International Open Access Week

Another edition of International Open Access Week runs until October 29. This annual initiative is promoted by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and aims to promote and disseminate Open Access and Free Knowledge, and to promote the free and unrestricted availability of scientific research.

The theme of this edition, "Community over Commercialization,"aims to reflect on approaches to open science that prioritize the best interests of the public and the academic community, and those that do not.

At the national level, RCAAP participates in this initiative. Its participation is part of its communication activities and aims to reinforce the importance of institutional repositories and, consequently, promote Open Access in Portugal.

RCAAP is a repository managed by the FCCN Unit of FCT, in collaboration with the University of Minho, which complies with FCT's Open Science Policies and is committed to adopting tools that promote the practice of Open Science.

More information about International Open Access Week is available here. Regarding RCAAP activities, individual or collective initiatives are publicized on this website and on the Facebook page and social network X.