Call for Papers – Leibniz Open Science Day 2025 | “Better Science for Better Policies” | 27 October in Berlin
Levent Neyse
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to invite submissions for the Leibniz Open Science Day 2025: Better Science for Better Policies, taking place on 27 October 2025 in Berlin.
Keynote speaker: Johanna Rickne (Stockholm University)
Organized by ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, DIW Berlin, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, and Lab² – Metalab for Better Science, this workshop brings together scholars dedicated to advancing meta-scientific research and strengthening the science-policy interface.
Call for Papers
We welcome submissions on all aspects of meta-science in the social sciences, especially those addressing the reliability, credibility, and generalizability of empirical work in policy-relevant contexts.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
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Replications and robustness reproductions
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Quantitative meta-analyses
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Crowd-science studies (e.g., many-analyst, many-lab, many-design projects)
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Heterogeneity studies (population, design, analysis)
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Methodological meta-science
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Normative influences on empirical research
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Expert-driven approaches to research evaluation and policy design (e.g., Delphi studies, consensus processes)
Submission Details
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Deadline: 1 August 2025
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Format: Extended abstract (max. 750 words)
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Submission: Please send your abstract to Heike Henningsen at h.henn...@zbw.eu
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Notification: 1 September 2025
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Registration opens: 1 September 2025
Limited travel support is available for junior researchers (doctoral students, non-tenured postdocs, and assistant professors). Please indicate in your email if you would like to apply.
For more information, please visit https://www.zbw.eu/de/ueber-uns/veranstaltungen/leibniz-open-science-day-2025-better-science-for-better-policies
Warm regards,
The Organizing Committee
Marianne Saam (ZBW & University of Hamburg)
Doreen Siegfried (ZBW)
Jörg Ankel-Peters (RWI)
Macartan Humphreys (WZB)
Levent Neyse (DIW & WZB)
With support from Lab² – Metalab for Better Science, the Leibniz Association, RWI Policy Lab, the Institute for Replication (I4R), and Berlin School of Economics: Insights.