University of Padua Open Science Committeee
The University Open Science Committee of the University of Padua was established in 2022 among the University’s official committees. It has been renewed for 2026 by Rector’s Decree Rep. No. 4726/2025.
Mission
- to promote Open Science (OS) pillars among faculty members, researchers, and academic staff;
- to identify innovative services, tools and business models to serve open science;
- to assess, implement and strengthen the adoption of Open Science infrastructures;
- to monitor developments in Open Science worldwide and to carry out reports about Open Science institutional emerging trends;
- to coordinate initiatives with other Italian universities and national and international research institutions and organisations;
- to support activities related to the standardised tracking of scholarly publishing costs within the University;
- to analyse and assess OS business models (i.e. APC, non-APC) and to monitor the financial sustainability of the transition from a “closed” to an “open” model across all disciplinary areas, promoting initiatives aimed at streamlining processes and expenditures;
- to align Open Science activities with current criteria for research quality assessment and career advancement;
- to explore alternative Open Access publishing models (green route, S20, Diamond OA, OA pledging, open platforms).
Members
- Monica Salvadori – Vice-Rector for Artistic, Historical and Cultural Heritage (OS Committee Chair)
- Fabio Zwirner – Vice-Rector for Research
- Andrea Zanella – Vice-Rector for ICT
- Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio – Open Science and Open Data Advisor
- Matteo Millan – CoARA Advisor
- Sebastiano Miccoli – Director, University Libraries Centre (CAB)
- Andrea Berti – Director, University Research Area (ARRI)
- Matteo Longo – Macro-area 1 (Mathematics and Computer Science)
- Chiara Bolego – Macro-area 2 (Life and Health Sciences)
- Raffaele Volante – Macro-area 3 (Humanities)
- Emanuela Zuccaro – Representative of Researchers
- Giulia Vigna – Representative of PhD Candidates
- Mauro Apostolico – CAB, Open Access Expert - OS Committee Secretariat
- Marco Carraro – ARRI, FAIR DM Expert
Evaluation Workflow
How are publishers and service providers selected for funding or development actions by the University Open Science Committee?
- To ensure transparency and clarity in decision-making processes, the flowchart used in the evaluation of Open Science / Open Access actions eligible for consideration by the Committee is available for consultation.
The Open Science Committee evaluates contracts with publishers and service providers based on the following criteria:
- Transparency
- Innovation
- Cost savings
- Compliance with Open Science practices
- Centralisation and monitoring of Open Access publishing costs
Access the restricted area of the University Open Science Committee (SSO login).
Please contact us at:
prorettrice.patrimonioculturale@unipd.it
openscience@biblio.unipd.it