Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte

The main mission of the MPIWG is to analyze scientific thinking and action as historical phenomena, based on a historical epistemology. The institute investigates how new categories of thinking, proving, and experience have emerged in history. It advocates for open access to scientific knowledge and supports the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences[1][3].

• Open Access and Digital Sustainability: The MPIWG is strongly committed to open access and ensures that research results are accessible and sustainably archived in the long term. This also includes the development of new electronic research tools and the establishment of new forms of publication[1].
• Digital Infrastructure: The Digital Humanities Team works closely with the library and research data management to ensure that all research data is handled according to the highest standards from planning to publication and archiving[5].

The Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte is a central place for innovative and interdisciplinary research, characterized by its strong focus on open access, digital humanities, and the historical analysis of scientific thinking and action.

• 1 - https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/de/publikationen-ressourcen/open-access
• 2 - https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/de/video/wie-wir-wurden-was-wir-sind-75-jahre-max-planck-gesellschaft
• 3 - https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/de
• 4 - https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/research
• 5 - https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/research/digital-humanities