SPARC EuropeAct now, Librarians! Ensure full compliance with national #SecondaryPublishingRight laws and, if there is no law in your country, start advocating for legal reform. This is where libraries can provide support. 👇
🇳🇱 In the Netherlands, the law already includes the #SecondaryPublishingRight. The “You share, we take care” campaign helped authors and librarians exercise it, making Dutch research openly available. #OA100 3/3
🇮🇹 In Italy, libraries and research centres campaign to change the law and include the #SecondaryPublishingRight, following the Rights2Pub initiative. A strong example of advocacy for fair access and #OpenScience! #OA100 2/3
💡 Librarians, join forces for legal reform or action! In Italy, they campaign to add the #SecondaryPublishingRight; in the Netherlands, they campaign to use it. If your country has the right, exercise it; if not, work to get it. Let’s act to get #OA100! #OpenAccess👇🧵 1/3
🇳🇱 The #SecondaryPublishingRight in Dutch law allows authors to make short works public free of charge after a "reasonable period". Dutch universities agreed on six months. Look at: https://tinyurl.com/4fbt4vkj
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🇩🇪Germany introduced the #SecondaryPublishingRight in Copyright law in 2013. It grants authors the right to make publicly funded science publications (≥50% public) #OpenAccess after a 12-month embargo.
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A #SecondaryPublishingRight should cover:
☑️ All outputs from publicly funded research, not just journal articles, but also books, chapters and any scientific publications.
☑️ Zero embargo for immediate #OpenAccess.
☑️ Access to the Version of Record preferably: the peer-reviewed, edited article the public paid for.
☑️ All outputs from publicly funded research, not just journal articles, but also books, chapters and any scientific publications.
☑️ Zero embargo for immediate #OpenAccess.
☑️ Access to the Version of Record preferably: the peer-reviewed, edited article the public paid for.
🇸🇮 Slovenia adopted a #SecondaryPublishingRight in its Scientific Research and Innovation Activity Act in May 2025. It covers both publications and research data from publicly funded research. More information: https://tinyurl.com/5n7tfy2k
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Secondary Publishing Rights Adopted in Slovenian Legislation
The programme Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) is focused on bringing about changes in legislation and practice across Europe that will strengthen the right of all to knowledge. It is built on a conviction that knowledge is essential for education, innovation and cultural participation, and that everyone should have the possibility - in particular through libraries, archives and digitally - to access and use it.
Today we'll benchmark #SecondaryPublishingRight laws! 🇧🇬 Slovenia & 🇸🇮 Bulgaria are the latest. We must harmonise these laws to level up and make the right universal. 👇🧵
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To accelerate 100% #OpenAccess, several countries have already passed #SecondaryPublishingRight into law, using different legal mechanisms.
💡The forthcoming #ERAAct must include SPR to ensure consistent, EU-wide knowledge sharing. Look at the current situation 👇
💡The forthcoming #ERAAct must include SPR to ensure consistent, EU-wide knowledge sharing. Look at the current situation 👇
