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The Open Research Society (ORS) is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) and is not depending on any government, political party, political or religious organization or entities representing financial interests.

Objectives

  • Providing free access to knowledge and the results of scientific research to all people at national, European or international level.
  • The promotion and spreading of the idea of volunteering and voluntary offer among the creators of knowledge and the deliverers of scientific research.
  • The development of the citizens’ society without dependence or influence from state bodies and/or the market, as well as fighting off social exclusion in the fields of knowledge and scientific research.
  • The promotion of the lifelong learning idea and the distance learning method, especially by making use of computers and the internet.
  • Providing dedicated training and knowledge validation or metrication to individuals, professionals, executives and officials.

Motto

Motto

Some facts:

  • 60% of the kids in the "3rd" WORLD do not have access to learning.
  • 80% of Research Projects Outcomes remain unexploited at global level after the completion of projects
  • European Union Projects suffer from poor dissemination of results
  • 75% of Publishers, at international level do not provide OPEN ACCESS to their scientific Journals
  • 25% of people in modern societies are excluded by equal participation in the DIGITAL WORLD
  • Scientific community Needs to Pay a more active role in the BIG PROBLEMS of our times
  • Collaboration and Understanding at global level needs the establishment of human networks and infrastructures
  • OPEN RESEARCH SOCIETY intends to play a role at international level promoting OPEN LEARNING, OPEN KNOWLEDGE, OPEN RESEARCH and motivating people to participate

 

 

News:

[NEW]: Read our just published 34 pages newsletter

[NEW]: Browse the first 67 OPEN RESEARCH JOURNALS

[NEW] Knowledge & Society: Bulletin of the ORS [Download 40 pages]
[NEW] ORS Poster Calendar 2008 [Download]
[NEW] ORS PROJECTS Brochure [Download]
[NEW] ORS Poster [Download]
[NEW] ORS Call for Regional Chapters [Download]
[NEW] ORS Goals [Download]
[NEW] ORS JOURNALS principles [Download]
[NEW] No More!! [Download]

Journals Collection see all covers>

ACCOUNTING, BANKING AND FINANCE enter
MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY enter
GLOBAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMY enter
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT enter
MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND GLOBAL ISSUES enter
LIFE SCIENCES enter
SOCIETY THEMES enter
KNOWLEDGE – LEARNING - EDUCATION enter
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS enter

 
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