Open science

IRBLleida and open science

IRBLleida makes the documents approved by the governing bodies, which set out the guidelines and regulations to be followed in various aspects of open science, available to research staff.

The term "open science" refers to a general concept that combines various movements and practices aimed at making scientific knowledge, methods, data and evidence freely available and accessible to everyone, increasing scientific collaboration and the exchange of information for the benefit of science and society. Open science involves a shift in how research is conceived and its results are disseminated.

Data Management Plan (DMP)

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The Data Management Plan (DMP) is a key document in a research project that sets out the strategies and procedures to ensure that the data generated are managed efficiently, responsibly and in accordance with FAIR + I principles.

Open Science Policy

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The Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida) is firmly committed to both implementing open science policies and involving society in scientific research through citizen science initiatives. These approaches are fundamental to promoting more accessible, inclusive and collaborative research.

IRBLleida has established an open science policy that promotes the dissemination and open access to research, facilitating collaboration and the exchange of knowledge for the benefit of the scientific community and society as a whole.

Procedure for the standardisation of institutional affiliation at IRBLleida

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The Procedure for the standardisation of institutional affiliation at IRBLleida establishes the requirement for all research staff at IRBLleida to use a uniform personal signature and institutional affiliation throughout their scientific output (original articles, reviews, editorials, letters, conference communications, book chapters, popular science and opinion articles, as well as patents and any other document), with the aim of ensuring the correct visibility, indexing and monitoring of the Institute's output.

Transformative agreements

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Transformative agreements are an initiative promoted by Coalition S with the aim of fostering open access publication of research results. These agreements, negotiated between research institutions and scientific publishers, allow the combination of funds allocated to subscriptions with those for publication fees (APCs), thus reducing the financial burden on research groups while ensuring both access to reading and cost-free publishing in selected journals.

For the first time, the CERCA Institution has participated in the negotiations led by CRUE and CSIC to renew these agreements with publishers. Starting in 2025, CERCA centres will benefit from the following agreements:

ACS and Elsevier: 4-year agreements (2025-2028) with unlimited APCs.
Springer: 3-year agreements (2025-2027) with 120 APCs per year.
Wiley: 4-year agreements (2025-2028) with 100 APCs per year.

You can find the list of journals included here.

To benefit, the person managing the publication must have a CERCA centre as their primary affiliation and be the corresponding author. Upon submission, the journal should automatically recognize the affiliation and offer the use of the agreement. CERCA will validate the APC allocation as long as credits are available. This service is available for selected hybrid journals from each publisher.

For more information or assistance, you can check the CERCA website or contact the Projects Unit at IRBLleida, to the email: publicacions@irblleida.cat