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Open access initiatives: repositories and journals

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The open access literature set within the framework of the Open Access (OA) movement (see Budapest Open Access Initiative (2001); Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities initiative (2003)) refers to free online copies of journals reviewed by experts, non-reviewed articles, preprints, congress papers, technical reports, theses and working papers. In most cases, there are no licence restrictions for their consultation.

The idea is to offer all members of the University the results freely, digitally and online. Researchers can include a copy of the articles in an open access archive or repository, or publish them in open access journals. The concept of Open Access does not only have to do with accessibility to scientific documents, but also to the elimination of copyright for published scientific articles. For further information, visit the selected web sites and documents.

These concepts have originated several initiatives. On this page you will find a selection of open access initiatives with a short description. You can contribute by sending references, comments, etc., to biblioteca@uji.es.


Open access or electronic repositories

RECERCAT
The Repository of Research in Catalonia is a cooperative repository of digital documents and it includes the research literature from universities and researching centres of Catalonia, like preprints, congress papers, research reports, working papers, etc. It is developed by the CBUC (Consortium of Catalan University Libraries). The Universitat Jaume I Library is an associate member of this consortium.

ArXiv.org
Repository of preprints in physics, computer science and mathematics (Cornell University, with the collaboration of the Department of Physics at the University of Zaragoza). Further information.

CERN
Document server with over 360,000 full-text documents. It covers preprints, articles, books, journals, photographs and videos on physics and related areas.

CiteBase
Search engine covering three open eprint repositories (arXiv, CogPrints and Biomed Central). Further information.

DoIS: Documents in Information Science
Repository of online documents in information science and information technologies. Further information.

E-LIS: eprints in Library and Information Science
Open archive for Library and Information Science. Further information.

DSpace. Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Digital library holding the intellectual production of research staff at MIT in a digital format through the DSpace software. Further information.

MPRESS
Indexes mathematics preprints (France and Italy). Originally started under the auspices of the European Mathematical Society, it is currently supported by the CEIC (Committee on Electronic Information and Communication). Further information.

Orgprints
International archive for publication of papers related to research in organic agriculture. Developed by the Danish Research Centre for Organic Farming and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. Further information.

Preprint Archive
Repository of physics, computer science and mathematics preprints. It is not updated. University of California eScholarship Repository

Repository of papers from the University of California.
Further information.

Repository of doctoral theses (Universitat Jaume I)


Open access journals

RACO: Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert
Repository including full-text journals of Catalan scientific, cultural and scholarly journals. The main purpose of RACO is to increase the visibility and consultations of the journals it holds, as well as to diffuse the scientific and academic production published in Catalan journals.

DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
Directory covering 3194 open-access, full-text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. It aims to cover all subjects and languages. Some of these journals are searchable at article level. Further information.

BioMed Central
Independent publisher providing access to more than 180 peer-reviewed journals in the field of biomedicine. Further information.

e-revist@s
Repository included in the Tecnociencia portal. It contains Spanish full-text digital journals. Developed by CSIC staff. Further information.

Highwire publications (Stanford University).
Further information.

Scielo (Scientific Electronic Library Online)
Platform of scientific journals from various publishers and countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain.Multidisciplinary, with special emphasis on health sciences.

The NASA Astrophysics Data System
It includes four bibliographic databases covering over 6.3 million records searchable online in the areas of astrophysics, planetary sciences and solar physics. Full-text access to most astronomy journals. Further information.


Selected web sites and documents

Open Archive Forum : open archives in Europe
Open Access Initiative
Open Access Bibliography : preprint of authors Adrian K. Ho and Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
Open Access and Scholarly Communication - A Selection of Key Web Sites: Article in Science and Technology Librarianship by Hanna Kwasik and Pauline O. Fulda.
Towards a new scientific communication (in Catalan): Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Library and Documentation Service.
e-revist@s : project developed within the Tecnociencia portal. Sponsored and financed by Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT).