Open access in Albania
Albania currently has no Open Access policy. The Draft Law for Science, published in July 2023, mandates that all publicly (co-)funded research should be openly accessible and reusable.{{cite book |title=Projektligj për shkencën në Republikën e Shqipërisë |publisher=Kuvendi |url=https://arsimi.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Projekt-ligji-Per-SHKENCEN-GP.pdf |access-date=3 October 2024}} The law is currently in the consultation phase.{{cite web |title=Projektligj “Për shkencën dhe kërkimin shkencor në Republikën e Shqipërisë” |url=https://konsultimipublik.gov.al/Konsultime/Detaje/714 |website=Regjistri Elektronik për Njoftimet dhe Konsultimet Publike |access-date=3 October 2024}}
Scopus data from November 2023 show that out of a total of 4,043 publications by Albanian authors in Open Access, 1,918 are in Gold (47%) and 2,470 publications are in Green (61%). According to the COKI Open Access Dashboard, Albania ranks second in Europe with regard to the percentage of OA publications as part of the total scholarly output, at 71%.{{cite web |title=Open Access Dashboard |url=https://open.coki.ac/ |website=COKI |access-date=15 December 2024}} Given the low access to databases by Albanian institutions and the lack of institutional support to publish in OA (due to fees), these OA publications are an outcome of the international collaborations Albanian researchers have.{{cite web |last1=Dino |first1=Armelo |title=ERA Country Report 2023 Albania |url=https://european-research-area.ec.europa.eu/country-report-albania |website=European Commission |access-date=3 October 2024}}
Journals
As of August 2024, there are eight Albanian Open Access journals registered in the Directory of Open Access Journals:{{cite web |title=Journals |url=https://doaj.org/search/journals?ref=homepage-box&source=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22query_string%22%3A%7B%22query%22%3A%22albania%22%2C%22default_operator%22%3A%22AND%22%2C%22default_field%22%3A%22index.country%22%7D%7D%2C%22track_total_hits%22%3Atrue%7D |website=DOAJ |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Academicus International Scientific Journal{{cite web |url=https://academicus.edu.al/ |title=Academicus International Scientific Journal |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery{{cite web |url=http://journal.astes.org.al/index.php/AJTES |title=Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Economicus{{cite web |url=https://uet.edu.al/economicus/ |title=Economicus |publisher=UET |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Ingenious{{cite web |url=https://uet.edu.al/ingenious/ |title=Ingenious |publisher=UET |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Jus & Justicia{{cite web |url=https://uet.edu.al/jus-justicia/ |title=Jus & Justicia |publisher=UET |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Medicus{{cite web |url=https://uet.edu.al/medicus/ |title=Medicus |publisher=UET |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Prizren Social Science Journal{{cite web |url=https://prizrenjournal.com/index.php/PSSJ |title=Prizren Social Science Journal |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- POLIS{{cite web |url=https://uet.edu.al/polis/ |title=Polis |publisher=UET |access-date=3 October 2024}}
Furthermore, the following journals are Open Access:{{cite web |title=Search results |url=https://portal.issn.org/?q=api/search&search%5b%5d=MUST=country=ALB&search%5b%5d=MUST_EXIST=roadindex&role%5b%5d=11&search_id=8890071 |website=The ISSN Portal |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Albania Law Journal{{cite web |url=http://lawjournal.al/?q=sq/page/numrat-e-revist%C3%ABs |title=Albania Law Journal |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Albanian Journal of Mathematics{{cite web |url=https://albanian-j-math.com/ |title=Albanian Journal of Mathematics |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Art Studies{{cite web |url=https://albanica.al/index.php/studime_arti/index |title=Art Studies |publisher=Center for Art Studies |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Beder University Journal of Educational Sciences{{cite web |url=https://bjes.beder.edu.al/ |title=Beder University Journal of Educational Sciences |publisher=Beder University |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- CIT Review Journal{{cite web |url=https://crj.cit.edu.al/open-access-statement/ |title=CIT Review Journal |publisher=CIT |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Development{{cite web |url=https://www.journal-uamd.org/index.php/IJRD |title=Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Development |access-date=3 October 2024}}
- The Albanian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences{{cite web |url=https://ajmhs.umed.edu.al/ |title=The Albanian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences |publisher=Universiteti i Mjekësisë Tiranë |access-date=3 October 2024}}
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