Glossary

Repository

Published August 10 2020 | Revised September 28 2020

Repository (open access repository)

A digital platform that holds research output and provides free, immediate and permanent access to research results for anyone to use, download and distribute. There are different types of repositories, such as an institutional repository, or disciplinary repository, that provide free access to research for users outside the institutional community (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Core, n.d.).

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Eligibility criteria for grant applications

Open access book policy landscape