Budapest Open Access Initiative – Make research publicly available

language: en type: organization category: education subcategory: academic The Budapest Open Access Initiative is an online platform that provides information and resources related to the open access movement in academic research. The initiative was founded in 2001 during a meeting organized by the Open Society Institute to discuss strategies for making research articles freely available on the internet. The BOAI offers the first definition of open access and has been signed by thousands of individuals and organizations worldwide. The website provides access to the original declaration, guidelines, and resources for making research publicly available. It also includes a forum for discussion and a section for organization signatures. The initiative aims to promote advances in the sciences, medicine, and health by making research freely accessible to anyone with internet access.