Abstract
Abstract In 2012, the Open Access Movement to scientific information celebrated ten years of existence. The period, which represents the first stage of consolidation of the movement, has been analyzed to allow the planning of new phases. With the purpose of providing tools and contributing to these discussions, the article addresses the historical aspects of the international and regional constitution of Open Access Movement. The approach was developed from a descriptive temporal narrative of the main events and initiatives identified in the scientific literature on the subject. The elements discussed in the present study work were organized under two parameters. The first refers to a temporal perspective, defined from the publication of Budapest Open Access Initiative. The second is related to brief discussion of the participation of Latin America. As result, we present a timeline of open access in the world and in Latin America, showing the main aspects covered in the study. The goal of the study is achieved by the proposed systematization as we analyze the open access initiatives in Latin America and establish how they influenced and were influenced by other regions of the world.
Highlights
Regarding production, dissemination and accessThe process of scholarly communication is constantly changing
Its goal is to encourage researchers to publish in open access, support the transition to a new paradigm in scientific communication, encourage open access publications and advocate for them to be recognized for academic evaluation purposes
The latter objective emphasizes the significance of funding agencies to Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI): the green road to open access archives and the golden road to open access journals
Summary
The process of scholarly communication is constantly changing. The changes mainly occur due to to scientific knowledge, when compared with other regions, Latin America has unique characteristics that favor the adoption of open access. Costa (2005) presented data from 2004, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), showing that 56% of countries with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) below $1,000 did not subscribe to the main journals from 1999 to 2004 Given this reality, according to Chan and Costa (2005), open access has been the key element for significant changes in scholarly communication, as it provides more equitable access to scientific publications and includes the participation of researchers from developing countries in the “global knowledge commons”, i.e., a global public good.
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