Open Access mandate
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What is Open Access Institutional Policy?
An Open Access policy (open mandate) is the legal obligation of authors of scientific papers to publish them in Open Access. This obligation may be imposed by the employer (research unit), research funding institution or the legislator.
Reports on the implementation of the Open Access Policy at the CUT are available on the Repository website /in Polish/. (new window)
Benefits of introducing an Open Access policy at the university:
- increasing the availability and use of the academic achievements of universities;
- access to scientific works carried out by university employees also for people from outside the scientific community;
- available information on the disposal of public funds allocated to science in Poland;
- the foundation for building, strengthening and maintaining the recognition and reputation of the university;
- to increase the possibilities of cooperation with other institutions, also from outside the field of science (e.g. enterprises);
- increase in importance and prestige;
- evaluation and management of resources created in the institution;
- monitoring and supporting the assessment of the scope and quality of conducted research;
- setting trends and new directions in science and research;
- effective and wider cooperation with institutions with a similar profile and scope of research;
- increase in progress and innovation in science, industry and economy;
- popularisation of science achievements among citizens and involving non-scientists, volunteers in the scientific process (so-called citizen science).