Free access to open science: concepts and implications for science communication
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https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v8i2.629Keywords:
Open access, Scientific information, Open science, Scientific communication, Information policies, Digital data curationAbstract
This essay deals with conceptual approach of open access to scientific information and of open science as well as an analysis of the implications of these phenomena for scientific communication. It shows their benefits to both scientists and researchers and to users. To the first ones insofar as they enjoy autonomy in relation to the editors, more visibility of their scientific production and an increase in the citation number of their researches. To the scientific community in general, the benefits should be seen as a large access to the science and technology literature without costs or restrictions. The terminology studied covers, besides the two central terms – the green road and the golden road – self-archiving, scientific data, digital curation, enhanced publications, among others. In the political setting some international and Brazilian manifestos as that from IBICT are mentioned. Their actions to support and encourage open access to scientific information are described and configured as a space to discussion and production of research about these issues. With the application of this new paradigm, the limits or boundaries between the knowledge generated by S&T and the people who need that knowledge based on the researches are overcome and become unlimited.Downloads
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