title: Four aspects to make science open "by design" and not as an after-thought.
abstract: Unrestricted dissemination of methodological developments in neuroimaging became the propelling force in advancing our understanding of brain function. However, despite such a rich legacy, it remains not uncommon to encounter software and datasets that are distributed under unnecessarily restricted terms, or that violate terms of third-party products (software or data). With this brief correspondence we would like to recapitulate four important aspects of scientific research practice, which should be taken into consideration as early as possible in the course of any project. Keeping these in check will help neuroimaging to stay at the forefront of the open science movement.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Dartmouth College, 3 Maynard Street, Hanover, 03755 NH USA ; Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences, 3 Maynard Street, Hanover, 03755 NH USA ; Debian Project, http://www.debian.org.
authors.forename: Yaroslav O
authors.initials: YO
authors.lastname: Halchenko
authors.affiliation: Debian Project, http://www.debian.org ; Psychoinformatics lab, Institute of Psychology II, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany ; Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanke
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans
keywords: Intellectual property; Neuroimaging; Open science