ON-MERRIT D6.3 Synthesis report: ON-MERRIT findings, including disciplinary and gender case studies

The results summarised in this deliverable are intended to enable Open Science policy to move beyond the current state-of-the-art to better incorporate a self-reflexive critique of the consequences of policy interventions and to reveal gaps and deficiencies in current policy measures. This the project hopes to achieve by making evidence-based policy recommendations on how stakeholders (Research Performing Organisations, Research Funders, and other stakeholders) should amend indicators and reward/incentive schemes to address and/or mitigate these factors, thus breaking new ground for equitable Responsible Research and Innovation. This deliverable is structured as follows: Section 2 presents a systematic Scoping Review of current evidence on ON-MERRIT’s major focus of dynamics of cumulative advantage and threats to equity in Open Science, with reference to related factors in RRI. Section 3 presents an overview of the findings from ON-MERRIT’s research into research cultures, support and incentives (deriving mainly from Work Package 3), including reference to specific findings of relevance to ON-MERRIT’s target Sustainable Development Goals. Section 4 presents an overview of the findings from ON-MERRIT’s research into Innovation and industry (Work Package 4), including reference to specific findings of relevance to ON-MERRIT’s target SDGs. Section 5 presents an overview of the findings from ON-MERRIT’s research into Policy-making and societal actors (Work Package 5), including reference to specific findings of relevance to ON-MERRIT’s target SDGs. Section 6 presents findings from across the project on issues related to gender equity and the transition to Open Science and RRI. Section 7 concludes by reviewing key findings and relating this to the final tasks of ON-MERRIT to create policy recommendations.