Eligibility
Who can publish in ORE?
To be published in ORE, at least one author must meet at least one of the following criteria.
The following authors are eligible to publish in ORE:
- Authors affiliated to a research organisation (e.g., university, research centre, research department in an university hospital, research department in an industrial enterprise) or funded by a research funding organisation in a country that is represented in the Funders’ Group by a ‘Country-level’ Member.
- Authors affiliated to or funded by an ‘Institutional Member’
- Authors involved in current or past projects or grants funded by the European Union or co-funded by the European Union, such as ERA-NET Cofund, MSCA COFUND, COST Actions and other co-funded programmes, may publish in ORE the outputs of their research funded by these funding programmes.
- Authors who are employed by the European Commission or by one of the European Union’s agencies may publish scientific publications directly resulting from their employment duties.
Author validation
The article must be original work and must not be under consideration for peer-review elsewhere (see section on 'originality and prior publication' in editorial policies). Eligible authors must be able to be validated (through an institutional email, department website, or letter of reference) before their article can be published.
Countries and institutions covered by ORE membership
Authors affiliated in a research institution based in the following countries, or affiliated in or funded by the following institutions are eligible to publish in ORE.
| Countries represented by ORE members | Institutions covered by ORE members |
|---|---|
| Austria | CERN |
| France | CNRS |
| Germany | CSIC |
| Italy | |
| the Netherlands | |
| Norway | |
| Portugal | |
| Slovenia | |
| Spain | |
| Sweden | |
| Switzerland |
European Commission funding programmes
Authors involved in the following programmes funded or co-funded by the European Union are eligible to publish in ORE the outputs of their research funded by these funding programmes.
- Horizon 2020
- Horizon Europe
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
- European Research Council
- Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Actions
- European Research Area Networks (ERA-NET) Cofund
- Euratom Research and Training Programme
- European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
- European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EURAMET)
- ERASMUS+
- Decentralised Agencies
- European Commission Staff
- EU4Health Programme
- Programme for Environment and Climate Action (LIFE2027)
- Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF2027)
- Border Management and Visa Policy Instrument (BMVI)
- Customs Control Equipment Instrument (CCEI)
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
- Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV)
- Creative Europe (CREA)
- Customs Programme (CUST)
- Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)
- Europe Direct (ED)
- European Defence Fund (EDF)
- European Parliament (EP)
- EU Anti-fraud Programme (EUAF)
- European Solidarity Corps (ESC)
- European Social Fund + (ESF)
- European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF)
- Fiscalis Programme (FISC)
- Innovation Fund (INNOVFUND)
- Internal Security Fund (ISF)
- Single Market Programme (SMP)
- Social Prerogative and Specific Competencies Lines (SOCPL)
- EU External Action (RELEX)
- Interregional Innovation Investments (I3)
- Justice Programme
- Protection of the Euro against Counterfeiting Programme (PERICLES IV)
- Pilot Projects Funds
- Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE)
- Promotion of Agricultural Products (AGRIP)
- Research Fund for Coal & Steel (RFCS)
- Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM)
- Information Measures for the EU Cohesion policy (IMREG)
- Just Transition Mechanism (JTM)
- IMCAP
- Union Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism (RENEWFM)
- Technical Support Instrument (TSI)
- NDICI Global Europe (NDICI)
- Technical assistance for ERDF, CF and JTF (ERDF-TA)
- European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
- European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA)
- European Innovation Council and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Executive Agency (EISMEA)
- European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA)
- European Research Executive Agency (REA)
- EU Joint Undertakings