THE GROWTH OF BRAZILIAN DIGITAL REPOSITORIES
Keywords:
digital repositories, open access, mapping, BrazilAbstract
Digital Repositories are relevant digital platforms for Open Access policies; it is through them that society has access to knowledge produced in various fields of knowledge for the advancement of science. Thus, repositories act in the dissemination and access of knowledge to society. With this in mind, the present study aimed to show the growth in the number of repositories in Brazil, by institution and by geographic region. The results identified 238 Brazilian digital repositories, thus verifying an increase in the number of DRs since 2024. The DRs are distributed, in most cases, in federal institutions (60.5%), followed by private (25.2%) and state (11.3%) institutions. Regarding the geographic region of these repositories, the Southeast region (36.55%) stands out with the largest share of identified DRs, followed by the South (17.65%), Northeast and Midwest (15.97%), and North (10.92%). Considerations highlight the adherence of educational and research institutions to the theme of Open Science and the exponential growth of repositories in Brazilian territory.