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Leiden University Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Crossref, SIRIS Foundation
This solution is led by
Commitment for organizations to make openness the default for research information, support open systems and sustainable infrastructures, and enable collective action toward transparency.
Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information

Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (Ibict)
This solution is led by
Platform aggregating Open Access scientific outputs from Brazil and Portugal (including articles, theses, books, preprints, and datasets) into a single interface, promoting visibility and interoperability.
Brazilian Open Access Publications and Scientific Data Portal (Oasisbr)

Deutsche Initiative für Netzwerkinformation (DINI)
This solution is led by
Recognition system establishing quality standards for Open Access publication services and repositories, addressing metadata, legal compliance, interoperability, accessibility, and sustainability.
DINI Certificate for Open Access Repositories and Publication Services

Center for Open Science (COS)
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Transparent model of scholarly communication that places publishing and evaluation in the control of the scholarly community. As a Diamond Open Access journal fostering openness, rigor, credibility, and self-correction, Lifecycle Journal enables various research outputs to be shared and evaluated in all stages of the research lifecycle.
Lifecycle Journal

Crossref, DataCite, California Digital Library (CDL)
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Platform that provides open, persistent identifiers for research organizations to support the disambiguation of institutional affiliations and seamless integration across scholarly infrastructure.
Research Organization Registry (ROR)

Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), Association of University Presses (AUP), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), ISSN International Centre, Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER), OAPEN Foundation, Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), International Association of STM Publishers (STM), UKSG
This solution is led by
Assessment tool guiding researchers in selecting trustworthy book publishers and avoiding predatory practices.
Think. Check. Submit. Books & Chapters Checklist

University of Southampton School of Electronics and Computer Science
This solution is led by
Catalogue indexing a wide range of open access repositories, including research, data, publication, and institutional platforms, to track the global development of open access.
Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR)

Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), Association of University Presses (AUP), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), ISSN International Centre, Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER), OAPEN Foundation, Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), International Association of STM Publishers (STM), UKSG
This solution is led by
Assessment tool helping researchers identify reliable academic journals for manuscript submission.
Think. Check. Submit. Journals Checklist

























