Open Research Information: an ethical necessity. OpenAIRE's role in advancing Open Science

Research integrity demands transparency not only in scientific outputs but also in the metadata that describes them. This principle requires that research information is collected through transparent methods and remains open and available for verification, enabling evidence-based monitoring and public decision-making. OpenAIRE maintains a “scholarly knowledge graph” of interconnected research metadata and provides a catalogue of services that support Open Science by facilitating knowledge discovery and research assessment.