Open Science and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in scientific publishing

Abstract

In September 2015, the United Nations (UN) member States adopted and defined a plan to end extreme poverty, combat inequality and injustice, and protect our planet, which should be achieved by 2030. Aligning scientific research and academic vocation with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is crucial for a sustainable future (RODE; BIOJONE, 2023).Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos (ABEC) Brasil is a signatory to the SDG Publishers Compact Program (ONU, 2015), which was developed by the UN in collaboration with the International Association of Publishers, designed to inspire scientific publishers to develop sustainable practices and publish books and journals that help inform, develop, and inspire action toward sustainable development, highlighting ten points of action that not only scientific editors, but also everyone involved in the editorial process, can commit to undertaking to accelerate progress toward achieving SDGs (RODE; BIOJONE, 2023).Open Science is a global movement that makes scientific knowledge open and shared for the scientific community in the world and for society as a whole. According to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO, 2021):Open Science is the movement to make scientific research and data accessible to all. It includes practices such as publishing open scientific research, campaigning for open access, and generally making it easier to publish and communicate scientific knowledge. Additionally, it has other ways to make science more transparent and accessible during the research process. This includes open notebook science, citizen science, and aspects of open-source software and crowdfunded research projects.