Shaping the future of research
Welcome to Digital Science’s 2024 Annual Report, a comprehensive overview of our efforts to revolutionize the global research ecosystem. We empower researchers and institutions with innovative tools, including those leveraging AI, to drive collaboration, transparency, and impactful discoveries. The report highlights our achievements in advancing open research practices, supporting the academic community, fostering research integrity, and championing sustainability.
Download the report for insights into our vision and values, detailing contributions to improving research outcomes, driving innovation, and promoting open data standards. It also outlines our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments, showcasing efforts to reduce our carbon footprint. Through impactful partnerships and groundbreaking tools, Digital Science continues to lead in transforming how science is conducted and shared for the benefit of society.
Digital Science exists to support the research ecosystem.
I am excited to share with you our wide and varied contributions to the needs of the research ecosystem and our communities”
Highlights
Launch of Research Transformation campaign
In 2024, Digital Science initiated the Research Transformation campaign, a global effort to understand and support the evolving research landscape. Through surveys and interviews with nearly 400 academics across 70 countries, the campaign explored themes like AI, openness, and research security, culminating in the publication of the report Research Transformation: Change in the Era of AI, Open and Impact.
Commitment to Open Data practices
Digital Science pledged support for the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information in 2024, launching its own Open Principles to promote inclusivity, reproducibility, and accessibility in research. The annual State of Open Data Report. revealed growing global recognition of open data practices, while highlighting disparities in resources that impede progress.
Advancing forensic scientometrics
Digital Science made significant strides in the emerging field of Forensic Scientometrics (FoSci) in 2024, developing tools like the Author Check tool to uncover errors and manipulations in scientific publications. This work strengthens trust in scholarly communication and addresses systemic vulnerabilities in research integrity.
Strengthening research in Sub-Saharan Africa
In partnership with the Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa), Digital Science helped to trained over 570 early-career researchers across seven African nations in 2024. The collaboration enhanced open access adoption, expanded African scholarship in the Dimensions database, and advanced equitable scholarly publishing practices.
Environmental sustainability initiatives
Digital Science demonstrated its commitment to sustainability by setting net-zero targets aligned with the Paris Agreement goals. In 2024, the company reported its carbon emissions, purchased renewable electricity certificates, and invested in high-quality offsets to mitigate its environmental impact.
Driven by curiosity and guided by a strong sense of purpose, Digital Science champions a global research ecosystem that values integrity, inclusivity, and impact.”
For Digital Science, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitment isn’t just about compliance.
Articles referenced in this report
The state of Open Data 2024: Special report
A detailed and sustained study revealing the motivations, challenges, perceptions, and behaviors of researchers towards open data.
Research transformation: Change in the era of AI, open and impact
Insights from our academic research community on how research transformation is experienced across different roles and responsibilities.
FoSci – The emerging field of forensic scientometrics
Our VP Research Integrity, Dr Leslie McIntosh, on the emerging field focused on inspecting and upholding the integrity of scientific research.
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