Implementation Instrument

Indonesia Open Science Institutional Stewardship Framework

Translating the Bengaluru Roadmap into Institutional Evidence & Improvement Pathways

What is IOSISF?

IOSISF is an Indonesia-focused implementation instrument for translating the Bengaluru Roadmap into institutional evidence, self-review, peer learning, and improvement pathways. It is NOT a replacement for the Bengaluru Roadmap and is NOT proposed as a new global ranking or universal standard. Its international value lies in testing one contextual route for operationalising AP1–AP6 and sharing transferable lessons.

IOSISF remains public, participatory, non-commercial, developmental, and non-ranking. It complements existing Open Science policies, responsible research-assessment approaches, and infrastructure standards by demonstrating how institutional stewardship can be evidenced without generating an ordinal league table.

Core Operating Principles

PurposeSupport institutional implementation of AP1–AP6 through self-assessment, continuous improvement, peer learning, and locally appropriate roadmaps.

Outputs (No League Table)Institutional stewardship profiles, action-area evidence summaries, progress narratives, identified gaps, and improvement pathways.

Governance PrinciplesOpenly documented methodology, public consultation, verifiable evidence, independent validation, correction mechanisms, and separation from sponsor interests.

Contextual FairnessEvaluates relevance, progress, evidence, and institutional commitment according to mission and discipline rather than imposing uniform models.

Framework Structure

Proposed IOSISF Dimensions & Indicators

Illustrative evidence portfolios directly aligned with Action Plans AP1 through AP6

1. Policy & Participatory Governance AP1

Formal recognition of Diamond OA/Open Science in institutional policy; designated responsibility; public-interest and anti-enclosure safeguards; transparent action plan, budget, and public reporting.

2. Diamond OA Stewardship & Funding AP1, AP2, AP5

Formal no-APC/public-good commitment; predictable multi-year support; evidence of redirected publishing expenditure; cost transparency; shared services; safeguards against APC introduction or vendor lock-in.

3. Open & Diverse Research Outputs AP3, AP4, AP6

Open access to publications, data, software, methods, and educational resources; recognition of diverse non-traditional outputs; multilingual dissemination and metadata; appropriate sensitive-data safeguards.

4. Infrastructure, Metadata & PIDs AP2, AP4, AP6

Community-governed publishing and repository infrastructure; interoperability; open multilingual metadata; DOI/ORCID/ROR integration; cybersecurity; trusted long-term preservation; decentralized resilience.

5. Research Integrity & Responsible AI AP1, AP4, AP5

Ethical publishing policies; transparent peer review/PRC experimentation; similarity checking with human interpretation; transparent AI-use policies; confidentiality, data protection, and human accountability.

6. Responsible Research Assessment AP3, AP6

Reduced dependence on journal prestige and commercial indexing; context-sensitive evaluation; explicit recognition of Diamond OA, multilingual scholarship, editorial labor, and societal impact.

7. Capacity, Culture & Labour AP2, AP5

Training for researchers, editors, librarians, repository teams, and evaluators; workload, hiring, and promotion recognition; multi-year workforce support; communities of practice; structured ECR participation.

8. Multilingualism & Equity AP3, AP6

Support for national-language outputs and metadata; translation and accessibility; locally relevant scholarship; inclusion and attribution of Indigenous, ancestral, and traditional knowledge systems.

9. Evidence & Improvement AP1–AP6

Evidence portfolio organised by Action Plan; baseline-action-resource-output documentation; public reporting on policy, funding, and assessment reform; periodic self-review and shared learning.

Diamond OA Stewardship and Retention Safeguards

IOSISF evaluates not only whether an institution hosts Diamond OA journals, but whether it provides the structural conditions necessary for them to remain Diamond over time. Successful journals frequently encounter pressures to introduce author charges or transfer to commercial models when institutional backing falters.

Core Retention PrincipleSuccess in Diamond Open Access should trigger stronger public-interest stewardship, predictable shared investment, recognised labour, resilient infrastructure, and protection from enclosure — not a shift to author-facing charges or commercial control.

Key Retention Indicators Evaluated:

  • Institutional Commitment (AP1): Formal recognition of Diamond OA as community-governed public infrastructure.
  • No-APC & Anti-Enclosure Protection (AP1, AP2): Published policies prohibiting author fees; formal review before any business-model revision.
  • Cost & Funding Transparency (AP2): Transparent reporting of publishing costs, institutional subsidies, in-kind contributions, and resource allocations.
  • Rights Retention (AP1, AP4): Author/institutional copyright retention, open licensing, and safeguards against exclusive publisher lock-in.
  • Longitudinal Evidence (AP1, AP2): Documented evidence that supported journals remain fee-free and community-owned as submission volume grows.

Evidence Note: The framework integrates emerging empirical research on journal flips from Diamond OA to APC-funded models when developing retention and resilience metrics.

Implementation Roadmap

IOSISF Development & Pilot Cycle

Oct – Nov 2026
Symposium 2 (Design)Participatory development of IOSISF principles, dimensions, indicators, evidence standards, validation processes, and anti-ranking safeguards.

May – Jun 2027
Open Science WorkshopsRoadshows and hybrid workshops for PTN, PTKIN, PTS, research bodies, libraries, and publishers to establish institutional self-review roadmaps.

Aug – Sep 2027
Voluntary Institutional PilotEvidence submissions, independent validation, generation of stewardship profiles, improvement roadmaps, and showcase case selection.

Nov – Dec 2027
Summit Clinic & ForumPre-Summit clinic on 29 Nov and Institutional Forum on 2 Dec: presenting framework results, international feedback, and follow-up workplans.