Researching OIS includes investigating whether, how, and under which conditions applying open and collaborative practices along one or more stages of the scientific research process influences novelty, efficiency and/or impact of scientific research, taking a balanced view that recognizes important contingency factors on the individual, organizational and ecosystem-level. The conference will present empirical or conceptual work in this framework, and in particular along the following conference tracks:

Track 1: Open and collaborative approaches along the entire scientific research process and their effects. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

• crowdfunding/crowdsourcing science and citizen science
• open data/material sharing/re-use
• OIS approaches to translating science into practice, science-industry relations, academic entrepreneurship
• platforms facilitating OIS

Track 2: Ecosystems and organizational designs facilitating open and collaborative research approaches. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

• institutional factors
• local and national policies
• intellectual property rights
• incentive and impact measurement systems

Track 3: Micro-foundations of open and collaborative research approaches. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

• scientists’ motives for engaging in OIS
• skills and capabilities for OIS
• attitudes and beliefs supporting or blocking OIS
• characteristics and motives of institutional entrepreneurs