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Readiness Toward the Implementation of Open Science Initiatives In the Republic of Moldova

Nelly Țurcan
Nelly Țurcan
, 
Gheorghe Cuciureanu
Gheorghe Cuciureanu
, 
Rodica Cujba
Rodica Cujba
, 
Irina Cojocanu
Irina Cojocanu
 and 
Igor Cojocaru
Igor Cojocaru
   | Oct 14, 2023
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Published Online: Oct 14, 2023
Page range: 97 - 118
Received: Apr 05, 2023
Accepted: May 30, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2023-0009
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© 2023 Nelly Țurcan et al., published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1:

Presence of a policy or strategy on Open Science at the institutional levelSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results
Presence of a policy or strategy on Open Science at the institutional levelSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results

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Types of institutional policies or strategies on Open ScienceSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results
Types of institutional policies or strategies on Open ScienceSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results

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Opinions on the importance of a national policy or strategyon Open ScienceSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results
Opinions on the importance of a national policy or strategyon Open ScienceSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results

Fig. 4:

Opinions on the importance of the existence of a national policy or strategy related to Open Science, distributed by scientific fieldsSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results
Opinions on the importance of the existence of a national policy or strategy related to Open Science, distributed by scientific fieldsSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results

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Key issues to be included in institutional and national Open Science policies or strategiesSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results
Key issues to be included in institutional and national Open Science policies or strategiesSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results

Fig. 6:

Actors who should apply an Open Science policy or strategySource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results
Actors who should apply an Open Science policy or strategySource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results

Fig. 7:

Opinion on obstacles to the development of Open Science practices in research institutions and in the Republic of MoldovaSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results
Opinion on obstacles to the development of Open Science practices in research institutions and in the Republic of MoldovaSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results

Fig. 8:

Opinions on the transfer of responsibility for Open Science implementationSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results
Opinions on the transfer of responsibility for Open Science implementationSource: Elaborated by authors based on the survey results

Details on respondents

Variable Level Frequency Percentage
Current position Administrative and management staff 109 20.49
Researchers 71 13.35
Pedagogical staff in higher education institutions 262 49.25
Academic fellows (doctoral and postdoctoral students) 51 9.59
Librarians 32 6.02
Other positions 7 1.32
Total 532 100

The importance of a national policy or strategy on Open Science

Question Mean score Standard deviation
In your opinion, how important is it to have a national Open Science policy or strategy? 3.54 0.542

Barriers to Open Science transition in the Republic of Moldova

Barriers to Open Science transition in the Republic of Moldova PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 AMS 5 AMS 6 AMS 7 AMS 8 AMS 9
– Issues with providing access to publications and data * *
– Low quality of research results * *
– Lack of skilled and competent staff for practicing Open Science * * * * * *
– Unawareness of the benefits and opportunities of Open Science * * * * *
– Lack of open scientific culture *
– Insufficient funding for adoption of Open Science practices * * * * * *
– Lack of interoperability * *
– Lack of incentives and rewards * *
– Lack of adequate infrastructure * * * *
– Lack of regulations/legislation supporting Open Science practices * * * * * * * * *
– Lack of transparency *
– Doubts regarding the ethical use of research results * *

Expected benefits of making Open Science a national strategic priority

Expected benefits of making Open Science a national strategic priority PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 AMS 5 AMS 6 AMS 7 AMS 8 AMS 9
– Sharing and reusing research data * * *
– Faster implementation of research results * * *
– Wider involvement of citizens in the decision-making process * *
– Objective and transparent evaluation of research outputs * * * *
– Wider access to research results and publications * * *
– Easier access to high-performance infrastructures *
– Faster circulation of scientific ideas * *
– Facilitates collaboration among researchers * * * * *
– Increasing accountability toward research and citizens * *
– Increasing research quality * *
– Increasing the funders’ level of trust * *
– Fraud elimination *
– Excludes duplication of expenses *
– Greater visibility and promotion of research results *

Details on interviewees

Participant ID Group Title Institution Gender PhD
PM 1 Policymakers Director National Agency for Research and Development F Yes
PM 2 Policymakers President The Academy of Sciences of Moldova M Yes
PM 3 Policymakers President National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research M Yes
PM 4 Policymakers President The Court of Accounts of the Republic of Moldova M Yes
AMS 5 Administrative and management staff Vice-Rector Moldova State University F Yes
AMS 6 Administrative and management staff Rector Technical University of Moldova M Yes
AMS 7 Administrative and management staff Rector State Agrarian University of Moldova M Yes
AMS 8 Administrative and management staff Head of Research Department “Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy M Yes
AMS 9 Administrative and management staff Deputy director Institute of Legal, Political and Sociological Research M Yes
- Policymakers NA Ministry of Education and Research
- Policymakers NA The culture, education, research, youth, sports and media commission of the Parliament
- Policymakers NA Presidency of the Republic of Moldova

Opinions on the transfer of responsibility for Open Science implementation

Statement Mean score Standard deviation
The state should develop a national strategy supporting Open Science 3.49 0.672
As part of negotiations with publishers, government officials should call for a reduction in publishing costs 3.34 0.742
Each research organization/university should have a strategy/policy and/or guidelines supporting Open Science 3.44 0.701
Each research organization should have an Open Access repository of its employees’ publications 3.49 0.674
Each research organization should have an Open Access repository of research data of its employees 3.30 0.789
All publications produced in the framework of publicly funded projects should be accessible as full text 3.41 0.722
Open Access publications contribute to a better positioning in performance evaluation rankings 3.37 0.692
Self-archiving of publications in repositories should be an obligation of the author 2.85 0.940
More workshops and trainings on the principles and practices of Open Science are needed 3.42 0.692
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