Open Science Policies

Open Science promotes transparency, collaboration, free access and the reuse of scientific knowledge, making a decisive contribution to scientific progress.

This is why Open Science policies have been adopted all over the world. Portugal is no exception. The political commitment to Open Science is made clear in instruments such as the Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 21/2016, of March 24, which defined the guiding principles for the implementation of a National Open Science Policy, or Decree-Law no. 63/2019, of May 16, which determines that R&D institutions must contribute to Open Science, guaranteeing free and open access to scientific knowledge and promoting involvement and interaction with society.

In the case of scientific and technological activity financed by public funds, it is even more important to ensure Open Science practices.

For this reason, the FCT, as the funding body for the national scientific and technological system, is adopting instruments to promote the practice of Open Science within the framework of the scientific activity it funds.

Contributing to this effort is the adoption of the Policy on Open Access to Scientific Publications Resulting from Research Funded by FCT and the Policy on the Availability of Data and Other Results of Scientific Research Funded by FCT, which are intended to guarantee the publication in open access of works resulting from FCT funding and the availability of data resulting from research funded by FCT in open access.