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Open access in Greece

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Growth of open access publications in Greece, 1990–2018

Open access scholarly communication of Greece is preserved in repositories maintained by several academic institutions.[1]

Repositories

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There are a number of collections of scholarship in Greece housed in digital open access repositories.[2] They contain journal articles, book chapters, data, and other research outputs that are free to read. As of March 2018, the UK-based Directory of Open Access Repositories lists some 36 repositories in Greece.[2] The National Hellenic Research Foundation, University of Patras, and University of Piraeus hold the most digital assets.[1]

Timeline

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Key events in the development of open access in Greece include the following:

  • 2018
    • June: Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link) issues a declaration supporting open access.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "OA in Greece". Open Access in Practice: EU Member States. OpenAIRE. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Greece". Directory of Open Access Repositories. UK: University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Διακήρυξη για την Ανοιχτή Πρόσβαση στην Ελλάδα" [Declaration on Open Access in Greece] (PDF), Heal-link.gr (in Greek and English), Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών (HEAL-Link), retrieved 30 June 2018

Further reading

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