Gates Open Research
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| abbreviation = Gates Open Res.
| discipline = computer technology, medical sciences, multidisciplinary
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| publisher = Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, F1000
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| history = 2017–present
| frequency = Continuous
| openaccess = Yes
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| eISSN = 2572-4754
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| website = https://gatesopenresearch.org/
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Gates Open Research is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal exclusively for research funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.{{Cite web |title=Gates Open Research {{!}} Open Access Publishing Platform {{!}} Beyond a Research Journal |url=https://gatesopenresearch.org/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=gatesopenresearch.org}} It was established in 2017.{{Cite journal |last=Butler |first=Declan |date=2017-03-01 |title=Gates Foundation announces open-access publishing venture |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=543 |issue=7647 |pages=599 |doi=10.1038/nature.2017.21700 |issn=1476-4687|doi-access=free |pmid=28358109 |bibcode=2017Natur.543..599B }}{{Cite web |date=2017-03-23 |title=Gates Foundation joins shift towards open access platforms |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/gates-foundation-joins-shift-towards-open-access-platforms |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}} The journal is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals.{{Cite web |title=Gates Open Research – DOAJ |url=https://doaj.org/toc/2572-4754 |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=doaj.org |language=en}}
Background
Gates Open Research serves as a research publishing platform with financial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It publishes original research articles on all topics so long as they have been funded by the foundation. In addition, it hosts posters, slides and documents, such as grant reports.{{Cite web |last=says |first=Nick Thomssen |date=2017-01-31 |title=Ashley Farley of the Gates Foundation: "Knowledge should be a public good." |url=https://blog.scienceopen.com/2017/01/ashley-farley-of-the-gates-foundation-knowledge-should-be-a-public-good/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=ScienceOpen Blog |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Archive of "Gates Open Research". - PMC |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/3509/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov}} Open science publishing may increase visibility and maximize the societal impact of the research.{{Cite journal |last=Singh Chawla |first=Dalmeet |date=2023-01-20 |title=Confused by open-access policies? These tools can help |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00175-1 |journal=Nature |language=en |doi=10.1038/d41586-023-00175-1|pmid=36670257 |s2cid=256056177 |url-access=subscription }}
It enables researchers to disseminate their findings, ranging from conventional research articles, research and innovation ideas, to data, research insights and software tool insights.{{Cite web |title=About Gates Open Research {{!}} How It Works {{!}} Beyond A Research Journal |url=https://gatesopenresearch.org/about |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=gatesopenresearch.org}}{{Cite news |date=2012-11-19 |title=Gates Foundation funds online university open access |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/education-20393753 |access-date=2023-11-11}}
The platform provides open published peer review and editorial support in-house. Moreover, it facilitates indexation in databases like PubMed and Scopus.{{Cite web |title=Gates Open Research |url=https://openaccess.gatesfoundation.org/gates-open-research/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Gates Open Access Policy |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Gates Open Research – DOAJ |url=https://doaj.org/toc/2572-4754 |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=doaj.org |language=en}}
History
Gates Open Research was created to promote open access to Gates foundation funded research.{{Cite journal |last=Butler |first=Declan |date=2017-03-01 |title=Gates Foundation announces open-access publishing venture |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=543 |issue=7647 |pages=599 |doi=10.1038/nature.2017.21700 |issn=1476-4687|doi-access=free |pmid=28358109 |bibcode=2017Natur.543..599B }}
>{{Cite web |title=Funding arrangement Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation {{!}} Elsevier |url=https://www.elsevier.com/open-access/funding-arrangements/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.elsevier.com |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |title=Gates Open Research: accelerating access to research products {{!}} AIMS |url=https://aims.fao.org/news/gates-open-research-accelerating-access-research-products |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=aims.fao.org}}
Abstracting and indexing
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