Leiden Madtrics

Science & Society

The drain of science: a call for action and the bridges we burned

Commercial academic publishing oligopolies are draining science. Beigel et al. (2025) call for community control, but the Lithuanian case shows this is difficult after dismantling domestic journal publishing infrastructure. We must restore trust in it first to regain sovereignty.

Eleonora Dagiene • 11-12-2025

Science & Society

Copyright, GenAI, and the future of academic publishing

Generative artificial intelligence poses significant challenges to copyright law and the principles of open science. In a new preprint, I study this complex interplay and existing regulatory frameworks. This blog post provides an overview of my central findings.

Dmitry Kochetkov • 04-12-2025

Long-read · Opinion & Commentary

The withdrawal of the US from UNESCO: What does this mean for Open Science?

The withdrawal of the US from UNESCO and US legislation being increasingly at odds with Open Science values raises concerns regarding Open Science infrastructure in the US. While much is still unclear, our authors argue that the implications for Open Science could be profound.

Louise Bezuidenhout + 1 other • 05-11-2025

CWTS Development · Focal Area: Information & Openness

The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2025 - More open, more inclusive, more informative

The release of the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2025 marks a next step toward more open and more inclusive research analytics for universities. This post highlights the most significant developments.

Nees Jan van Eck + 5 others • 29-10-2025

Science & Society

Balancing opportunity and risk: Rethinking China Scholarship Council programmes amid geopolitical tensions

Amid international concerns over the China Scholarship Council (CSC), especially regarding academic freedom and sensitive knowledge transfer, our study analyses CSC-funded research (2009–2021) to reveal key trends, collaborations, and broader implications.

Qianqian Xie + 1 other • 23-10-2025

Focal Area: Information & Openness

Crossref as a source of open bibliographic metadata for preprints

Crossref is a crucial source of open bibliographic metadata for articles published in scientific journals. Importantly, however, Crossref can also serve as a source of bibliographic metadata for preprints. In this post, Van Eck and Waltman analyze the completeness of Crossref’s preprint metadata.

Nees Jan van Eck + 1 other • 16-10-2025