During the four-year period (2020-2023), Unimore’s total spending on APCs (article processing charges) increased, reflecting the direct costs of providing open access to individual articles. The amount paid per APC also rose. Additionally, the costs of contracts with publishers increased
Highlights 2023 of Bibliometrics Office and Open Access Service
The main activities and achievements of BO & OSS in 2023.
OS | Italian National Plan for Open Science 2021-2027
The National Research Programme (PNR) 21-27 has envisaged the drafting of a National Plan for Open Science (PNSA), aimed at “laying the foundations for the full implementation of open science in Italy, facilitating the transition toward an open, transparent, fair,
OS I Open science in Horizon Europe
The European Commission, through the Horizon Europe program, updates and expands the mandates of open science for eligible research projects. The goal is to encourage best practices for research that is open to collaboration, innovation, and participation from the scientific
OA | Read & Publish agreements
Read & Publish (or transformative) agreements bundle together the costs for accessing the content of a publisher and the costs for the open access publication of a certain number of articles by researchers from the participating institution. Are they the
OA I Self-archiving for monographs and book chapters: the policies of most publishers
Sharing the accepted manuscript of monographs and book chapters in institutional repositories like IRIS allows for the timely dissemination of reserach findings. This activity does not preclude or hinder the publication of contributions, but publishers may impose embargo periods or
Unimore joins OpenAPC
Unimore is officially part of OpenAPC, a european initiative that collects and shares data on expenditures incurred by institutions to publish in open access.
OS I Open Science and Research Assessment
The research evaluation system, as well as the rewards and career aspects for researchers, are increasingly being discussed. Institutions, entities, and organizations at the international level have long been seeking new criteria capable of highlighting and rewarding research quality. Common
OS I Open science in Horizon Europe
La Commissione Europea, con il programma Horizon Europe, aggiorna e amplia i mandati di open science previsti per i progetti di ricerca finanziabili. L’obbiettivo è quello di incoraggiare buone pratiche per una ricerca aperta alla collaborazione, all’innovazione e alla partecipazione
OA I Sharing Preprints: the policies of major publishers
Le politiche dei maggiori editori sulla condivisione dei pre-print prima della pubblicazione.