Archive ouverte HAL

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Archive ouverte HAL provides an open, public infrastructure for archiving and valorizing scientific publications, with long-term preservation and interoperability with external services like ORCID and preprint servers.

Target Customer

Researchers, universities and research organizations seeking to publish, archive and reference scientific work.

Key Differentiator

Widely adopted by major French research institutions; combines long-term preservation with discoverability and interoperability across services via APIs and identifiers.

Implementation Timeline

Not specified in the provided content.

Pain Points

1Need for easily discoverable and well-referenced publications.
2Ensuring long-term preservation and stable access to research outputs.
3Interoperability with external services (ORCID, preprint servers) and integration into institutional portals.

Key Features

1Open archive of publications with search by discipline (e.g., Chemical Sciences, Physics, Life Sciences, etc.).
2Large repository with 1,553,233 scientific papers and 4,199,512 references.
3Long-term preservation of publications.
4Support for services like CVs, institutional portals, collections, documentary watch, APIs, and identifiers.
5APIs and OAI-PMH support for interoperability; ORCID integration.

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1Increased discoverability and interoperability of publications.
2Long-term preservation of research outputs.
3Interconnection with external services (ORCID, preprint servers) to enhance valorisation.
4Adoption by France's largest research organizations and the majority of French universities.

Competitive Advantages

1Public, sustainable infrastructure for scholarly output.
2Open science alignment with evidence suggesting open practices can increase citations (per French Open Science Monitor study).
3Interoperability with ORCID and other services enhances discoverability and valorisation.

Key Benefits

1Public access to a large, searchable archive of publications.

2Long-term preservation of research outputs.

3Interoperability with external services and identifiers (e.g., ORCID).

4Supports institutional valorisation through CVs, portals, collections and alerts.

Additional Product Information

Product Description

An open, public repository and set of services for archiving, indexing, and valorising scientific publications, with long-term preservation and interoperability features including CVs, institutional portals, collections, documentary watch, APIs and identifiers.

Target Market

Researchers, universities and research organizations seeking to publish, archive and reference scientific work.

Unique Value Proposition

Public, sustainable, and responsible infrastructure for archiving and valorising research outputs, enabling easy discoverability, long-term preservation, and cross-service interoperability.

Technical Requirements

APIs; OAI-PMH support; identifiers; ORCID integration; HAL Monitor; AuréHAL; supported by HAL's search and discipline-based navigation; CCSD Central Authentication Service (CCSD CAS) for authenticated access and ORCID Federation integration.

Pricing Model

Not disclosed

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