• Support different stakeholders, especially young researchers, in 
adopting open access in the context of the European Research Area 
(ERA) and in complying with the open access policies and rules of 
participation set out for Horizon 2020;
• Integrate open access principles and practice in the current 
research workflow by targeting the young researcher training 
environment;
• Strengthen the institutional training capacity to foster compliance 
with the open access policies of the ERA and Horizon 2020 (beyond 
the FOSTER project);
• Facilitate the adoption, reinforcement and implementation of 
open access policies from other European funders, in line with the 
EC’s recommendation, in partnership with PASTEUR4OA project.
OBJECTIVES
Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research
• Identifying already existing contents that can be reused in 
the context of the training activities and repackaging, 
reformatting them to be used within FOSTER, and 
develop/create/ enhance contents if/where they are needed.
• Creation of the FOSTER Portal to support e-learning, 
blended learning, self-learning,dissemination of training 
materials/contents and Helpdesk.
• Delivery of face-to-face training, especially training 
trainers/multipliers that can carry on further training and 
dissemination activities, within their institutions, countries or 
disciplinary communities.
METHODS
Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research
Open access in Horizon 2020
Use cases
Are researchers supposed to deposit? > What to deposit > 
Where to deposit > When to deposit
Open access publishing
publishes in OA journals
or in journals that sell subscriptions 
and also offer the possibility of making 
individual articles openly accessible 
(hybrid journals)
publishes in subscriptions journals
deposits a machine-readable e-copy of 
the published version/a final peer-
reviewed manuscript accepted for 
publication in institutional/subject-
based/Zenodo repository as soon as 
possible and at the latest on 
publication
ensures open access via the repository 
within six months of publication (12 
months for publications in the social 
sciences & humanities)
deposits as soon as possible and at 
the latest on publication, if an 
electronic version is available for free 
via the publisher
OA journals
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OA journals
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OA journals
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OA journals
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OA journals
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Hybrid journals
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Hybrid journals
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Subscription journals
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Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving
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Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving
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Repositories
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Repositories
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Repositories
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Repositories
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