Open research platforms like Open Research Europe provide early career researchers with opportunities to develop essential skills in peer review, data sharing, and reproducibility. By engaging with open research practices, researchers can gain practical experience, build professional networks, and enhance their career progression in a transparent and collaborative research environment.
Billions of people worldwide still lack access to safe water and sanitation, slowing progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG-6). This blog highlights research published on Open Research Europe, focusing on citizen science in freshwater monitoring, hydrothermal carbonization for sanitation, and solar-based methods for managing pesticide rinse water. These studies provide practical insights into improving water quality, sanitation access, and resource management.
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable institutions at every level. Progress toward this goal requires evidence-based leadership, governance, and institutional strengthening approaches.
In the following blog post, we highlight research from Open Research Europe authors that addresses key aspects of SDG 16.
By documenting your dataset in a structured, peer-reviewed format, you create new opportunities for scientific discovery beyond your original research questions. This approach turns raw information into a discoverable, citable resource that extends your research impact.
In the following blog post, we outline why you should consider publishing a Data Note, what you should include, along with some examples published on Open Research Europe.
As of 2023, 92% of individuals globally have access to electricity, with more renewable energy being used than ever. However, progress is slowing, as specific sectors such as transport and heating encounter additional challenges in transitioning to renewable fuels. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG-7) will require additional investments to expand access to electricity to 100% of people globally, scale up renewable energy, improve energy efficiency, and strengthen policy and regulatory frameworks.
This blog post highlights energy research from Open Research Europe concerning SDG-7.
Open data is a key component of open research practices, and making your data available for others to reuse can increase the validity, reproducibility, and impact of your research. In the following blog post, we outline the benefits of data reuse and offer insight into the best practices for sharing your data with other researchers.
In August 2025, Open Research Europe reached the milestone of 1,000 articles published on the Platform, since its launch in 2021.
In honor of this milestone, we’re highlighting a selection of the most impactful articles, as well as celebrating the successes of Open Research Europe. Additionally, we spoke with Michael Arentoft, Head of Unit on Open Science & Research Infrastructures at the European Commission, for his thoughts on the success of Open Research Europe.
At Open Research Europe, all research outputs deserve proper recognition. That’s why Open Research Europe publishes many diverse article types, from traditional Research Articles to less common formats such as Software Tool Articles, Data Notes, and beyond.
In this blog, we outline what a Software Tool Article is and how publishing one could increase recognition and improve the visibility and impact of your research.
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 – Quality Education focuses on ensuring that everyone has access to high-quality education, regardless of their background, location, or socioeconomic status. In this blog post, we highlight education research from Open Research Europe authors that pertains to SDG-4.
Peer review is an integral part of scholarly communication and academic publishing. It’s also an opportunity to provide valuable and constructive feedback to authors, to help them improve their manuscripts and to validate the quality of their research.
However, writing peer review reports can be challenging, as there is no one-size-fits-all approach, and some research papers may be lengthy or difficult to interpret. In this blog post, we outline how to write a constructive peer review report that offers feedback authors can easily apply to their manuscript and provide some additional tips to help navigate the peer review process as a reviewer.
