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Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access

Project description

DEENESFRITPL

Supporting Diamond Open Access to achieve full potential

Open access (OA) models are revolutionising today’s scholarly communication and collaboration. They are eliminating costs and lifting physical barriers, granting open access to scientific data and research information. The online non-profit Diamond OA is among the most promising international academic platforms gathering a community of academics, policymakers and members of non- and for-profit organisations of high-quality research. However, Diamond OA needs technical and organisational support to develop its full potential. The EU-funded CRAFT-OA project will strengthen the Diamond OA by improving the technological bases of its platforms, software and infrastructure. It will make Diamond OA’s activities and results more discoverable and appreciated.

Objective

After several decades of evolving, Open Access (OA) publishing is now at the centre of scientific communication, providing access to scientific publications without barriers. In Diamond Open Access, authors can publish free of charge as the institutional sector with universities, research institutions or libraries provide the necessary technological infrastructure. While the commercial model of Open Access dominates in anglophone journals from the Global North, the Diamond OA model shows a much higher level of diversity and origin. However, the Diamond OA landscape continues to be fragmented, is often underfunded, and is not always technically proficient enough to develop its full potential for science and society. The CRAFT-OA project aims to consolidate the Diamond OA publishing landscape. The project focuses on four threads of activities to improve the technical and organisational infrastructure of Diamond OA: (1) Provide technical improvements for journal platforms and journal software (2) Build communities of practice to foster overall infrastructure improvement (3) Increase visibility, discoverability and recognition for Diamond OA publishing (4) Integrate Diamond OA publishing with EOSC and other large-scale data aggregators. CRAFT-OA’s 23 consortium partners from 14 European countries are all engaged in institutional publishing and its infrastructures, and committed to sustaining and developing capacities in the field. Many CRAFT-OA partners are leading organisations at national and European levels in terms of open publishing, and represent internationally visible centres of expertise in Open Science and FAIR implementation with strong connections to EOSC. Within 36 months, CRAFT-OA will deliver technical and community tools, training events, training materials, information, and services for the Diamond OA institutional publishing environment. It will foster communities of practice with the capacity to sustain the project improvements over time.

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Call for proposal

HORIZON-INFRA-2022-EOSC-01

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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAT GOTTINGEN STIFTUNG OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS
Net EU contribution
€ 736 125,00
Address
Wilhelmsplatz 1
37073 Gottingen
Germany

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Region
Niedersachsen Braunschweig Göttingen
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00

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EC signature date 6 December 2022
Last update: 9 December 2022

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