Science is something to be harnessed for all mankind. Therefore, equal opportunities must be provided for scientists and anyone interested in science to access, to contribute, and to benefit from science, regardless of their circumstances.
These arrangements must be made in accordance with potential conflicts of interest, intellectual integrity, and potential social or environmental consequences of research activities. Compared to developed countries, the lack of open science in developing/underprivileged countries is a contributing factor affecting the efficiency and quality of research.
Open Science allows the real benefits of scientific discoveries to be freely available. The scientific findings should be accessible to everyone regardless of their education level, location, nationality, race, age, gender, income, socio-economic status, professional level, discipline, language, religion, disability or ethnicity. It has been shown that getting these right can help reduce the digital, technological and knowledge divides between and within countries and help solve big challenges. Furthermore, open science provides a better return for public tax-funded research and contributes to better economic growth. Sharing your findings increases the number of citable outputs of your work. Your research will be more visible and understandable to other people. If others can find and access your research, the potential impact of your research increases.
Practicing Open Science can create the need for new collaborations and research partnerships, which will help you to advance your career. Open Science increases the efficiency and quality of research, allowing innovation to expand.
In addition, reducing duplication of research and the cost of creating and reusing data are the advantages of open science. It allows others to build on and expand on previous work without repeating the same information. Promoting open science requires commitment to strategic planning within a country. Although open access publishing is beneficial, in developing countries, article processing fees (APCs) for open access have been identified as a professional challenge.