Article 8 Users' Access Policy

CERIC-ERIC shall offer external users free open access to the scientific utilities available at the Partner Facilities, through a common entry point and selection based on international peer-review system, using solely the criteria of scientific quality of the proposed experiments, thus developing an ‘ERA open Operation mode’ striving to attract the best international users. To this end CERIC-ERIC shall take every possible action to ensure ‘free open access’ to the scientific utilities.

Users requiring and accessing technical and/or scientific services on a proprietary basis and/or for training and education may also be accepted if not in conflict with the open access policy and shall pay the appropriate cost of the services.

The General Assembly shall establish strategies and procedures for the User Access Policy for both non-proprietary and proprietary research.