Open access, an unfinished business
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3145/thinkepi.2024.e18a07Keywords:
Open Access, Repositories, Preprints, Aneca, Sexenios, DORA, CoARAAbstract
Open access and repositories are crucial aspects for the dissemination of scientific results. Despite the advances of all these years, there are challenges to a full implementation of the open model that have been evidenced in the recent call for sexenios 2023 in Spain, where the requirement to deposit publications in open access was added. This scenario has increased the demand for guidance in libraries by the community, revealing at the same time ignorance and errors in the deposit. This note aims firstly to emphasize the importance of repositories, especially institutional repositories, to ensure the preservation and maximize the availability of scientific publications. Secondly, it offers guidelines for an effective implementation of open access, highlighting the choice of repositories, attention to editorial policies, and the proper management of metadata. In light of these new requirements, we face a unique opportunity to strengthen research and contribute to open access, provided it is done correctly.References
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