doc. Mgr.Radek Šimík, Ph.D. ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Institute of Czech Language and Theory of Communication, Faculty of Arts  ORCID: 0000-0002-4736-195X [ URL "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4736-195X "] ResearcherID: AAM-2696-2020 Twitter: @radek_simik [ URL "https://twitter.com/radek_simik"] OSF: https://osf.io/bw4tc [ URL "http://about:blank/"]    ****************************************************************************************** * What led you to open science, and how did your relationship with open science develop? ****************************************************************************************** I first heard about the open science initiative, or more specifically open access publishi my PhD studies (around 2007) from a librarian in Groningen, Netherlands. Nevertheless, I h been using linguistic repositories for some time, in particular LingBuzz [ URL "http://lin and SemanticsArchive [ URL "https://semanticsarchive.net/"] , as a part of what we now cal open access. With great interest, I followed the emergence of linguistic platinum open acc (e.g., Biolinguistics [ URL "https://biolinguistics.eu/"] or Semantics and Pragmatics [ UR semprag.org/"] ; both from 2007). A major event in the world of general linguistics was th of the editorial team of the journal Lingua from the Elsevier publishing house, which was accept a fair open access model. In 2016, the editorial staff responded by founding the go journal Glossa [ URL "https://www.glossa-journal.org/"] , which, thanks to the collective entire general linguistics community during five years, managed to develop into the 16th m linguistics journal during five years (according to Google Scholar metrics). In 2012, I be many supporters of the nascent open access book publishing house Language Science Press [ langsci-press.org/"] , which during approximately eight years of its existence has publish books using the platinum open access model. In 2017, I was one of the co-founders of the b Slavic Linguistics [ URL "https://langsci-press.org/catalog/series/osl"] as a part of this house, in which seven books have been published so far. In approximately the last five yea interested in other aspects of open science, especially pre-registration, sharing of resea analyses, but also, for example, open peer-review.  ****************************************************************************************** * What do you get out of open science on a daily basis? ****************************************************************************************** Today, open science permeates most of my work. I share preprints in subject specific repos possible, I publish in open access mode – either platinum or with the support of grant age open access. I continue to work actively as an editor of the Open Slavic Linguistics serie also as a guest editor at the above-mentioned journal Glossa. Empirical research is usuall by a pre-registration and the subsequent sharing of research data, for which I usually use Open Science Framework [ URL "https://osf.io/"] . I try to guide my colleagues and student practice.  ****************************************************************************************** * Why is openness in science important to you (what are the benefits)? ****************************************************************************************** Science is a global discourse, and the more open it becomes, the better it works. Open acc publications, but also to research plans (pre-registration), materials, results, or analys better supervision of scientific activities and thus naturally leads to better science. Th science, people and institutions who would otherwise be cut off from new scientific knowle they cannot afford to spend exorbitant amounts of money on subscriptions to journals can p scientific discourse. Thus, open science is inclusive in principle and is an important fac bridging the gap between rich and developing countries.  ****************************************************************************************** * What would you recommend to colleagues who want to use open science principles for their ****************************************************************************************** First of all, I would definitely recommend that they contact the Open Science Support Cent University. In addition, I would encourage them to publish their results in open access jo even at the cost of smaller formal impact. They should not forget to apply for funds for o publications when applying for grants. Finally, I would encourage them not to be discourag amount of work involved in publishing research data. It is an investment that can pay off forms.  ****************************************************************************************** * In your opinion, what obstacles must one overcome so that open science can become common ****************************************************************************************** What I consider a major obstacle is the continuing dependence of the scientific community publishing houses, whose primary interest is not quality science but the highest possible subscription sales and, more recently, profit from gold open access fees. I see gold open offered by most journals, as a temporary solution. The opportunities of open publishing sh to everyone without distinction, not only to those who have the money to pay for it. Count institutions should thus work intensively on a fairer open access strategy. At the Europea with interest the developments surrounding Plan S [ URL "https://www.coalition-s.org/"] . ****************************************************************************************** * What does open science mean to you in one sentence?   ****************************************************************************************** Open science is a path to more valuable scientific knowledge accessible to all who are int