The purpose of this study is to analyze the inherent contradictions in the current paradigm of scientific research by reviewing and employing basic theories of Sociology of Science,so as to explore the possibility and required conditions for open science to become an al...MORE The purpose of this study is to analyze the inherent contradictions in the current paradigm of scientific research by reviewing and employing basic theories of Sociology of Science,so as to explore the possibility and required conditions for open science to become an alternative paradigm.Firstly,based on theories on"scie...