Open Science in the Developing World: A Collection of Practical Guides for Researchers in Developing Countries

Chuan-Peng H. Xu Z. Lazić A. Bhattacharya P. Seda L. Hossain S. Jeftić A. Özdoğru A.A. Amaral O.B. Miljković N. Ilchovska Z.G. Lazarevic L.B. Bao H.W.S. Ghodke N. Moreau D. Elsherif M. C. C. Ghai S. Carneiro C.F.D. Purić D. Wang Y. Zaneva M. Vilanova F. Žeželj I. Vučkovac O. Heshmati S. Kulkarni P. Corral-Frías N.S. García-Castro J.D. Pandey S. Amani Rad J. Rajesh T. Vahdani B. Almajed S. Ben Amara A. Singh L. Al-Hoorie A.H. Batistuzzo M.C. Fatori D. Fong F.T.K. Khorami Z. Almazan J. Gjoneska B. Liu M. Azevedo F.
July-September 2025 SAGE Publications Inc.

Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
2025 #8 Issue 3

Over the past decade, the open-science movement has transformed the research landscape, although its impact has largely been confined to developed countries. Recently, researchers from developing countries have called for a redesign of open science to better align with their unique contexts. However, raising awareness alone is insufficient—practical actions are required to drive meaningful and inclusive change. In this work, we analyze the opportunities offered by the open-science movement and explore the macro- and micro-level barriers researchers in developing countries face when engaging with these practices. Drawing on these insights and aiming to inspire researchers in developing regions or other resource-constrained contexts to embrace open-science practices, we offer a four-level guide for gradual engagement: (a) foundation, using open resources to build a solid foundation for rigorous research; (b) growth, adopting low-cost, easily implementable practices; (c) community, contributing to open-science communities through actionable steps; and (d) leadership, taking on leadership roles or forming local communities to foster cultural change. We further discuss potential pitfalls of the current open-science practices and call for readaptation of these practices in developing countries’ settings. We conclude by outlining concrete recommendations for future action.

barriers , developing countries , inequality , knowledge generation , open materials , open science

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School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Jiangsu, Nanjing, China
Adolescent Education and Intelligence Support Lab of Nanjing Normal University, Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences at Universities in Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu, China
International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Departamento de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
School of Psychology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Peace Research Institute, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Psychology, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey
Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Department of Psychology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Manchester China Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, New York University, New York, NY, United States
School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
School of Psychology and Vision Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
Centre for Women’s Studies, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
Association for Social Change, Evolution, and Transformation, Kerala, India
Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom
Serrapilheira Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Christ Church College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
National Institute of Science and Technology on Social and Affective Neuroscience (INCT-SANI), São Paulo, Brazil
Programa de Pos Graduacao em Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Department of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, United States
Department of Psychology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
Psychology Department, Universidad de Sonora, Son, Hermosillo, Mexico
Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
Centro de Estudios de Conflicto y Cohesión Social, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
Institute of Psychology, Osnabrueck University, Osnabrueck, Germany
Choice Modelling Centre and Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Department of Psychology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh Province, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
University of Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, Tours, France
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Catonsville, MD, United States
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Department of Methods and Techniques in Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University, São Paulo, Brazil
Laboratorio de Psicopatologia e Terapeutica Psiquiatrica LIM-23, HCFMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil
School of Psychological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Department of Psychology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, North Macedonia
School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China
Department of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

School of Psychology
Adolescent Education and Intelligence Support Lab of Nanjing Normal University
International Institute of Social Studies
Faculty of Philosophy
School of Psychology
Departamento de Psiquiatria
Instituto de Psiquiatria
School of Psychology
Swiss Center for Affective Sciences
Peace Research Institute
Department of Psychology
Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis
School of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Department of Psychology
School of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Manchester China Institute
Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
School of Psychology
Centre for Brain Research
School of Psychology and Vision Sciences
Centre for Women’s Studies
Association for Social Change
Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science
Serrapilheira Institute
State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Christ Church College
National Institute of Science and Technology on Social and Affective Neuroscience (INCT-SANI)
Programa de Pos Graduacao em Psicologia
VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences
Department of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Psychology Department
Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas
Centro de Estudios de Conflicto y Cohesión Social
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Institute of Psychology
Choice Modelling Centre and Institute for Transport Studies
Department of Psychology
Department of Neuropsychiatry
Department of Optometry
University of Tours
Department of Psychology
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
Department of Methods and Techniques in Psychology
Laboratorio de Psicopatologia e Terapeutica Psiquiatrica LIM-23
School of Psychological Sciences
Department of Psychology
Department of Medicine
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
School of English and International Studies
Department of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

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