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RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP: Academic/scholarly publishing
Open access publishing: what is scholarly publishing, history of open access movement, importance
Definition:
Scholarly publishers provide different mechanisms for providing scholarly information to different publics. “Open Access” publications are those made freely available to any reader in the world without payment on the reader's side. The European Commission is supporting open access and requires that publications resulting from Horizon-funded efforts be published in this way.
Useful resources on Open access publishing:
European Commission. (2020). Open access. https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/strategy/goals-research-and-innovation-policy/open-science/open-access_en
Overview of the European Union's open access initiatives in the context of H2020 with evolving set of links and materials related to the next R&D funding round, Horizon Europe.
European Union. (2021). Webinar: How to prepare a successful proposal in Horizon Europe (24 March 2021). https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/other/event210324.htm
Link to presentation materials discussing open science (including open access) components of Horizon Europe proposals, now included in the "excellence" evalationals for proposals: "the quality of open science practices including sharing and management of research outputs and engagement of citizens, civil society and end users where appropriate."
Wikipedia. (2021). History of open access. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_open_access
Overview of the open access movement with links to additional reading.
Tags: IPS WC; PSR CE; PSR GL; CompS; CompTS
Peer Review: None
Table of contents:
- 1.3.4. Predatory journals (who can be trusted)
1.3.5. Peer reviewing
1.3.6. Visibility and research impact
Author: Stephanie Krueger
Peer Reviewer(s): None
Last Updated: October 26, 2021