cibertecario02 Eloy Rodrigues

The results of the Cost-Benefit Analysis of RCAAP - Portugal's Open Access Scientific Repositories were presented at the Open Science: Monitoring Progress, Assessing Impact Conference. In an estimate that the authors assume to be conservative, RCAAP's benefits are more than 30 per cent higher than its costs, with an estimated annual ‘saving’ of almost €500,000 in recent years.

It's not going to stop, till we wise up...

Unfair publisher fees for deposit into repositories highlight the need for authors to exercise their rights https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/unfair-publisher-fees-for-deposit-into-repositories-highlight-the-need-for-authors-to-exercise-their-rights/

Just read this.
It is yet another enumeration and analysis of some of the many (well known) problems and consequences of the current "broken" publishing system, but with a more "radical" conclusion: abandon journal publishing.
https://asterainstitute.substack.com/p/scientific-publishing-enough-is-enough

Update on COAR Notify progress- https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/the-expanding-coar-notify-ecosystem-project-update/

An "old" (more than 10 years) collaboration, between two relevant and mature regional networks, now reinforced to foster Open Science in Europe and Latin America
https://www.openaire.eu/strengthening-open-science-academic-collaboration-between-europe-latin-america

FCT's (the public research funder from Portugal) long-awaited new Open Access Policy was released today.
A very important step that will certainly contribute to the consolidation of open access in Portugal.
https://www.fccn.pt/atualidade/nova-politica-acesso-aberto-promove-visibilidade-investigacao-cientifica/

A nova Política de Acesso Aberto da FCT, há muito aguardada, foi hoje divulgada.
Um passo muito importante que certamente contribuirá para a consolidação do acesso aberto em Portugal.
https://www.fccn.pt/atualidade/nova-politica-acesso-aberto-promove-visibilidade-investigacao-cientifica/

E ainda outra resposta, da Rede Brasileira de Reprodutibilidade, ao texto de opinião publicado pelo CNPQ
https://osf.io/h2unb

Promoção e Implementação da Ciência Aberta no Brasil: resposta ao texto "Ciência Aberta: uma visão desapaixonada"
A resposta da comunidade científica brasileira a um texto de opinião, publicado há duas semanas no site do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), com uma versão, na minha opinião, limitada e mesmo distorcida da ciência aberta no Brasil e no mundo.
https://zenodo.org/records/14754044

There is growing evidence that transformative agreements and APC based OA is not the way to go.
The research communities, funders, Universities and other RPOs, need to invest in equitative and sustainable models (Diamond OA) and innovative approaches (Publish- Review-Curate, overlay publishing, etc.)
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20250123172529257

Um passo na direção certa!
FCT assina declaração de intenções para colaborar no fortalecimento do Open Research Europe (ORE)

A step on the right direction!
FCT signs declaration of intent to collaborate in strengthening Open Research Europe (ORE)

https://www.fccn.pt/atualidade/fct-assina-declaracao-fortalecimento-open-research-europe-ore/

I've also created a bridged account on Bluesky, which will replicate all my posts @elrod.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

I've abandoned X/Twitter and I'm considering doing the same with Facebook. From now on my main social network will be this Mastodon account