Open Access

Open Access refers to online, free of cost access to peer reviewed scientific content with limited copyright and licensing restrictions.

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Intended audience Librarians and Repository managers, Research Administration
Level: Introductory: no previous knowledge is required

In this course for library staff at KU Leuven, participants will be introduced to the basics of Open Science.

After completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • understand and explain to others basic Open Science concepts
  • be able to give practical advice to researchers on how to make research ...
By  Pedro Príncipe, Antonia Correia
Publication year: 2019  |  Open Access  |  Open Science Policies
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Intended audience Researchers and Students, Project Managers, Librarians and Repository managers
Level: Introductory: aware of

Are you participating in a H2020 funded project? Would you like to know more on how to comply with the H2020 Open Access mandate?

Join in this moderated Course on Open Access to Publications in Horizon 2020 from February 4th to 8th, and attend a Webinar on Thursday, February 7th at 12:00 CET.

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By  SOAP Project
Publication year: 2011  |  Open Science  |  Open Access  |  Open Science Policies
By  PRINTEGER project
Publication year: 2018  |  RRI  |  Ethics  |  Research Integrity  |  Open Access  |  Open Peer Review  |  Open Data
By  European Commission
By  Bianca Kramer and Jeroen Bosman
By  Mikael Laakso
Publication year: 2017  |  Open Science  |  Open Access  |  Open Access Routes
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Intended audience Librarians and Repository managers, PHD Students, Policy makers and Funders, Project Managers, Publishers, Researchers and Students, Research Administration
Level: Introductory: no previous knowledge is required

This course introduces you to open peer review (OPR), an emerging practice which is gaining momentum as part of Open Science. Upon completing this course, you will:

  • understand what OPR means and how it supports Open Science
  • be aware of OPR workflows and which aspects of the review process can be conducted openly