Open Access Models, Policies and Costs

A study on Open Access Models, Policies and Costs (available only in Portuguese) has been published, within the framework of the implementation of the National Open Science Policy . This work includes a characterization of the evolution of current academic communication and publication models, an analysis and comparison of open access policies, and a forecast of potential costs at the national level for access to articles in scientific journals. It concludes with a set of recommendations for the different institutions of the system, which may contribute to reducing costs and improving conditions of access to scientific information.

This document, developed by FCT, is part of the National Strategy for Open Sciences, promoted by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, and aims to contribute to the widespread discussion on the different alternatives for Open Access to scientific publications. It is available on the FCT Open Access page and on the Open Science page.