Open Science Policies - Open Access Policy

It depends on the applicable route for implementing the FCT's open access policy.

If the book, book chapter, or monograph is published on an open access website or platform (gold route), the version published in open access on the website or platform must be the final version of the article (Version of Record). This version must also be deposited in a repository.

If the book, book chapter, or monograph is published in closed access (green route), the version deposited in a repository must be theAuthor’s Accepted Manuscript, unless the publisher allows the Version of Record to be deposited.

The Author's Accepted Manuscript or Accepted Manuscript is the version of the book, book chapter, or monograph generated by the author, which includes changes resulting frompeer review, before being edited and formatted by the publisher.

The Version of Record (VoR) is the final version of the book, book chapter, or monograph, as published, after being edited and formatted by the publisher.

Retention of rights consists of not transferring copyright to the publisher. These rights are retained by the author, who can therefore continue to exercise them and allow third parties to reuse their work, specifically by allowing it to be copied, distributed, adapted, and used as the basis for complementary work.

 Complete information on the retention of rights can be found at this link.

Implementing the rights retention strategy involves notifying the publisher that an open public license (usually a Creative Commons license) applies to the submitted manuscript and will apply to all subsequent versions until the manuscript is accepted for publication after peer review.

This notification must be made in the following terms:

1. Book, book chapter, or manuscript published on the publisher's open access website or platform, i.e., published immediately in open access:

“This research was funded in whole or in part by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT, https://ror.org/00snfqn58 [1]) under Grant (Funder Grant number and/or Grant DOI [2]). For the purpose of Open Access, the author applied a CC-BY [3] public copyright license to any Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM) version arising from this submission.”

This research was funded in whole or in part by the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT, https://ror.org/00snfqn58 [1]) under Funding (Funding identification – Funding reference and/or DOI [2]). For Open Access purposes, the author has applied a Creative Commons CC-BY [3] license to any accepted manuscript (AAM) resulting from this submission.”

2. Book, book chapter, or manuscript published in closed access

This research was funded in whole or in part by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT,  https://ror.org/00snfqn58 [1]) under Grant (Funder Grant number and/or Grant DOI [2]). For the purpose of Open Access, the author applied a CC BY [3] public copyright license to any Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) version arising from this submission. An embargo period of up to 12 months from the date of formal publication is admissible.”

This research was funded in whole or in part by the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT, https://ror.org/00snfqn58 [1]) under Funding (Funding Identification – Funding Reference and/or DOI [2]). For Open Access purposes, the author has applied a Creative Commons CC-BY [3] license to any accepted manuscript (AAM) resulting from this submission. An embargo period of up to 12 months from the date of formal publication is permissible.

[1] FCT funder identifier in the Research Organization Registry (ROR).

[2] Funding identifier (DOI, from Digital Object Identifier).

[3] Either CC-BY-NC or CC-BY-ND or CC-BY-NC-ND

Although undesirable, it is accepted that the availability of books, monographs, and book chapters may be subject to a maximum embargo period of 12 months if they are not immediately published in open access by the publisher.

The permitted embargo period is primarily intended to enable publishers to generate revenue to sustain their business. The book publishing market differs from that of periodicals in that it is more fragmented and generates lower revenues. Furthermore, the costs of publishing books are higher than those of articles, and publishers depend on the revenue generated by the sale of individual books. Finally, book publishers do not have the security of permanent revenue generated by periodical subscriptions or APC payments.

A Creative Commons license is a license based on an alternative model to traditional copyright, giving the author the possibility to define how they want their work to be used by third parties and, therefore, which rights reserved under the traditional copyright regime may be exercised by third parties.

There are several types of Creative Commons licenses ( About CC Licenses – Creative Commons), and the FCT Open Access Policy indicates that, as a rule, authors should associate their articles with a CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-ND, or CC-BY-NC-ND license.

An equivalent license may also be applied to the work, provided it is authorized by the FCT.

By applying a Creative Commons license to the AAM version of their book, book chapter, or monograph, authors are creating the conditions for it to be accessible and reusable by anyone who is interested, thus fulfilling the purpose of making content resulting from FCT funding openly accessible. In this way, the author retains their copyright or, in other words, the author does not transfer these rights to the publisher. In this way, the author makes it possible for the OTA version of their article to be freely used, not only by themselves, for example by depositing that version in a repository, but also by third parties. The scope of possibilities for reusing the work depends on the type of license applied. In all cases, due credit must be given to the author.

This license allows the copying and sharing of the book, chapter of the book, or monograph, as well as its reuse and the creation of derivative works, provided that the authorship is always acknowledged. More information can be found here.

This license allows the copying and sharing of the book, chapter of the book, or monograph, as well as its reuse, but prohibits its commercial use. Authorship must always be acknowledged.

More information can be found here.

This license allows the copying and sharing of the book, chapter of the book, or monograph, as well as its reuse, but prohibits the creation of derivative works. Authorship must always be acknowledged.

More information can be found here.

This license allows the copying and sharing of the book, chapter of the book, or monograph, but prohibits the creation of derivative works or their commercial use. Authorship must always be acknowledged.

More information can be found here.

The procedure for validating the application of an equivalent license involves submitting a request to the FCT to apply a license other than those mentioned above. The request must be sent to politica-publicacoes@fct.pt and identify the publication in question, the alternative license to be applied, and the justification for its use. The request will be reviewed, and a decision will be made, taking into account the context of the situation under review and the possible convenience or necessity of applying a license other than those mentioned above.

It is a license that fulfills the objectives of ensuring open access to the book, book chapter, or monograph, taking into account the context of the situation under analysis.