Within the Advances in Solid State Physics and New Materials – Spring Workshop 2026, special attention was dedicated to Open Science. Therefore, the workshop featured a dedicated Open Science Session on May 28, 2026.

The session focused on the topics Open Science in Serbia: Not a Fairy Tale, but a Good Case Study and The Serbian Reproducibility Network: Building Reliable and Open Research Practices in Serbia. Biljana Kosanović from the University of Belgrade Computer Centre (RCUB) and Matija Zlatar from the University of Belgrade – Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy (ICTM) presented the topics and shared practical insights into Open Science and reproducibility practices in Serbia.

Moreover, the session attracted strong interest from workshop participants. It also sparked a lively discussion on transparency, research integrity, reproducibility, and the future of open and responsible research practices in Serbia. As a result, the discussion became one of the highlights of the session and showed the growing importance of Open Science topics within the research community.

The Open Science Session was organized within the framework of the ERA Chair project HIP-2D-QM at the Center for Solid State Physics and New Materials, Institute of Physics Belgrade.

Photos by Bojan Džodan