ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Open science is increasingly prominent in international science policy agendas, converging towards the understanding that its consolidation as an academic practice depends on the reformulation of the current research evaluation system. Objective: This study aims to identify and analyze to what extent and in what way open science policies incorporate and address research evaluation. Methodology: A bibliographic and documentary research was carried out, enabling the selection of open science policies from five countries - Finland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, France, and Colombia. Results: It was observed that countries with more comprehensive policies recognize the need to reformulate recognition and reward mechanisms to include open science components. Only the French policy presents more concrete indications of changes. Colombia's National Open Science Policy 2022-2031 sets goals and execution deadlines for the adoption of open science in research evaluation and classification of groups and researchers, based on the proposal to review its accreditation systems for programs and institutions. The plans of the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Finland also anticipate changes after examining the current instruments and criteria adopted by them, whether by verifying the feasibility of using altmetric indicators (Netherlands), including new methods (Slovenia), or considering new and variable formats of publication (Finland). Conclusion: There is some limitation in moving from a supportive discursive policy towards open science to a policy with devices that imply concrete changes in the criteria and procedures used in evaluations.
KEYWORDS:
Evaluation; Science policy; Scientific Research; Open Science; Open access.