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Here you can find a list of recommendations created in Finnish Open science coordination and a link to those recommendations that have been translated in English

Recommendations on Open Scholarship

• Good practice in researcher evaluation. Recommendation for the responsible evaluation of a researcher in Finland (2020)
• National recommendation on the responsible use of publication metrics (2020)

Recommendations on Open access to research data and methods

• The use of Persistent Identifiers for Research Datasets (2019)
• Ownership and licencing of research data (2019)
• Additional instructions for planning the management of sensitive and confidential data (2019)

Recommendations on Open Access to scholarly publications

• Guidelines to scholarly publishers for creation of responsible datapolicy (2020)
• Guidelines to researchers and scholarly publishers for open licensing (2020)
• Recommendations on Open Access to scholarly publications for research organisations (2020)
• In development: Recommendations for funders
• In development: Recommendations on technologies and technical issues

Recommendations on Open Education

• Recommendation for publishing open educational resources (2020)

The most important task assigned to the Panels is the evaluation and classification of academic publication channels in the fields covered by each individual Panel. The practical evaluation work takes place through a web portal designed for the Panellists’ use. The Panels only convene when necessary and mainly for the introduction of their work and during the review of ratings. When needed, joint meetings of the Panel chairs are also organised.

The Steering Group of the Publication Forum is in charge of appointing the Panels and supervising the evaluation work. The Panellists are chosen from amongst academics with experience in research work, scholarly publishing and research evaluation. In appointing the Panellists, the Steering Group's main concern is to ensure that the expertise of the Panels covers the research fields they are responsible for. Attention is also paid to fair gender representation and representation of various organisations in the Panels. The Panellists are representatives of the national science community in their respective field of study, and they are also expected to consult their background communities.

The current Panels will be responsible for the publication channel evaluations during the term from 2018 to 2021.

Evaluation Panels for period 2018-2021

1 Mathematics and statistics
2 Computer and information sciences
3 Physical sciences, space science and astronomy
4 Chemical sciences
5 Geosciences and environmental sciences
6 Biosciences I
7 Biosciences II
8 Civil and mechanical engineering
9 Electrical and electronic engineering, information engineering
10 Chemical engineering, materials engineering and environmental engineering
11 Medical engineering, biotechnology and basic medicine
12 Clinical medicine I
13 Clinical medicine II and dentistry
14 Health sciences and other medical sciences
15 Agricultural sciences
16 Economics and business
17 Social sciences, media and communications, interdisciplinary social sciences
18 Psychology and educational sciences
19 Political science, public administration and law
20 Philosophy and theology
21 Languages
22 Literature, arts and architecture
23 History, archaeology and cultural studies

1 Mathematics and statistics

Chair Professor Kaisa Miettinen, University of Jyväskylä
Professor Camilla Hollanti, Aalto University
Professor Jarkko Kari, University of Turku
Professor Tero Kilpeläinen, University of Jyväskylä
Professor Risto Korhonen, University of Eastern Finland
Academy Professor Matti Lassas, University of Helsinki
Professor Mikko Sillanpää, University of Oulu
Assistant Professor Jarno Vanhatalo, University of Helsinki

Fields of expertise:

111 Mathematics

• Pure mathematics
• Applied mathematics
• Probability
• Computational Science

112 Statistics

2 Computer and information sciences

Chair Professor Tommi Mikkonen, University of Helsinki
Professor Tapio Elomaa, University of Tampere
Professor Juho Hamari, University of Tampere
Director of Research Hannu Kari, National Defence University
Professor Tommi Kärkkäinen, University of Jyväskylä
Professor Ville Leppänen, University of Turku
Professor emerita Kaisa Nyberg, Aalto University
Professor Pekka Orponen, Aalto University
Professor Samuli Pekkola, University of Tampere
Professor Roope Raisamo, University of Tampere
Professor Tapio Seppänen, University of Oulu

Fields of expertise:

113 Computer and information Sciences

• Computer science
• Computational data analysis
• Software engineering, operating systems, human-computer interaction
• Theoretical computer science
• Information systems science
• Information sciences
• Bioinformatics

3 Physical sciences, space science and astronomy

Chair Professor Martti Kauranen, University of Tampere
Professor Adam Foster, Aalto University
Professor Katri Huitu, University of Helsinki
Professor Marko Huttula, University of Oulu
Professor Peter Johansson, University of Helsinki
Professor Ari Jokinen, University of Jyväskylä
Professor Pasi Karjalainen, University of Eastern Finland
Professor Erkki Lähderanta, Lappeenranta University of Technology
Professor Petriina Paturi, University of Turku

