Academic publishing in Portugal: threats and major opportunities

This article begins with an analysis of the current state of scientific publication in Portugal, with reference to the impact of the open access (OA) policies of commercial and academic publishers. It then explores the relationship between academic publishing and institutional repositories, discussi...

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Main Author:	Delfim Leão
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ubiquity Press 2015-03-01
Series:	Insights: The UKSG Journal
Subjects:	academic publishing open access UC Digitalis Coimbra University Press
Online Access:	http://insights.uksg.org/articles/179

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spelling	doaj-046b89cca8ca4075aec070529236c4e02020-11-24T23:47:55ZengUbiquity PressInsights: The UKSG Journal 2048-77542015-03-01281374110.1629/uksg.179207Academic publishing in Portugal: threats and major opportunitiesDelfim Leão0Institute of Classical Studies, University of Coimbra, PortugalThis article begins with an analysis of the current state of scientific publication in Portugal, with reference to the impact of the open access (OA) policies of commercial and academic publishers. It then explores the relationship between academic publishing and institutional repositories, discussing the way they should complement one another, taking as reference the activities of the Portuguese Association of Higher Education Publishers (APEES). Final remarks deal more specifically with the UC Digitalis project from Coimbra University Press (CUP), and the way it is committed to the goal of fostering science produced in Portuguese-speaking countries.http://insights.uksg.org/articles/179academic publishingopen accessUC DigitalisCoimbra University Press
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title_short	Academic publishing in Portugal: threats and major opportunities
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description	This article begins with an analysis of the current state of scientific publication in Portugal, with reference to the impact of the open access (OA) policies of commercial and academic publishers. It then explores the relationship between academic publishing and institutional repositories, discussing the way they should complement one another, taking as reference the activities of the Portuguese Association of Higher Education Publishers (APEES). Final remarks deal more specifically with the UC Digitalis project from Coimbra University Press (CUP), and the way it is committed to the goal of fostering science produced in Portuguese-speaking countries.
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Academic publishing in Portugal: threats and major opportunities

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