounier, Governing Open Science Infrastructure: Specific Issues and Challenges

Maciej Maryl, Suzanne Dumouchel, Forging A Co-Hosting Governance Model for An Open Science Infrastructure

Thomas Forte, Open access as an organisational activity: studying freemium’s contracts

Social Dinner: tbc

Day 2 – Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Theme: Open Science as an Object of Research: Methods, Ethics, and Epistemology

10:00-11:30 Epistemic practices

Rena Alcalay, Data Without Borders: Epistemic Risk and the Ethics of Metadata Across Disciplines

Richard Williams, Open Knowers: How to Know Which Experts to Trust?

Elisabeth Guérard, Between creative freedom and formal standards: where JDH’s three-layer practice meets Open Science requirements.

11:30-13:30 – Lunch Break (at Delici’Oz)

13:30-15:30 Workshop on ongoing OE Lab projects

Marcella Araujo Malheiros, From Discovery to Discoverability: Enhancing Scholarly Content Engagement through Open Access Platforms

Mohsine Aabid, Exploring Open Science through Log Analysis

Yves Mirman, 2nd methodological stage “Paredo SHS”: Conducting qualitative interviews with researchers/data practitioners

15:30-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-17:00 Round Table

17:00  – Workshop Close

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