GrantsOpen Access Initiative
Traditionally, most scholarly research articles of any value were published in subscription-based journals which only relatively wealthy institutions could afford. The Information Program’s Open Access Initiative aims to shift the publication of peer-reviewed research articles to an open-access basis. OSI’s work in the field of open access is based upon the principles outlined in the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), which arose from a meeting organized by OSI in December 2001. The BOAI offered the first definition of open access which is built upon a dual strategy of supporting the development of open access journals and institutional or subject-based article repositories.
OSI is funding a range of interlocking projects on advocacy and awareness-raising, development of open-access business and economic policy models, the creation of new resources to promote and aggregate open-access publications, and the consolidation of a global movement for open access. In developing and transition countries, open access allows students, scientists, and academics to not only access the material which they need to conduct their research, but also allows them more effectively to contribute their important work to the global research community.
The Information Program does not accept unsolicited grant proposals for the Open Access Initiative. For instructions on submitting an application for funding in our other grant areas, please view the Information Program’s Guidelines and frequently asked questions.
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