Press release
December 15, 2023
Springer Nature and CAPES agree to launch Brazil’s first conversion agreement to promote scientific research and open access in Brazil
New York | Brazil, 6 December 2023
On December 5, 2023, Springer Nature and Coordenação de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES; Brazilian Agency for Higher Education Assistance and Evaluation) officially announced the realization of a transformation agreement, the first in Brazil for both parties , and a commitment to open access. To accelerate the transition, we have committed to working together on a pilot project to be implemented in 2024.
Approximately 20% of all articles published by Brazilian researchers in all hybrid journals published by Springer, Adis, Palgrave and Springer Nature’s Academic Journals will be included in the pilot project starting in 2024. There are no additional costs associated with CAPES. CAPES aims to gradually expand its coverage across all initiatives over the next few years, reaching approximately 40% coverage by 2026.
To date, in more than 20 years of collaboration between CAPES and Springer Nature, more than 340 research institutions have had access to over 1,800 different scientific publications published by Springer. This right of access has been an important resource for Brazilian scholars seeking to participate in the international community.
Maria Lopes, Vice President of Institutional Sales, Springer NatureHe says:
“Springer Nature, in partnership with CAPES, is proud to play a role in the historic transition to open access for research and education around the world. We are dedicated to the growth and prosperity of open research in the Americas. We have spent more than eight years creating more than 44 innovations worldwide. We have reached significant agreements and will continue to prioritize promoting open access, scholarly collaboration, discoverability and availability at scale around the world.”
Mercedes Bustamante, Professor at the University of Brasilia and Director of Brazilian Programs and Scholarships at CAPESHe says:
“The signing of this memorandum is an important step towards the formulation of an open access policy in the framework of the CAPES journal portal. This is part of CAPES’ efforts to support open access for scientific communication in the country, including the support for magazines like
CAPES and Springer Nature will work together to address relevant procedural, legal and operational details, while developing solutions tailored to the Brazilian reality. The two parties also plan to use resources that support open access publishing to further advance Brazilian science by providing democratic access to Springer Nature’s academic journals and collections of titles published by Adis, Palgrave and Springer. We will also work together to develop public policies. which guarantee safe access.
To learn more about Springer Nature’s open access (OA) and open research efforts, see our OA and open research factsheet, and to learn more about the impact of our OA portfolio, see our latest report on OA.
You can also find out more about our editorial efforts on our Springer Nature page and the value of publishing.
Glossary
- Conversion contract: Generally, the fees paid by universities and other institutions to publishers for displaying articles are gradually converted into article processing charges (APC). , refers to an agreement that aims to expand the publication of open access articles.
- Open Access (OA): set of principles and practices that allow free access to research results at the time of publication. OA makes research results, such as journal articles and books, immediately available online for free and grants the right to fully exploit them in a digital environment.
- Hybrid Journal: A subscription journal that offers authors the ability to publish articles accepted with Gold Open Access. PCA occurs when publishing open access.
- Gold Open Access (Gold OA): A path to publishing articles and books with Gold Open Access on the publisher’s platform. The final published version (VOR; Version of Record) after copy editing and typesetting. Articles published with Gold OA become open access immediately upon publication and can be viewed for free on the platform. With Gold OA, you will be able to access the final published version (VOR; Version of Record) after copy editing and layout. Gold OA publications are funded by Article Processing Charges (APC) and Conversion Agreements.
- Article Processing Fee (APC): The APC for Open Access (OA) articles covers a range of services at every stage of the publication process, from peer review to text editing to journal hosting. final article on a dedicated server. Additionally, this fee will ensure that your article is published open access under a Creative Commons license and immediately available to all readers.
Publishing is expensive. Subscription magazines cover their publication costs by charging a fee to access their content. Gold Open Access content is available for free and costs are covered by Article Publication Charges (APC). The APC is paid from the time an article is accepted until it is published and varies depending on each publisher, journal, and field. Additionally, some journals do not charge APCs because publishing fees and publishing fees are paid by sponsors such as scholarly societies. In addition to providing permanent, instant, worldwide access to full-text articles, APC includes:- Editorial work: peer review, administrative support, content commissioning, journal development.
- Technical infrastructure and innovation: development, maintenance and operation of online magazine systems and websites.
- Paper production: paper formatting, markup (tagging) and registration with indexing services.
Higher Education Personnel Coordination (CAPES) について
CAPES (Brazilian Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Higher Education) is an agency of the Ministry of Education of the Brazilian government that implements policies aimed at expanding and strengthening undergraduate programs (degree programs in stricto sensu) and teacher training for basic education. I am responsible for We invest in master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral programs, both nationally and internationally, as well as in-person training for professionals who already teach or are planning to work in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools. in distance learning. Approximately 200,000 scholarships were awarded to these recipients. CAPES also evaluates graduate programs and promotes international cooperation. Furthermore, it manages the Journals Portal, Brazil’s main virtual collection, which provides free access to national and international scientific information to 6 million potential users from 446 education and research institutions. For more information,
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*The original version of this press release (with some exceptions) is in English and the Japanese version is a reference translation.
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