OA policies

Open Access (OA) policies are rules set by institutions or funders to ensure research outputs, like articles and data, are freely accessible to the public. These policies aim to promote wider dissemination of knowledge, increase research impact, and ensure that tax-funded or publicly supported research is available without paywalls. Typically, they require researchers to share their work openly, often through repositories or open journals, sometimes within a specified timeframe. OA policies foster transparency, collaboration, and accelerate scientific advancement by removing barriers to information.