SPARC Europe
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SPARC Europe promotes & supports #OpenAccess. We advocate change in scholarly communications for the benefit of researchers & society.
Joined July 2010
SPARC Europe fosters a fair knowledge ecosystem upholding diversity, equity & inclusion while securing the future of #OpenScience & #OpenEducation. A new strategy guides us to realise our vision, mission & goals: https://t.co/XwjWxrRgqA 🧵1/6
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‼️ Next week! Webinar: Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access? What does the forthcoming #ERAAct means for the future of #OpenAccess in Europe? 📅 Date: Wednesday, 10 December 2025 ⏰ Time: 11:00-12:30 CET 👉 Register now: https://t.co/ASI4l87eb7
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Put a calendar hold for a meeting** on Friday. (**Playing pickleball)
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Webinar: Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access? Join us as we explore EU policy developments and what the research community, libraries and institutions can do to advance OA Date: 10 Dec 2025 Time: 11:00-12:30 CET 👉 Register now: https://t.co/ASI4l87eb7
#OpenAccess #OA100
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ONE WEEK TO GO: 7TH EUROPEAN #RIGHTSRETENTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING On 26 Nov (12h CET), KR21 partner @SPARC_EU welcomes: * Maja Bogataj Jančič, @odipiodipi / KR21 Slovenia * Miro Pušnik, @ctk_ul / NCLS * @lutheratur, @WikimediaSE / KR21 Sweden 🔗 https://t.co/JTqUPOrkBb
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Librarians, advocate for Diamond OA! Diamond OA is a transparent, sustainable publishing model where libraries can make a significant contribution. Let's make scholarly communication fair for everyone. 👉Arguments to support it: https://t.co/3Zgves4rnt
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📣 Librarians: Encourage editors of OA journals to align copyright policies with international #OpenAccess guidelines. Publishers must ✅ State open licence policy clearly in each journal ✅ Align policies across journals 👉Find all you need to guide them
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This Open Educational Resource on "Rights and open licensing in scholarly publishing" is based on the content of the workshop facilitated by the authors during the Summer School of the Pubmet 2024...
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Why isn't public research truly open? 🛑 Barriers to open access publishing include👇 💬 What other barriers to open access publishing have you encountered?
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Why pay €2K-€3K per article in APCs to publish publicly funded research? This model blocks researchers with fewer resources. Librarians, support your authors: Demand cost transparency, challenge fees, & push for equitable, non-APC publishing models 👉See
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Abstract. Current implementations of Open Access (OA) publishing frequently involve article processing charges (APCs). Increasing evidence has emerged that APCs impede researchers with fewer resour...
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High APCs are cited as a top barrier with a strong effect on open access publishing. 👉See https://t.co/DyKZkOJ2r4 Beware of new barriers and costs emerging in the already costly publishing system. ➡️ 67% of Finnish academics say APCs are unreasonable:
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Pirjo Kangas, KR21’s national coordinator for Finland, reflects on copyright barriers to research across Finland through the lens of a 2025 study from the Finnish Cupore Center
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Act now, Librarians! Ensure full compliance with national #SecondaryPublishingRight laws and, if there is no law in your country, start advocating for legal reform. This is where libraries can provide support. 👇
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🇳🇱 In the Netherlands, the law already includes the #SecondaryPublishingRight. The “You share, we take care” campaign helped authors and librarians exercise it, making Dutch research openly available. #OA100 3/3
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🇮🇹 In Italy, libraries and research centres campaign to change the law and include the #SecondaryPublishingRight, following the Rights2Pub initiative. A strong example of advocacy for fair access and #OpenScience! #OA100 2/3
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💡 Librarians, join forces for legal reform or action! In Italy, they campaign to add the #SecondaryPublishingRight; in the Netherlands, they campaign to use it. If your country has the right, exercise it; if not, work to get it. Let’s act to get #OA100! #OpenAccess👇🧵 1/3
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The Case for #ConnectingTheOpens: A SPARC Europe Position Paper is the first in a series of outputs related to this topic: from university leaders for university leaders. Sign up to get informed or engaged in connecting the opens:
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SPARC Europe advocates for an integrated open strategy. To set our compass for connecting the opens, we interviewed many leaders at a number of European universities. Read our newly-published The Case for #ConnectingTheOpens: A SPARC Europe Position Paper https://t.co/Xit74TurqM
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🇳🇱 The #SecondaryPublishingRight in Dutch law allows authors to make short works public free of charge after a "reasonable period". Dutch universities agreed on six months. Look at: https://t.co/wfF7JZl15J 4/4
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Sometimes, the embargo period differs by discipline: In Belgium or France, 12 months for HSS, but only 6 months for other fields. ⚖️ 3/4
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🇩🇪Germany introduced the #SecondaryPublishingRight in Copyright law in 2013. It grants authors the right to make publicly funded science publications (≥50% public) #OpenAccess after a 12-month embargo. 2/4
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