Author: Baruch, Pierre

Source: Learned Publishing, Volume 20, Number 4, October 2007 , pp. 267-282(16)

Publisher: Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

Abstract:

This article presents an overview of open access publishing and open access archiving in France. In natural sciences, most articles are published in international journals; authors must therefore comply with the policies of their publishers, irrespective of their nationality. For humanities and social sciences, where publication tends to be distributed among many small journals, portals have been created to provide electronic publishing, with varied access policies. Open archives repositories have been in existence in France since 2001; from 2006, a proactive policy led the main research agencies and universities to coordinate their actions towards a common archiving platform, HAL (Hyper Articles on Line), operated by CNRS (Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique), with individual portals, either thematic or institutional. HAL stores now the majority of open access records - presently some 10-15% of French output - and is growing almost exponentially.

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Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/095315107X239636

Publication date: 2007-10-01

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