The University of Foggia, according to Open Access movement core values, promotes dissemination of its research and scholarship as widely as possible (art. 3, c. 6 Statuto).
Open Access (OA) aims to make published research results and data freely and immediately available to anyone through the Internet. As a large proportion of the research undertaken in Italian Universities is supported by public funds, it should not be available only to people who pay a subscription: publicly funded research should be publicly available.
Benefits of OA: OA publishing grants wider accessibility to research results, facilitates a rapid knowledge sharing – as publication times are shorter, increases visibility and impact of research. Open access publications, freely accessible, are read and cited more frequently. Increased visibility and impact of research findings are undoubtedly an advantage for the academic institution: they provide opportunities for the re-use of the institution’s results for research purposes; foster interdisciplinary and international collaboration; enhance the reputation of our researchers.
The institutional repository FAIR (Foggia Archivio istituzionale della Ricerca) collects, preserves and disseminates research output and data, respecting the principles of transparency, as prescribed by law. It contains electronic copies of PhD thesis, as required by national regulations, and hosts digital contents from various disciplines; it ensures access, long-term preservation, further dissemination and visibility of all the scientific output of our University.
Open Access publishing models:
Diamond Open Access
Diamond open access papers have free and immediate access at the time of publication. Diamond Open Access journals do not charge authors to publish: scientific societies or public institutions operate the journals and receive public funding in return.
Gold Open Access
Gold open access items are freely and immediately accessible at the time of publication. Lists of OA Journals (DOAJ) and of OA books (DOAB) are available. Fully open access journals often charge a fee for publication. Hybrid journals are subscription journals that always charge extra fees (APCs) to make specific articles Open Access.
Green Open Access
Green Open Access is a 'secondary Open Access'. A version of work (e.g. preprint, accepted manuscript, post-print) is shared and made available in an open access repository, institutional or subject based.
In June 2016, the Academic Senate approved the University Policy Framework and Regulations on Open Access (OA).
Info and contacts
Isabella Tammone
Head of Library Area
Head of Open Access Service and Support for Coordination Activities (ad interim)
tel. 0881-338310
email: areabiblioteche@unifg.it