Open Data Initiative

As part of PhotoMeca Association's commitment to advancing Open Data Science, this year’s conference encourages all participants to submit abstracts associated with a publicly available data and/or software repository (i.e., zenodo or any equivalent open archive).

In addition, a specific workshop dedicated to Open Science will be organized during the introductory courses of the conference (morning of October 26,2026). All attendees will be introduced to the standards associated to open data documentation and labellization via the R3XA metafile format (see below), having a unique opportunity to contribute to greater transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration within the research community.

Join us in promoting open science!

About the R3XA format (Reference & R3XA Format Documentation).

The R3XA format (Reusable, Reproducible, and Replicable eXperimental data Archive) is designed to standardize the documentation of experimental datasets in mechanics and related fields. It emphasizes three core principles: Reusability, ensuring data can be easily accessed and repurposed by others; Reproducibility, providing sufficient metadata and context to replicate the experimental conditions and results; and Replicability, enabling independent verification of findings. The format structures metadata in a machine-readable way, capturing essential details such as experimental setup, instrumentation, environmental conditions, and data processing steps. The keywords for image data and DIC parameters also comply with the terminology of the iDICs Good Practices Guide. By adopting R3XA, researchers enhance the transparency, interoperability, and long-term value of their datasets, fostering collaboration and advancing open science.