The University of Tsukuba has launched its own open access publishing hub that will enable researchers to publish in either English or Japanese. The hub, which is hosted on the F1000Research site, adopts its pioneering approach to open science publishing.
Not only does the publishing hub, known as the University of Tsukuba Gateway, make it simple for authors affiliated with the University of Tsukuba to publish any research or data they wish to share rapidly, openly and transparently, but it also enables those studying the humanities and social sciences to choose whether to publish in English or in Japanese, revolutionising how the results of research in Japan are disseminated.
The Gateway welcomes research from all fields in the physical, biological, medical, and social sciences, arts and humanities, in all forms, from traditional research articles to a protocols, registered reports, data notes, case studies and much more.
Over the past few years, there have been huge strides towards open research around the world. The 2016 Amsterdam Call for Open Science led the way for a raft of initiatives across Europe to rethink how research is conducted and disseminated, and how researchers and their institutions are rewarded and incentivized.
Across the world, and notably in the US and China, there has been significant momentum in the development of policies designed to ensure full open access to new research. Increasingly today, open access policies are accompanied by requirements to provide access to any data, code and resources that underpin research findings, to better support the use and reuse of those discoveries so that we can build on those findings to enable the next big discoveries and innovations.
The University of Tsukuba have therefore shown real leadership and innovation in not only embracing open research publishing practices but also establishing its first partnership to offer a full bi-lingual service.
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