Centre for Science and Technology Studies
Policies & Guidelines
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) ensures that its research practices align with its commitment to inclusion, responsible evaluation, and open science. Our policies and guidelines provide clear principles for ethical research conduct, data management, sustainable travel, PhD supervision, and supporting a transparent and responsible research environment.
In September 2021 the CWTS open science policy came into effect. This policy deals with open access publishing, open research data, and open source software. All research projects carried out at CWTS are subject to the CWTS open science policy.
The most recent version of the CWTS open science policy can be found in this document.
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We refer to this blog post for more information about the CWTS open science policy. Questions about the policy can be addressed to Thed van Leeuwen or Ludo Waltman.
The CWTS PhD policy document outlines our practices and requirements regarding the appointment of PhD candidates and the trajectory of their doctoral research at CWTS.
The most recent version of the CWTS Phd policy can be found in this document.
The CWTS research data management guidelines outline a set of expectations about how CWTS researchers should go about handling data that is collected, processed, (re)used, and shared throughout the lifecycle of a given project.
The most recent version of the CWTS research data management guidelines can be found in this document.
The guidelines are framed by upstream data management policies developed at the faculty (FSW), university, and national levels. They also reflect the realities of the types of research carried out at CWTS and the norms of the research communities that make up the center.
The guidelines contain both a set of general considerations which researchers should take into account when carrying out their work, as well as more specific requirements that must be attended to at different phases of one’s research – before starting a project (e.g. writing a Data Management Plan), while a project is ongoing (e.g. safely storing research data), and once a project is completed (e.g. preserving research data for a mandatory minimum period of time).
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Questions about these guidelines, including specific pointers on how to better align your research with them, can be addressed to Andrew Hoffman, FSW Data Steward.
You can also consult the aforementioned extant policies via the following links:
The Travel and Event Attendance Policy establishes guidelines for traveling and/or attending events. The related expenses can be covered by either internal or external funds.
The most recent version of the CWTS Travel and Event Attendance Policy can be found in this document.
The Committee’s main task is to review research proposals on ethically responsible scientific conduct. The conditions and principles applied by the Committee are set out in the Regulations Ethics Review Committee Social Sciences.
More information can be found here.