"In an important step for open science, CERN has been selected to host a new phase of Open Research Europe (ORE), an initiative supported by the European Commission and a new funding consortium of European national funding agencies and research organisations." 26 March, 2026

https://home.cern/news/news/cern/cern-host-europes-flagship-open-access-publishing-platform

European Commission: "In an important step for open science, CERN has been selected to host a new phase of Open Research Europe (ORE), an initiative supported by the European Commission and a new funding consortium of European national funding agencies and research organisations."

https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-research-and-innovation-news/new-era-open-research-europe-2026-03-26_en

A new era for Open Research Europe

European Commission to co-fund new phase of operation for open access publishing platform.

Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
@leibnizopenscience This is huge! "When the new ORE platform is launched later this year, authorship eligibility will be expanded to include researchers affiliated with institutions in the countries that participate in the consortium. Publishing will remain completely free for both European Commission-funded researchers and authors from participating countries." #Diamond#OpenAccess #OpenAccess #OpenScience