Publishing: International Labour Organization (ILO) Goes Open Access

From an International Labour Organization (ILO) Announcement:

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has implemented an Open Access policy that will make the use of all its knowledge products easier.

The launch of the ILO Open Access policy supports the fundamental ethic that results of publicly funded research or work should be made available to the public to use, with the goal of increasing accessibility, visibility and impact.

As of 3 May 2023, all new ILO knowledge products will be freely available for use or reuse without needing to request permission – as long as ILO is cited as the source of material.

The policy covers all materials published or made available by ILO ranging from reports and publications to videos and datasets.

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The ILO Open Access policy will only apply to materials produced from 3 May 2023. Content published before that date will continue to be covered under the pre-existing licensing conditions.

ILO will grant Open Access to its products through the use of Creative Commons BY 4.0. licence  (CC BY 4.0). This is the most open Creative Commons license, which permits the reproduction, distribution and adaptation (including translation) of work for any purposes, as long as credit is given to the respective author/creator, in this case, the ILO.

Learn More, Read the Complete Announcement

Direct to ILO Open Access Policy
4 pages; PDF.

Filed under: Data Files, Funding, News, Open Access, Publishing, Reports