Public funding in Brazil for open access publication of scholarly articles: some notes
The number of open access journals has increased over the last few years and the Article Processing Charge has been the funding model adopted by some publishers. In this paper, we evaluate Brazilian policies on public funding for open access papers, implemented by 29 granting agencies. The data was...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) |
| Repositorio: | Em Questão (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/67146 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/67146 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Acesso aberto. Agência de fomento. Revista científica. Open access. Granting agencies. Scientific journal. |
| Sumario: | The number of open access journals has increased over the last few years and the Article Processing Charge has been the funding model adopted by some publishers. In this paper, we evaluate Brazilian policies on public funding for open access papers, implemented by 29 granting agencies. The data was collected through a questionnaire and the analysis of institutional websites. It appears that just a minority of the agencies has funding policies for open access publication. A reassessment of the Brazilian funding system and the creation of strategic policies are necessary. |
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