Tag: REF 2029 Compliance

Understanding the CORE Dashboard: Checking Open Access Compliance for REF2029

With this instalment of our educational series we begin exploring the OA Compliance tab in the CORE Dashboard. Over the next three instalments we will look at the different compliance views the Dashboard offers: REF2029, the RIOXX metadata validator, and the Desirable Characteristics Report. We start with REF2029.

What the REF2029 tab does

The REF2029 tab provides dedicated tools for monitoring how your repository is performing against REF2029 open access requirements. At present, we track the duration between a paper’s deposit and its official publication. CORE compiles this information from repository metadata, as detailed in the CORE recommendations for REF. read more...

Co-Designing the Next 15 Years: Highlights from CORE’s Board of Supporters Meeting

Twice each year, CORE’s Board of Supporters (BoS) meeting brings together our members, partners, and collaborators to exchange ideas, share progress, and shape the priorities that guide our development. The October 2025 meeting marked yet another successful, well-attended session and the second of two such gatherings this year. It served as a powerful reminder of how community governance has been central to CORE’s growth and sustainability, and celebrated our 15th anniversary.

Over the years, CORE has evolved from a national repository service to one of the world’s leading open scholarly infrastructures. This success is rooted in the principles of openness, co-design, and shared responsibility, values we continue to uphold through the Board of Supporters. read more...