New Article: An Exploration of the Functionality and Usability of Open Research Platforms to Support Open Science
The article linked below was recently published by the International Journal of Digital Curation (IJDC).
Title
An Exploration of the Functionality and Usability of Open Research Platforms to Support Open Science
Authors
Whitney Thompson
Indiana University Indianapolis
Angela Murillo
Indiana University Indianapolis
Source
International Journal of Digital Curation
Vol. 19, No. 1 (2025)
DOI: 10.2218/ijdc.v19i1.941
Abstract
This paper examines the user experience and functionality of four open research platforms – Zenodo, Figshare, OSF, and Authorea – to assess their utility in disseminating research outputs that are varied in form as well as academic discipline, and in facilitating collaboration on larger projects by multi-institutional groups. The researchers analysed the platforms’ community features, record creation processes (including metadata fields), search functionality, and analytics capabilities.
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Filed under: Journal Articles, News, Open Access
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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