The OpCit project has for many years kept a list of studies up to date on whether or not there is a citation advantage for Open Access articles. SPARC Europe then updated it in 2015 here: List … Read More
A selection of our policy and advocacy resources to share and re-use Annual Report SPARC Europe 2023 Annual Report Facilitating knowledge exchange Council of National Open Science Coordinators (CoNOSC) Open Access Books Network … Read More
Open Access is the free, immediate, online availability of research articles combined with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment. Open Access is the needed modern update … Read More
Open / FAIR Data policy and advocacy resources for you to re-use An Analysis of Open Science Policies in Europe, v7, 2021 This report looks at national Open Science policies in … Read More
A selection of our OA policy and advocacy resources to share and re-use Documents SPARC Europe papers Tools & services We facilitate the Council of National Open Science Coordinators (CoNOSC) We support the Open … Read More
Key OD and FAIR data benefits Accelerates the pace of discovery When datasets are openly available, they can be easily accessed and used to create a fuller picture of a given … Read More
Key OA benefits Researchers and their institutions benefit from having the widest possible audience Researchers provide their articles to publishers for free, because their compensation comes in the form of recognition … Read More
In the digital age, data is the raw material on which discoveries are built, and unfettered access to research data, whether in the Life Sciences or the Social Sciences. It is … Read More
Research provides the foundation of modern society. Research leads to breakthroughs, and communicating the results of research is what allows us to turn breakthroughs into better lives—to provide new treatments for … Read More