Roadmap on Open Access to Research Publications: a product of the European University Association’s work on Science 2.0 | Agricultural Information Management Standards (AIMS)

"Currently there is a strong political push towards Open Access (OA) - a phenomenon which has received increased attention from the academic community, publishers, research funders, governments and even the general public over the past years - at the global level, with enhanced opportunities to increase the visibility of, and widen access to, scientific articles. Following this global trend, the European University Association (EUA), too, has been monitoring developments in OA to research publication, namely from an institutional perspective. Since 2007 EUA has developed a series of initiatives related to the implementation of institutional policies on OA to research publications. In February 2016 the EUA published its Roadmap on Open Access to Research Publications as a key element of EUA’s long-term vision, to support its members (European Universities) in the transition to  Science 2.0/Open Science (Open Research), especially in terms of OA to scientific articles and the optimal, responsible sharing and re-use of scientific data ..."