How open science elevates collaboration in Covid-19 research : the road to Open Science

The current COVID-19 pandemic represents a significant threat that requires speedy knowledge exchange and transparency. It has undoubtedly demonstrated just how critical openly available scientific information can be for society. Where the realization of a fully open and transparent research practice with accessible and interoperable research outputs is still under construction, existing Open Science initiatives, policies and infrastructures now show effective ways to accelerate COVID-19 research. In this article we discuss how Open Science has become a crucial mindset when addressing current research practices, how Open Science principles show their strength in times of crisis and how existing infrastructures offer the possibility to be deployed as aggregators of open COVID-19 research.