Open Science development  in Germany

In 2003, the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities was signed by the main German research associations as well as the German Research Foundation and several international institutions. institutions (http://openaccess.mpg.de/Berlin-Declaration).  Until now, more than 500 research organisations from around the world have signed the declaration. Already in 2001, the Budapest declaration, which highlights goals, a definition of an  Open Access Initiative has laid contribution and encourages to support  the foundation for transmission to  the Berlin Declaration. It is based electronic open access paradigm. Based  on the integrity and transparency of research; the aim is research it aims  to use the internet for developing an open knowlegde base for society.

2009 society. Already in 2001, the Budapest Open Access Initiative, the ECHO Charter and the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing drafted the Berlin Declaration.

2009  Allianz der deutschen Wissenschaftsorganisationen eine Gemeinsame Erklärung der Wissenschaftsorganisationen zu Open Access und Urheberrecht.

Currently, Urheberrecht.

Currently,  programs of the European Commission like the  Horizon 2020 research data pilot shape the Open Science development in Germany.

A very new approach to Open Access publications is Fecher's open dissertation (offene Doktorarbeit), which has been open and online from the beginning of writing. Legal restrictions had to be overcome before Fecher was able to start his project.