A number of scholars across disciplines have advanced various arguments in favor of open science. These generally focus on the perceived value of open science in improving the transparency and validity of research as well as in regards to public ownership of science, particularly that which is publicly funded - wikipedia 
We can list these arguments as: - Allows for rigorous peer-review - Public funding must be open - More reproducible - Open has more impact - Helps answer complex questions
# Support
- Guide to Open Science (2014) - blogspot.co.uk
- Likewise in January, 2017, a group of scholars known for advocating open science published a "manifesto for reproducible science" in the - nature.com
- In November 2017, a group of early career researchers published their "manifesto" in the journal ''Genome Biology'', stating that it is their task to change scientific research into open scientific research and commit to Open Science principles - biomedcentral.com
# See also - Open Science - For open science - Against open science