Promote immediate and open access to scientific articles funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec. (CAQUE0002)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Québec, Canada, 2021 – 2023
Inception Report: Inception Report – Action plan – Québec, Canada, 2021 – 2023
Commitment Start: Apr 2022
Commitment End: Dec 2022
Institutions involved:
- Fonds de recherche du Québec − Nature et technolLes Fonds de recherche du Québecogies, le Fonds de recherche du Québec − Santé et le Fonds de recherche du Québec − Société et culture (FRQ)
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Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Access to information
Inception Report Summary
Verifiable: Yes
Relevance to OGP Values: Yes
The commitment is a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.
The commitment activities will result in a change of the rules, practices or policies that govern a policy area, public sector and/or relationship between citizens and is binding or institutionalized across government or specific institution(s).
To view the detailed final assessment of this commitment read the End of Commitment Report
Description
Commitment ID
CAQUE0002
Commitment Title
Promote immediate and open access to scientific articles funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
Problem
Broaden the dissemination of research results to stimulate the development of scientific knowledge and increase the impact of research. When conducted through public funds, the potential benefits to society must be maximized; the sharing of knowledge becomes an essential component.
Status quo
As of 2019, the Fonds de recherche du Québec requires that all scientific articles resulting from the funded research be made freely available within a maximum of 12 months following their publication.
Action
This commitment seeks to broaden access to the results of research funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé, and Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture for those working outside of academia, along with those who do not have an institutional subscription to scholarly journals. Open access to scientific publications, online and free of charge, allows anyone to consult publications that discuss research results.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
This commitment from the Fonds de recherche du Québec will provide immediate and open access to several organizations that work in certain activity sectors without the ability to easily access publications due to financial barriers, including colleges, government departments and bodies, community groups and private companies. Citizens will also have the ability to acquire scientific knowledge more easily in the future. Every sphere of activity can benefit from this immediate access to research results and use them when responding to the many challenges that face Québec society.
What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?
Broaden the dissemination of research results to stimulate the development of scientific knowledge and increase the impact of research. When conducted through public funds, the potential benefits to society must be maximized; the sharing of knowledge becomes an essential component. Immediate and open access to scientific articles facilitates the implementation of these principles. This commitment is in line with the shared international objective of several research funding organizations that make up “cOAlition S,” which launched the open access “Plan S” initiative in 2018.
Primary Policy Area
Other/NA
Primary Sector
Education, Science & Technology
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Access to information | An informed society is a healthy society. Commitments regarding open data and open science have been made to strengthen the flow of information for public interest. These commitments represent a tangible response to the open government’s Transparence [transparency] component. |