Guidelines on Open Access to Scientific Publications and Data (2016), Research Council of Lithuania

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Guidelines on Open Access to Scientific Publications and Data (2016), produced by the Research Council of Lithuania, outlines national expectations for open science and open access. Written in Lithuanian, it provides guidance for researchers, institutions, funders, and publishers. The guidelines promote openness as the default, balanced with ethics, privacy, intellectual property, and security. Key elements include open access to publications, FAIR data principles, persistent identifiers, and deposition in trusted repositories. Responsibilities are defined for authors and institutions, covering rights retention, funding acknowledgement, and cost management. Embargoes and exceptions for sensitive data are transparently documented. The document encourages enabling infrastructure, training, and monitoring, aligning local practice with international standards like Plan S. Equity, responsible openness, and inclusion are cross-cutting themes. For practitioners, it serves as a practical checklist to improve transparency, reproducibility, and equitable access. Published in 2016, it is a credible reference for implementing open research in Lithuania.

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