ConfOA 2017 papers published online

The papers presented at the 8th Annual Luso-Brazilian Conference on Open Access (ConfOA 2017) were published in Reciis (Electronic Journal of Communication, Information & Innovation in Health), edited by the Institute of Communication and Scientific and Technological Information in Health of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Brazil).

The meeting took place between October 4 and 6, 2017, at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Campus in Rio de Janeiro. Its theme was "From Open Access to Open Science", around three thematic axes: 1) Open access and open scientific data: legal frameworks, policies and practices; 2) Open science and other expressions of open knowledge; and 3) Science and technology information management systems.

ConfOA brings together the Portuguese and Brazilian communities responsible for discussing Open Access and its interfaces, continuing the Conferences on Open Access to Knowledge organized by the University of Minho since 2005. The 8th ConfOA welcomed 275 participants who carry out research, development, service management and policy-making activities related to open access to knowledge, through repositories and journals, in research and higher education institutions.

In 2018, ConfOA will be held in Lisbon and the date has already been set for October 2 to 4. Submission of papers is open until April 22. More information on the ConfOA 2018 website.