Fields of expertise:

114 Physics

• Atomic and molecular physics
• Chemical physics
• Condensed matter physics
• Particles and fields physics
• Nuclear physics
• Fluids and plasma physics, surface physics
• Optics, laser optics and quantum optics
• Acoustics
• Biological and soft matter physics

115 Space sciences and astronomy

• Space physics
• Solar, stellar and interstellar physics
• Solar system physics and planetary science
• The Milky Way, galaxies and cosmology

221 Nano-technology

• Nano-materials
• Nano-processes

4 Chemical sciences

Chair Professor Heikki Tenhu, University of Helsinki
Professor Johan Bobacka, Åbo Akademi
Professor Jan Deska, Aalto University
Professor Tanja Kallio, Aalto University
Academy Research Fellow Theo Kurtén, University of Helsinki
Professor Timo Laaksonen, University of Tampere
Docent Raija Oilunkaniemi, University of Oulu
Academy Professor Kari Rissanen, University of Jyväskylä
Professor Juha Rouvinen, University of Eastern Finland

Fields of expertise:

116 Chemistry

• Analytical chemistry
• Inorganic chemistry
• Physical chemistry
• Materials chemistry
• Organic chemistry
• Other chemistry fields

5 Geosciences and environmental sciences

Chair Professor Jukka Käyhkö, University of Turku
Professor Jan Hjort, University of Oulu
University Lecturer Anu Kaakinen, University of Helsinki
Research Professor Sanna Kaasalainen, National Land Survey of Finland
University Lecturer Emilia Koivisto, University of Helsinki
Leading Researcher Pirkko Kortelainen, Finnish Environment Institute
Professor Jussi Kukkonen, University of Eastern Finland
Associate Professor Matti Kummu, Aalto University
Senior Curator Arto Luttinen, University of Helsinki
Senior Scientist Santtu Mikkonen, University of Eastern Finland
University Researcher Jan Weckström, University of Helsinki

Fields of expertise:

117 Geography and environmental sciences

• Multidisciplinary geosciences
• Mineralogy
• Paleontology
• Geochemistry and geophysics
• Physical geography
• Geology
• Volcanology
• Ecotoxicology and environmental impacts
• Environmental research
• Meteorology and atmospheric sciences
• Climatic research
• Oceanography, hydrology, water resources
• Geoinformatics
• Remote sensing

6 Biosciences I

Chair Professor Kai Lindström, Åbo Akademi
Senior Scientist Petri Ekholm, Finnish Environment Institute
Professor Jaakko Hyvönen, University of Helsinki
University Researcher Jukka Jokimäki, University of Lapland
Senior Curator Lauri Kaila, University of Helsinki
Professor Toni Laaksonen, University of Turku
University Lecturer Sirkku Manninen, University of Helsinki
University Lecturer Tapio Mappes, University of Jyväskylä
Academy Research Fellow Tanja Pyhäjärvi, University of Helsinki

Fields of expertise:

118 Biosciences

Publication Forum evaluates domestic and foreign academic publication channels.

• Level 1 includes peer-reviewed publication channels that are specialised in the publication of scientific research outcomes and have an editorial board of experts of the discipline.  The majority of all publication channels are classified as Level 1 which is the basic level.
• The Levels 2 and 3 are awarded to a limited number of academic journals, conferences and book publishers of the highest level and impact as judged by the Expert Panels. They are mostly international publication channels but in Humanities and Social Sciences, Level 2 also includes Finnish and Swedish-language forums.
• Publication channels that have been evaluated but do not meet all of the Level 1 criteria are marked as category 0.

You will find the current classification via JUFO-portal.

Evolving classification through introduction of new publication channels

Publication Forum is updated regularly. Annually, hundreds of formerly non-evaluated publication channels are included in Level 1 during the complementary evaluation. The complementary evaluation can also result in Level 0 forums being upgraded to Level 1, or correspondingly, downgraded from Level 1 if the overall level has changed or there are other grounds for a lower rating. The evaluation of new publication channels takes at least two months.

Review of ratings once in four years

In addition to completing, it is also necessary to review the classification on a regular basis. In order to ensure predictability, Levels 2 and 3 do not undergo changes in annual evaluations but instead, the ratings of all listed publication channels are re-evaluated at four-year intervals. The first review of ratings was performed in late 2014, with the corresponding classification entering into force in the beginning of 2015. The next re-evaluation took place in 2018, and the new classification entered into force in the beginning of 2019. Over years 2019-2021, it will be possible to make minor changes to the classification.

Members of the scientific community can address or question the levels awarded to the evaluated publication channels as well as propose new forums for evaluation, see Proposals.

