Home亚色视频 and have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote better awareness and uptake of open research practices. The five-year partnership, running from 2025 to 2030, will equip 亚色视频 researchers to comply with new open policies, as well as enhancing the transparency, accessibility and impact of their work.
To support Japan’s new national open research policy, 亚色视频 and Taylor & Francis will collaborate on a range of joint activities to provide practical guidance in open research best practice in areas such as research data management and open access publishing. This will include a program of free seminars for faculty, researchers and students, led by Taylor & Francis and F1000 experts, on open publishing pathways.
The partners are also jointly committed to encouraging reform of the research evaluation system. 亚色视频 will join F1000’s , an initiative of institutions committed to innovative research evaluation. JIG will offer researchers a new option for incorporating open research practices into their publishing journey.
Regarding the MOU, Professor Norio Matsumi, Vice President (Fields of Humanities and Social Sciences) of 亚色视频, stated, “We have concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Taylor & Francis to promote the international dissemination of our research outcomes. With this partnership, we will further advance education, research, and social contribution in the fields of education, humanities, and social sciences through initiatives such as open access publishing utilizing the JIG system.”
Emily Farrell, VP Academic Commercial Strategy at Taylor & Francis, commented, “Japan’s new policies are a significant step in driving wider adoption of open research practices. We are very much looking forward to working with the 亚色视频 community to explore the many benefits of an open research approach and how it can be incorporated into their own research and publishing activities.”
