RE-OpenS 2026

Workshop Format and Program

RE-OpenS is designed as a half-day, paperless, and interactive workshop. It consists of three core blocks: a theoretical session, two practical sessions, and a feedback session. The workshop introduces participants to REFSQ’s Open Science Initiative and empowers them to apply open science best practices, infrastructures, services, and tools through hands-on exercises.

Session	Time	Outline of Topics	Style	Speaker(s)
Theoretical Session	09:00 – 09:30	This session familiarizes participants with the foundations of open science and REFSQ’s Open Science Initiative. It introduces two key infrastructures — ORKG and ORKG Ask — that are recommended by REFSQ's Open Science Policy and used in the Open Science Competition. Welcome (5 min) Introduction to Open Science and REFSQ’s Open Science Initiative (10 min) Introduction of two open science infrastructures: ORKG and ORKG Ask (15 min)	Presentation	All organizers Tobias Hey Oliver Karras
Practical Session 1	09:30 – 10:15	Participants use the SciKGTeX LaTeX package to annotate a publication with FAIR metadata. This hands-on session empowers them to embed semantic annotations and upload them to ORKG. Create a FAIR-annotated publication for ORKG using SciKGTeX Set up an Overleaf project Use SciKGTeX to annotate the publication Generate a PDF with embedded FAIR scientific information Optional: Upload to ORKG	Hands-on Exercise	All organizers Oliver Karras
Practical Session 1	10:15 – 10:30	This session guides participants in creating structured ORKG comparisons of scientific publications using ORKG Ask and the ORKG CSV import. It demonstrates how to extract, structure, and visualize research data. Create an ORKG comparison using ORKG Ask and ORKG CSV import Ask questions on ORKG Ask to identify relevant publications	Hands-on Exercise	All organizers Lena John
Break	10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break	—	—
Practical Session 2	11:00 – 11:30	This session guides participants in creating structured ORKG comparisons of scientific publications using ORKG Ask and the ORKG CSV import. It demonstrates how to extract, structure, and visualize research data. Refine the results and extract information from the identified publications Export the results and extracted information as a CSV file Use the ORKG CSV import for creating an ORKG comparison Optional: Create a visualization for the created ORKG comparison Optional: Retrieve the information using the SPARQL endpoint	Hands-on Exercise	All organizers Lena John
Feedback Session	11:30 – 12:30	Participants engage in a World Café to shape the roadmap for future RE-OpenS editions and reflect on their experience. Insights will also inform improvements to REFSQ’s Open Science Initiative. Collect community needs and wishes to develop a roadmap for RE-OpenS (World Café) Workshop reflection with participants Farewell and closing	Discussion & Presentation	All organizers Katharina Großer