Open Science is ushering in a new paradigm for research; one in which all researchers have unprecedented access to the full corpus of research for analysis, text and data mining, and other new research methods. A prerequisite for achieving …
COAR has been working with the US Repository Network (USRN) to connect and strengthen the position of repositories in the US. With the advent of the recent OSTP Memorandum requiring Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded …
On January 1, 2024, all COAR operations will transition from the COAR e.V. to the Stichting COAR (COAR Foundation). COAR was founded in 2009 and has been hosted by Göttingen Library in Germany. We are greatly appreciative of the …
Multilingualism is critical for a healthy, inclusive, and diverse research communications landscape. After decades of policies that have directed researchers to publish in English, we are starting to see a reversal of this trend. The UNESCO Recommendation on Open …
COAR joins a growing chorus of voices (1,2) denouncing a new authors’ fee introduced by the American Chemical Society (ACS), which charges authors $2,500 US for the right to deposit their accepted manuscript into a repository without an embargo …
