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Given the transparency and novelty of the platform, this marks a significant milestone and further confirmation of the shortcomings of current publishing models, as well as recognition of the quality of the research published on the platform so far. Over the coming months, all articles that have undergone peer review on ORE will be included in Scopus, and users will be able to see the platform's profile on Scopus within a month. The inclusion of ORE in Scopus will significantly increase the reach and visibility of works published on the platform.
For more information about this positive development in open science, you can read about it on the Open Research Europe blog.