THE Open Research Europe (ORE), a European platform for open access, free, and peer-reviewed scientific publications. will expand, starting in the fall of 2026, the eligibility for open access scientific publication.This will open the platform to a significantly broader research community. Any author affiliated with a national institution will be able to publish on this platform.
Launched in 2021 by the European Commission, the ORE provides a scientific publication model based on the principles of open science.This allows for the rapid and transparent dissemination of research results. Until now, the ability to publish on the platform was limited to researchers funded by European programs.
More eligible international researchers and teams
In addition to researchers funded by European Union framework programs, such as Horizon 2020 and subsequent programs, Researchers affiliated with institutions based in participating countries in this new chapter of ORE, including Portugal, which participates through the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), will also become eligible for publication..
The broadening of eligibility also extends to international research teamsWhenever at least one co-author is eligible to publish on ORE, the entire team can submit and publish their results on the platform, at no cost to authors or readers.
This new model transforms Open Research Europe into a shared and collectively managed European scientific publishing infrastructure with much broader eligibility., promoting more open and inclusive research practices.
ORE will continue to ensure a publishing model aligned with open science, including rigorous pre-publication checks, rapid dissemination, post-publication scientific review, and support for meeting funders' open access mandates.
The new phase of ORE will be supported by a collaborative funding model and a European consortium of funders and research institutionsThis reinforces the platform's role as a European infrastructure for open access scientific publishing. Authors and readers incur no cost to publish or read the content.
The full article on broadening eligibility in Open Research Europe. It's available on the official ORE blog..
