Making Open Scholarship More Equitable and Inclusive

Paul Longley Arthur (), Lydia Hearn, John C. Ryan, Nirmala Menon and Langa Khumalo
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Paul Longley Arthur: School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley, Perth, WA 6050, Australia
Lydia Hearn: School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley, Perth, WA 6050, Australia
John C. Ryan: School of Arts and Social Sciences, Southern Cross University, East Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
Nirmala Menon: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, India
Langa Khumalo: South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa

Publications, 2023, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: Democratizing access to information is an enabler for our digital future. It can transform how knowledge is created, preserved, and shared, and strengthen the connection between academics and the communities they serve. Yet, open scholarship is influenced by history and politics. This article explores the foundations underlying open scholarship as a quest for more just, equitable, and inclusive societies. It analyzes the origins of the open scholarship movement and explores how systemic factors have impacted equality and equity of knowledge access and production according to location, nationality, race, age, gender, and socio-economic circumstances. It highlights how the privileges of the global North permeate academic and technical standards, norms, and infrastructures. It also reviews how the collective design of more open and collaborative networks can engage a richer diversity of communities, enabling greater social inclusion, and presents key examples. By fostering dialogue with multiple stakeholders, more effective avenues for knowledge production and representation can be built based on approaches that are accessible, participatory, interactive, ethical, and transparent, and that reach a far broader public. This expansive vision of open science will lead to a more unified knowledge economy.

Keywords: open access; open science; open scholarship; gender; equity; equality; language; justice; environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 D83 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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