10 Sep 2024
EC publishes new scoping report on "Open Research Europe"
The European Commission's Directorate General for Research and Innovation has published a scoping report "Open Research Europe: Towards a collective open access publishing service". The report presents a transformative vision for Open Research Europe (ORE), the European Commission's Open Access publishing platform, evolving it into a collectively supported service for the public good.
Launched in March 2021, Open Research Europe (ORE) offers a cost-free publishing service to Framework Programme grantees. ORE supports high-quality scholarly publishing through a transparent and cost-efficient model, featuring post-publication open peer review. The platform enables open science practices, including early and open sharing of research, recognition of diverse research outputs, and visibility for peer review as a valuable research contribution.
The new report envisions transforming ORE into a service collectively supported by multiple funders and research institutions, available to all researchers at no cost. The report situates this vision within the broader EU policy and political context and current developments in scholarly communications. It proposes ten principles to guide the operation of ORE as a collectively supported service for the public good, aiming to enable a more equitable and transparent scholarly communication system.
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