Six Elements in Promoting Open Science: Malaysian academicians’ research practices in information science

The Malaysia Open Science Platform (MOSP) has been a challenging path for open science due to the ongoing planning and construction of the crucial organizational enablers. This study aims to understand the pre-MOSP research practices by exploring data management, identifying any existing Open Science Practices (OSPs), and assessing attitudes toward open science in information science. In-depth interviews with five researchers discovered six elements for promoting open science, namely 1) incentivization and recognition, 2) policy framework, 3) education, awareness, and Research Data Management (RDM) services, 4) collaboration and interdisciplinary platforms, 5) open access repositories, and 6) technological infrastructure.