We call for contributions by researchers across all fields of knowledge, including the arts and humanities, policy-makers interested in research and development, representatives of scholarly and commercial institutions involved in research, and civil society associations engaged in knowledge production. Themes may include, but not be limited to:
- Historical, philosophical, and social studies of open research and its implementation
- Ethics and research integrity in the context of open research
- Bibliometric and other data-intensive investigations of open research
- The use of AI in support of socially responsive and responsible forms of open research
- Legal perspectives on open research implementations across different settings
- Training and capacity building for responsive and responsible open research
- Infrastructures and tools supporting responsive and responsible open research
- Policy-making initiatives and recommendations for equitable open research
- Contributions from the arts and humanities to represent open research in alternative formats
Contribution formats
Contributions may consist of Abstracts for individual papers (including by large groups of co-authors where appropriate) and Posters. The conference will be single-stream, so we will not have the opportunity to welcome panel proposals; we ask research groups and projects to please bring their respective experiences within one talk, delivered jointly by a maximum of three individuals.
Abstracts for both papers and posters are expected to be a maximum of 500 words and should be accompanied by a description of the authors’ background of a maximum of 500 words. When submitting your proposal, you can choose whether you wish to be considered for a talk, a poster, or both. The conference language is English. Session presenters of accepted proposals are expected to register for the conference (in-person attendance). Presentations will be recorded for posting online after the conference.
Submission
We use Oxford Abstracts as a submission system. Please submit your contributions using the button below by 30 September 2025.
Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadline: 30 September 2025
- Notification of acceptance/rejection: 31 October 2025
- Deadline for early bird registration fees: 31 January 2026
- Conference date: 4-6 May 2026, Munich, Germany
Accessibility of materials
It is expected that authors publish materials such as posters and presentation slides as well as session outcomes at least licensed as CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY-SA 4.0 on Zenodo (you may reserve a DOI before) and make it available to the Future of Open Research Community (coming soon!).