Project description
Expanding open-access publishing in Europe
Despite growing support for open science, many researchers still face barriers to accessing scientific knowledge and publishing openly. The EU-funded ORE 2.0 project will expand and operationalise Open Research Europe (ORE), the European Commission’s open-access publishing platform launched in 2021. Hosted by CERN and governed collaboratively with national funding and research organisations, ORE 2.0 will retain its Publish-Review-Curate model of post-publication open peer review while broadening researcher eligibility and submission opportunities. Operating as a non-profit, community-driven platform supported through a co-funding model, the project will establish governance and operational frameworks to ensure long-term sustainability and make publicly funded European research more accessible, transparent and inclusive.
Objective
Open Research Europe (ORE) is an open-access publishing platform launched by the European Commission in March 2021 to provide researchers and citizens with free access to scientific discoveries and enable cost-free publishing for authors. Building on ORE's initial success and guided by the scoping report and joint Statement of Intent signed by a consortium of national funding organizations and research-performing organizations (the Funders' Group), this proposal outlines CERN's plan to operationalize ORE 2.0—an expanded and collaboratively governed evolution of the platform.
ORE 2.0 will maintain the innovative Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) model of post-publication open peer review while significantly broadening researcher eligibility to expand submission opportunities. The platform will operate as a non-profit service, collectively supported through a co-funding model: 60% from the European Commission and 40% from a consortium of National funding agencies and research institutions (Funders' Group). CERN will serve as the institutional host, while the Funders' Group will exercise collective governance through dedicated mechanisms established in the ORE Collaboration Agreement.
This proposal details CERN's approach to hosting and managing ORE 2.0 including operational frameworks, governance structures, and implementation strategies to deliver a sustainable, community-driven open-access publishing infrastructure for European research.
Keywords
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.1.3 - Research infrastructures
MAIN PROGRAMME
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HORIZON.1.3.1 - Consolidating and Developing the Landscape of European Research Infrastructures
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EURATOM-HORIZONTAL-2025-09-IBA
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