The Chinese Open Science Network (COSN)
- Author(s)
- Haiyang Jin, Qing Wang, Yu-Fang Yang, Han Zhang, Mengyu Gao, Shuxian Jin, Sharon Chen, Ting Xu, Yuan-Rui Zheng, Ji Chen, Qinyu Xiao, Jinbiao Yang, Xindi Wang, Haiyang Geng, Jianqiao Ge, Weiwei Wang, Xi Chen, Lei Zhang, Xinian Zuo Xi-Nian Zuo, Hu Chuan-Peng
- Abstract
Open Science is becoming a mainstream scientific ideology in psychology and related fields. However, researchers, especially early-career researchers (ECRs) in developing countries, are facing significant hurdles in engaging in Open Science and moving it forward. In China, various societal and cultural factors discourage ECRs from participating in Open Science, such as the lack of dedicated communication channels and the norm of modesty. To make the voice of Open Science heard by Chinese-speaking ECRs and scholars at large, the Chinese Open Science Network (COSN) was initiated in 2016. With its core values being grassroots-oriented, diversity, and inclusivity, COSN has grown from a small Open Science interest group to a recognized network both in the Chinese-speaking research community and the international Open Science community. So far, COSN has organized three in-person workshops, 12 tutorials, 48 talks, and 55 journal club sessions and translated 15 Open Science-related articles and blogs from English to Chinese. Currently, the main social media account of COSN (i.e., the WeChat Official Account) has more than 23,000 subscribers, and more than 1,000 researchers/students actively participate in the discussions on Open Science. In this article, we share our experience in building such a network to encourage ECRs in developing countries to start their own Open Science initiatives and engage in the global Open Science movement. We foresee great collaborative efforts of COSN together with all other local and international networks to further accelerate the Open Science movement.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Occupational, Economic and Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology
- External organisation(s)
- New York University Abu Dhabi, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, McGill University, Freie Universität Berlin (FU), Agency for Science, Technology and Research A*STAR, Beijing Normal University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Sussex, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Child Mind Institute, Nanjing Normal University, Yunnan Normal University (YNNU), Zhejiang University (ZJU), University of Hong Kong, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Beijing Intelligent Brain Cloud Inc., Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Translational Research, Peking University, Liaoning Normal University, SDODT Co., University of Birmingham
- Journal
- Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
- Volume
- 6
- Pages
- 1-17
- No. of pages
- 17
- ISSN
- 2515-2459
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/25152459221144986
- Publication date
- 01-2023
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 501001 General psychology
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/the-chinese-open-science-network-cosn(a40aeede-ef66-4ce4-8b29-c376fc8d7625).html