AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT
CIRAD is committed to Open Access to Knowledge Access to Knowledge is a global movement seeking immediate, open and free access, with unrestricted use, for all original scientific research results, raw data, metadata, source documents, images and multimedia documents
The principle of open access has been enshrined in CIRAD’s institutional strategy since 2006. Its research teams are encouraged to disseminate their scientific results freely, using institutional tools. Open access renders research more effective, improves the visibility of authors and enhances the impact of their work. It removes organizational and geographical barriers that impede the free circulation of knowledge. It facilitates collaboration, strengthening scientific excellence and skills. By permitting the re-use and computer analysis of published results, open access promotes innovation and interdisciplinarity. It encourages global exchanges to the benefit of the scientific community, the economy and society as a whole (Science Europe Principles on Open Access to Research Publications 1).
CIRAD is part of the global Access to Knowledge movement • In 2006, CIRAD signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities2. • In 2006, then in 2012, CIRAD signed the partnership agreement backing open archives and the pooled national repository HAL3 (Hyper Articles on Line).
CIRAD has enshrined open access to knowledge in its institutional strategy 4 • Open access to knowledge figures in the: 2014-2018 State-CIRAD Contractual Objectives 2012-2022 Strategic Vision: making research a real tool for development Scientific and Partnership Strategy Objectives (OSSP): development through active research.
CIRAD has an institutional open repository for its publications • It is compulsory to deposit CIRAD publications in Agritrop5, the institutional open repository. CIRAD researchers deposit their publications in Agritrop themselves (self-archiving). In 2018, Agritrop holds 100,000 references and 33,400 full-text documents, of which 20,300 are in open access on the Internet. • In 2017, Ranking Web of Repositories6 rated Agritrop 7th out of the 115 French open archives. • Agritrop uses open source software and international standards for the management and open dissemination of its metadata: Agritrop is compatible with the FAO Agris7 database and the European Union OpenAire8 infrastructure.
CIRAD assists its teams in open access to knowledge
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• The CIRAD Où publier9 website offers a selection function for open access journals. • The CIRAD CoopIST 10 website offers a set of advice notes for open distribution of its publications.
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CIRAD is committed to Open Access
1 - Science Europe Principles on Open Access to Research publications http://www.scienceeurope.org/policy/policy-areas/openaccess-to-scientific-publications 2 - Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. https://openaccess.mpg.de/Berlin-Declaration 3 - HAL (Hyper Articles en Ligne) https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr 4 - Institutional strategy http://www.cirad.fr/en/who-are-we/our-strategy 5 - Agritrop, the institutional open repository (Cirad) http://agritrop.cirad.fr 6 - Ranking Web of Repositories http://repositories.webometrics.info 7 - FAO Agris database http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/index.do 8 - the European Union OpenAire infrastructure https://www.openaire.eu 9 - The CIRAD Où publier website http://ou-publier.cirad.fr 10 - The CIRAD CoopIST website https://coop-ist.cirad.fr 11 - The EU Open Access Policy https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/ policies/open-access 12 - Programme for Research and Innovation. H2020 https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en 13 - Bois et forêts des tropiques http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/BFT 14 - Cahiers Agricultures https://www.cahiersagricultures.fr 15 - Revue d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/remvt 16 - Fruits https://www.ishs.org/fruits 17 - Natures Sciences Sociétés https://www.nss-journal.org 18 - Perspective, the CIRAD policy brief https://www.cirad.fr/en/publications-resources/ publishing/perspective-policy-brief 19 - Quae, a publisher of open access scientific works http://www.quae.com/en/index.html 20 - Joint Consultative Committee on Ethics in Agricultural Research http://www.cirad.fr/en/who-are-we/organization/ governing-bo-dies-and-committees/joint-consultativecommittee-on-ethics 21 - Opening up research data. Analytical guide to the legal framework in France - 2016 http://agritrop.cirad.fr/582682
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22 - CIRAD Dataverse, an institutional platform for data https://dataverse.cirad.fr
• Through its subscription to the publisher BioMed Central, CIRAD pays less to publish articles in open access (APC, Article Processing Charges). • CIRAD keeps abreast of EU Open Access Policy 11, more particularly the H2020 12 Programme for Research and Innovation.
CIRAD publishes five scientific journals and a policy brief in immediate or delayed open access • Bois et forêts des tropiques 13, Cahiers Agricultures 14 and Revue d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux 15 are in immediate open access, at no cost to the author or the readership. • Fruits 16 and Natures Sciences Sociétés17 authorize immediate self-archiving of published articles by their authors, and provides access to articles published on the journal’s website after an embargo of 18 months for Fruits and 24 months for Natures Sciences Sociétés. • Perspective18, the CIRAD policy brief, is distributed in open access on the Internet.
CIRAD is a member of Quae, a publisher of open access scientific works • In 2017, Quae19 proposed 30 e-books free of charge.
CIRAD promotes free dissemination of research data while respecting its partners and current regulations • CIRAD follows the recommendations of its Joint Consultative Committee on Ethics regarding20 “ethical and deontological issues surrounding scientific data sharing and management”. • CIRAD contributed to the report “Ouverture des données de la recherche. Guide d'analyse du cadre juridique en France 21 ”. (Opening up research data. Analytical guide to the legal framework in France). • Agritrop flags up scientific data and their access when associated with publications. • CIRAD now has an institutional platform, CIRAD Dataverse 22, for data resulting from its research. • Via its “Data CIRAD ” Intranet site, CIRAD provides its teams with advice and tools to manage and disseminate research data.
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