CERN to host Europe's flagship open access publishing platform
7 hours ago
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- #European research
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- CERN selected to host new phase of Open Research Europe (ORE), an open science initiative.
- ORE expands authorship eligibility to researchers from consortium-participating countries, maintaining free publishing.
- The initiative promotes equity, diversity, and transparency in scholarly communication.
- ORE funding consortium includes members from 11 European countries, with the European Commission as a permanent observer.
- CERN provides technical infrastructure using Open Journal Systems (OJS), while governance remains with the ORE consortium.
- ORE uses a publish–review–curate model for transparent and rigorous research publishing.
- Launched in 2021, ORE has published over 1,200 articles with 6,300 authors from 3,000+ institutions.
- CERN's role leverages its expertise in open science infrastructures like Zenodo, Invenio, and SCOAP3.
- ORE aims to strengthen open access publishing and improve research practices across Europe.
- The initiative fosters collaboration between CERN, the European Commission, and national research organizations.