[IP-OA_Forum] Science Europe: Principles on the Transition to Open Access to Research Publications

[Heinz Pampel <heinz.pampel@oa.helmholtz.de>]

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

Science Europe, eine Vereinigung der wichtigsten Forschungs- und Förderorganisationen in Europa, hat heute "Principles for the Transition to Open Access to Research Publications" veröffentlicht. 

In dieser Vereinigung sind auch deutsche Wissenschaftsorganisationen aktiv (u.a. auch die Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft).

Auszug aus der Pressemitteilung:

"For the first time since the debate on Open Access to scientific publication has taken off, the major European Research Funding and Performing Organisations have agreed on a common set of ‘Principles’ that should guide the transition to Open Access to research publications. [...] Amongst other principles, Science Europe’s members 'advocate that research publications should either be published in an Open Access journal or made available or be deposited as soon as possible in a repository'. They also 'expect publishers to apply institutional, regional, or country-based reductions in journal subscriptions, in line with increases of contributions paid by author(s) or institution(s)'; hence discouraging situations where institutions pay twice for accessing scholarly articles (so-called ‘double-dipping’)."

Press Release:
http://www.scienceeurope.org/uploads/Press%20Releases/250413_SE_PR_OA_Final.pdf

Position Statement: "Principles on the Transition to Open Access to Research Publications":
http://www.scienceeurope.org/uploads/Public%20documents%20and%20speeches/SE_OA_Pos_Statement.pdf

Beste Grüße

Heinz Pampel