Openness has always been part of responsible research. However, in a short time, what is meant by openness has changed. New digital tools and society's expectations create opportunities, but they also press the research community to increase the transparency of research and change the ways in which 

• research is carried out, 
• how results are disseminated and 
• how researchers are rewarded

These changes bring with them a new field of work that is often challenging. What is needed for research to be more open, accessible and transparent? How should open science become part of the everyday work of the research community?

Expert panel in Culture for Open Scholarship

The expert panel in open research culture has the task of promoting and discussing issues concerning the openness of the research culture by, for example, writing recommendations and strategies and updating terminology and discussing the role of open access to research results, data and publications in evaluating researchers and research.

• Expert panels contribute actively in the making of national policies and recommendations

The expert panel is chaired by Mari Riipinen (TY) and the secretaries are Janne Pölönen (TSV).

• Members of the expert panel
• Memorandums from expert panel meetings (in Finnish)
• Participate

Working groups of the Expert Panel

Kansalaistiede (roughly: citizen science)
Person in charge: Elena Svahn (EBSCO)
Google workspace

Palvelut avoimen FAIR-toimintakulttuurin edistäjinä (roughly: services as drivers of  FAIR-culture)
Person in charge: Jukka Rantasaari (University of Turku)
Google workspace

Kannustimet tutkimuksen ja opetuksen vastuullisuuteen ja avoimuuteen (roughly: incentives for responsible and open research and teaching)
Person in charge: Marja Kokko (University of Tampere)
Google workspace

Yritysyhteistyön avoimuus (roughly: open collaboration with companies)
Person in charge: Anna Mikkonen (Häme University of Applied Sciences)

Participate

Participate in the expert panel/a working group by

• filling in the registartion form (external link, in Finnish)
• sending  an email to avointiede@tsv.fi

Please, note that expert panel work is mainly carried out in Finnish.

Opening research data is a complex task. Just terminology can be challenging – should we talk about research materials or data? And what should be included in data?

Opening data requires huge amount of planning early in the collection phase. Opening data is also affected by legal requirements (in particular the new GDPR-regulation) and by the terms set by funding bodies. And when we finally as far as opening the data, storing it so that it can be genuinely found and used requires efforts by individual researchers as well as a significant enabling infrastructure.

Expert panel in open data

Open data is one of the four fields of the National Coordination of Open Science and Research. Each field has its own expert panel which contributes actively in the making of national policies and recommendations.

The expert panel is chaired by Susanna Nykyri (Tampere University) and the secretary is Hanna Lahdenperä (TSV).

Open scholarship is a challenge and opportunity for the whole research community.

Open scholarship has become an internationally significant way to develop scholarship and to increase its effectiveness in society. It enables research results to circulate rapidly amongst researchers, which saves resources, increases the quality of research and leads to a rise of new research questions.

Open scholarship inspires citizens, businesses, and decision-makers. It provides new insights and deepens our understanding of the world around us. It increases opportunities to participate in scientific and scholarly research. This requires extensive availability of publications, data, methods, know-how and support services, produced and required by research.

Open scholarship means also a huge cultural change for the research community. Open scholarship reshapes methods of conducting research and of disseminating its results, changes the way in which these are financed, and leads to an open and cooperative research culture.

The road to open scholarship is paved with decisions to make and with questions to solve. Some of them are clearly domestic, but increasingly, the opportunities and challenges of open research culture are shared by the international research field.

It is time for the whole research community to endorse the values of open scholarship and apply them in scholarly practice. Finland is in good position to tackle new challenges. The journey toward open scholarship was started in 2014-2017 by Open Science and Research project of  the Ministry of Education and Culture, dedicated to promoting accessibility of knowledge and to opening research. The aim of the project was to make scholarship, science and research more reliable, to support the endorsement of open research practices in the research community and to increase the social impact of research and scholarship. Together, we will continue the work of this project.

The Ministry of Education and Culture has transferred the responsibility for communication on open scholarship issues to the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies. The Federation has a long history in promoting open access publishing, in disseminating results of research into wider society and in increasing the influence of research in decision-making and civic activities. The Federation has been involved when the key actors in open scholarship have discussed how to coordinate the joint effort of opening scholarship.

Promotion of open science and research is a joint effort by the entire research community. In the centre of our coordination work are our four expert panels and their working groups.

Expert panels

• Culture of open scholarship
• Open data
• Open access
• Open education

Participate

Participate in an expert panel/a working group by

• filling in the registartion form (external link, in Finnish)
• sending  an email to avointiede@tsv.fi

Please note that expert panel work is mainly carried out in Finnish.