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Open Research Europe
DisciplineMultidisciplinary
LanguageEnglish
Publication details
History2021–present
Publisher
hosted by CERN (from autumn 2026)
FrequencyContinuous
Yes
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4ORE
Indexing
ISSN2732-5121
Links

Open Research Europe is a not-for-profit, open-access, peer-reviewed research publishing platform without publication fees for authors. It is based on an open peer review model, in which the publication is first published and subsequently evaluated.

Launched in 2021 by the European Commission for beneficiaries of EU funding, it has since evolved into a collective pan-European publishing initiative supported by funders and institutions across Europe, expanding the eligibility criteria to researchers from the funding countries.[1]

Origins of Open Research Europe

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Early developments towards open scholarly publishing of EU funded research

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From the late 2000 onwards, the European Commission has increasingly developed and implemented open science policies as an integral part of EU policy[2]. In 2007, an initial policy paper is issued to advance open access research at the level of the European Union and of members states[3]. As of 2014, the Commission requires its Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe grant beneficiaries to make publications and underlying data issued from the funded research available as open access, while acknowledging they should be made “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”[4].

Launch of the first Open Research Europe platform

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European Commission’s intentions to develop a peer-reviewed open access publication service are formulated in 2017, inspired by initiatives taken by Wellcome Trust and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[5] The ambition to launch a publishing platform for EU-funded researchers is formally outlined in 2020, as a specific action in its strategy “A New ERA for Research and Innovation”, to “ensure that everyone benefits from research and its results”[6].

In 2021, Open Research Europe is launched as an open-access publishing platform for research funded through Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programmes, free of charge of authors.[7][8] The original platform is developed and operated by F1000, a commercial publishing service (currently a Taylor and Francis subsidiary) that provides open peer review.[9]

Expanding the initiative to member states

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As the European research open access movement further unfolds,[10] in 2022 the European Council invites member states to join the Open Research Europe initiative or to set up national open access publishing platforms.[11] In 2023, the European Council urges the Commission and member states to support immediate and unrestricted open access in publishing research involving public funds, and to move away from private companies.[12] In line with these conclusions, the EC considers expanding ORE’s scope into a non-for-profit European publishing platform for all Europe, with the involvement of funders from EU Member States, and commissions an independent expert study to operationalise the platform as a collective publishing enterprise.[13]

In January 2025, ten European funding agencies and research organisations sign a declaration of intent to collectively support and fund Open Research Europe (ORE).[14] By March 2026, six more European funding institutions join the consortium and commit to ensure that ORE gradually aligns with the principles of diamond open access.[15]

ORE currently meets five out of the six operational criteria outlined by the European Diamond Capacity Hub for a journal to be recognised as a diamond open access journal: it is not open to all authors irrespective of their affiliation.[16]

Moving away from F1000, ORE transitions into a new phase where it is hosted by CERN and migrating the technical interface to Public Knowledge Project (PKP)’ Open Source Software Open Journal Systems (OJS version 3.6).[17]

The new platform is to be operational as of autumn 2026, available free of charge not only for Horizon Europe beneficiaries but also for all researchers affiliated with research and higher education institutions in countries whose funding organisations participate in the ORE Consortium.[18]

Publishing model

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ORE adopts a publishing model where research articles can be submitted at any time and immediately published after an editorial check. Once published, they go through an open peer review process, using the Publish, Review, Curate (PCR) model where peer review reports and reviewer identities are openly published. Article quality is signaled through review status labels (e.g., Approved, Approved with Reservations, Not Approved). Authors can choose to publish new versions in response to reviews, with all versions and reports openly linked.[19][20]

The articles are indexed in many large databases, including PubMed Central, Elseviers Scopus, ERIH PLUS, Google Scholar, Inspec, and Directory of Open Access Journals.[21][22]

ORE supports the publication of several article types, including research articles, reviews, case studies, data notes, method articles, essays, systematic reviews, and software tool articles. It includes submissions from the following scientific disciplines: natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts, as well as interdisciplinary sciences.[23]

Reception by researchers

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Reception to the initial launch is mitigated: while free-for-all readers model is praised, researchers question the limitations inherent to author eligibility, and the lack of valorisation of publication on ORE in research assessment.[24]

Between March 2021 and 2026, ORE had over 1,200 articles published by over 6,300 authors from more than 3,000 different institutions.[25]

Governance

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The platform is hosted and operated by CERN; driven and funded by a consortium of research funding and performing organisations:[26]

OPERAS Research Infrastructure is a partner for outreach and community engagement.[28]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "A new era for Open Research Europe". European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  2. ↑ A new ERA for research and innovation. Publications Office of the European Union (Report). European Commission. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on scientific information in the digital age: access, dissemination and preservation". European Commission. 14 February 2007.
  4. ↑ "Open access to scientific publications Horizon 2020 projects". European Commission. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Enserink, Martin (31 March 2017). "Science funders plunge into publishing. European Commission may follow Wellcome, Gates and set up open-access platform". Science. Vol. 355, no. 6332. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  6. ↑ A new ERA for research and innovation. Publications Office of the European Union (Report). European Commission. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "European Commission launches open access publishing platform for scientific papers". EU Reporter. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "The new Open Research Europe (ORE) platform has opened its wings" (Press release). Brussels: European Commission. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "European Commission Awards F1000 with a new Contract to Continue to Provide the Technology, Editorial and Communication Services for Open Research Europe". Taylor & Francis. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "History of the open access movement". Open access network. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Conclusions of the Council of the European Union". Ouvrir la Science. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Council calls for transparent, equitable, and open access to scholarly publications" (Press release). Council of the European Union. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission) et Johnson, Rob. (2022). Operationalising Open Research Europe as a Collective Publishing Enterprise (Report). Publications Office of the European Union. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Statement of Intent on Open Research Europe". Zenodo. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "A major development for Open Research Europe". Ouvrir la Science. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Diamond open access". European Diamond Capacity Hub. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Open Journal System (OJS) selected as infrastructure to underpin Open Research Europe publishing platform" (Press release). PKP Communications. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "A new era for Open Research Europe". European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Open Research Europe: An Update". Openaire.
  20. ↑ "CERN to host Europe's flagship open access publishing platform". 26 March 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Indexation Open Research Europe". Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "ISSN Portal". Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Open Research Europe FAQs". LIBER Europe. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  24. ↑ Kelly, Eanna (26 November 2020). "New EU open peer review system stirs debate". Science Business. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "A new era for Open Research Europe". European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "A major development for Open Research Europe". Ouvrir la Science. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Germany joins Open Research Europe". Open access network. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "OPERAS supporting outreach and engagement for Open Research Europe". OPERAS Hypotheses. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
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