Japan open-access policy (from FY2025)
Government policy strengthening immediate open access for publicly funded research outputs, with deposit in institutional repositories.
Jurisdiction · JP
CASRAI standards in Japan
Japan is one of the world's largest research economies, with a research-administration landscape shaped by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED). National infrastructure includes J-STAGE (the electronic journal platform run by JST) and the Japan Link Center (JaLC) DOI registration agency. ORCID adoption is well established through researcher-number systems, and an open-access policy taking effect for publicly funded research from fiscal year 2025 is strengthening immediate open access.
Key funders
Who funds research here
- JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
- JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency)
- AMED (Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development)
- MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
- NEDO
Assessment frameworks
How research is evaluated
- JSPS / MEXT evaluation
- University research-assessment frameworks
- DORA signatories
Mandates
Active rules + when they took effect
J-STAGE platform
JST-operated national platform hosting the large majority of Japanese scholarly journals, supporting open access and standardised metadata.
JaLC DOI registration
The Japan Link Center registers DOIs for Japanese journals, data, and other research outputs.
ORCID adoption
Widespread ORCID use across funders and universities, often linked to national researcher-number systems.
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