ICSU, of which Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium is a member, endorsed open access principles and provided key recommendations guarding against the misuse of metrics in the evaluation of research performance. Read their press release
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OpenAIRE-COAR 2014 Conference
On May 21- 22 , we attended the OpenAIRE – COAR conference “Open Access Movement to Reality: Putting the Pieces Together” in Athens.
Open Access : yes you can!
Over at Occam’s Typewriter, Stephen Curry has written an excellent post about what researchers can do to take part in the push for Open Access.
Developing an effective market for open access article processing charges | Wellcome Trust
Developing an effective market for open access article processing charges | Wellcome Trust.
FOSTER and PASTEUR4OA: two new European OA projects
Last week, two new European projects focusing on Open Access: FOSTER and PASTEUR40A had their kick-off meeting. . Both projects have a significant and representative list of partners, and I am sure that you’ll recognize a lot of them.
Open Access policies in Horizon 2020
In December 2013, the European Commission launched Horizon 2020, the successor of the FP7 funding programme and its biggest research and innovation framework programme ever , with a seven year budget worth nearly €80 billion. As an extension of the successful Open Access Pilot in FP7, Open Access will now be mandatory for all researchContinue reading “Open Access policies in Horizon 2020”
Students Launch “Button” to Put Denied Access to Research on the Map
Originally posted on Open Access Button :
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2013 Contacts: openaccessbutton@medsin.org Students Launch “Button” to Put Denied Access to Research on the Map BERLIN – Today, at an international meeting of student advocates for expanded access to academic research, two undergraduates from Great Britain announced the highly-anticipated launch of The Open Access…
Open Access Publishing
Open Access Publishing In another post, we’ve shown that it is perfectly possible to make your work Open Access even if you’re not publishing in Open Access Journals. This post wants to give an overview of recent trends and challenges in Open Access Publishing. (‘for dummies’: I am sure that a lot of information can beContinue reading “Open Access Publishing”
COAR lowers its membership fees!
COAR – Confederation of Open Access Repositories lowers its membership fees The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) is a dynamic, fast growing association of repository initiatives. Launched in October 2009, COAR now has a membership of over 100 institutions worldwide from 35 countries in 4 continents. Its mission is to enhance the visibilityContinue reading “COAR lowers its membership fees!”
How to make your work OA if you’re not publishing in OA Journal
How to make your work OA if you’re not publishing in an OA Journal? All too often, Open Access is being narrowed down to Open Access publishing. Whether this is done intently or only due to lack of information is not always clear – but we’d like to point out that there is anContinue reading “How to make your work OA if you’re not publishing in OA Journal”
Open Access Belgium 