Our goal is to help CIMCYC research incorporate open science practices into everyday working routines. This section offers resources, tools, tutorials and open science content that help improve workflows, from data management and the use of free software through to open access publishing and transparent collaboration. Its purpose is to smooth the path for researchers to apply these practices, which benefit the transparency and replicability of research.
What is open science?
Open science is a movement that seeks to make scientific knowledge accessible to the whole community. Its aim is to share data, methods and results transparently, so that both the research community and society at large can benefit from scientific advances in a more equitable and efficient way.
Why does this matter?
- Greater transparency and reproducibility: sharing data and methods makes it possible to verify results and improve research quality.
- Greater impact and visibility: open access studies reach wider audiences and tend to be cited more often.
- Collaboration and faster progress: it facilitates knowledge exchange and the generation of new ideas among researchers from different disciplines.
- Compliance with requirements: an increasing number of funding agencies require open science practices in research projects.
How can Open Science be incorporated into research?
Adopting open science guidelines may look daunting, but it is in fact simpler than it seems. It does not require abruptly overhauling the way you work. Small changes can make a big difference and improve the quality, visibility and impact of research.
CIMCYC provides a range of resources designed to ease the transition towards Open Science: from practical guides and tutorials to specific tools for data and code management, reproducible analysis and open access publishing.
Explore the materials available in our resources section and take the first step towards more open, collaborative and transparent research.
Resources:
CIMCYC's Open Science strategy
At CIMCYC we see Open Science not as a passing trend but as one of the strategic pillars of our centre's project. Our commitment translates into concrete, coordinated actions that support research staff throughout the entire research life cycle: from experimental design to the publication of results. Through these actions we aim to facilitate, normalise and encourage good open practices.
Since 2024, CIMCYC has held the María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence distinction, awarded by the State Research Agency of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. This recognition places us at the forefront of science both nationally and internationally and, crucially, has enabled us to allocate dedicated human and financial resources to promoting Open Science, embedding it across the centre's scientific policies as one of the cornerstones of the excellence project.
How do we put our commitment into practice?
Our strategy is built around four mutually reinforcing pillars: training, resources, incentives and infrastructure. The following publication sets out our institutional strategy and the specific actions we have developed to implement it.
López-García, D., Andras, F., Maldonado, R., Ramírez-Ramos, M. F., Torres-Vega, L. C., y Ruz, M. (2026). Estrategias institucionales para la promoción de la Ciencia Abierta: un enfoque integral desde el CIMCYC. II Jornadas Nacionales de Ciencia Abierta (II JNCA), Aranjuez (Madrid).