Access to reliable scientific information sources is important for deepening and disseminating knowledge.
These services include journal subscriptions, as well as open-access platforms that support the projects of students, teachers, and researchers.
Access to most of these services is based on connection to RCTS.
If your entity is part of the academic or scientific community and is not yet connected to our services, see how to join the RCTS network.
FCCN, digital services of FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology provides a set of services that promote the practice of Open Science – a movement that aims to make scientific research more transparent, accessible, and collaborative. This means that research data, methods, and results are shared openly so that everyone can reuse them, verify their validity, and contribute to their development, increasing trust in science and helping to accelerate scientific discovery and innovation.
INDEXAR
Digital Knowledge Repositories
NAU
Online teaching and training platform
POLLEN
Research data management and promotion of Open Science principles and practices.
B-ON
Online Knowledge Library
Arquivo.pt
Search pages from the past
RCAAP
Open Access Scientific Repositories
Educast
Recording, editing and publishing of classes and events
PTCRIS
Integration of support systems for national scientific activity
CIÊNCIAVITAE
Create, manage and promote your CV quickly and easily.
IAedu
FCT's digital service for education and science IAedu aims to be the service
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Scientific partnership between Portugal and Brazil opens new perspectives for Open Science.
The partnership between the Foundation for Science and Technology, through FCCN, and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation is already showing results in the areas of research data management and interoperability between systems.
Open Research Europe enters a new phase and expands open access publishing to researchers in Portugal.
The new Open Research Europe platform is now available. Affiliated researchers can now submit their scientific work for open access publication.
International Literacy Day: when access to knowledge promotes inclusion.
It is important to remember that the ability to learn, investigate and innovate depends on the possibility of accessing quality knowledge.
Open Research Europe strengthens collaborative model for open access scientific publication.
The Open Research Europe platform is entering a new phase, with a renewed technological infrastructure and a collaborative governance model that brings together 17 European funding agencies and research organizations.
The University of Évora hosts the 4th PUBIN Meeting.
The annual meeting of professionals and institutions linked to the national scientific publishing ecosystem will take place on April 15th and 16th, 2027.
CRIS2026 concludes in Ponta Delgada with 112 participants, 20 sessions, and awards for the best papers.
The 17th edition of the CRIS2026 conference took place between May 19th and 22nd at the University of the Azores, with a positive outcome and strong participation from the community dedicated to science information systems.
13th Research Data Management Forum
The next edition of the Research Data Management Forum (GDI) will take place on November 19 and 20, 2026, at the University of Beira Interior.