Acting in favour of open and shared scientific research
The French Committee for Open Science ensures the implementation of the National Open Science Policy.

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Headlines
The Ministry of Higher Education and Research publishes the results of the French Open Science Monitor for 2022. The rate of French scientific publications in open access has increased for the fourth…
The blog
News from the Committee
Le 20/03/2023
The series of videos based on the practical guide Passport for Open Science is now available on Canal U. It offers researchers an introductory journey into the world of open science. The characters in the Passport for Open Science come…

News from the Committee
Le 17/03/2023
Producing, preparing, crossing, describing and sharing research data requires specific skills. After a literature review about skills for FAIR data, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research is currently conducting an in-depth study to develop and recognize these skills…
News from the Committee
Le 23/02/2023
The French Committee for Open Science has published a guide that presents and explains the different provisions on opening research data set out in the 2016 Law for a Digital Republic. Article 6 of the Law for a Digital Republic…

Ongoing projects
Legal affairs expert group
Open scientific publishing expert group
An Open Science booklet for unit directors
The quality of health databases
Disciplinary resources for DoRANum
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