A new research project in the field of digital science

The OpenScienceLink project, with the participation of Procon Ltd., was launched within the EU ICT Policy Support Programme. The project will introduce and pilot a holistic approach to the publication, sharing, linking, review and evaluation of research results, based on the open access to scientific information. OpenScienceLink will pilot a range of novel services that could alleviate the lack of structured data journals and associated data models, the weaknesses of the review process, the poor linking of scientific information, as well as the limitations of current research evaluation metrics and indicators. Five pilot services will be integrated and piloted in particular:

(a) Data journals development based on semantically-enabled research dynamics detection,

(b) A novel open, semantically-assisted peer review process,

(c) Services for detection and analysis of research trends

(d) Services for dynamic researchers' collaboration based on non-declared, semantically-inferred relationships, and,

(e) a set of scientific field-aware, productivity- and impact-oriented enhanced research evaluation services.

Procon will participate in all project activities, with focus of launching a new data journal in the biomedical field.