New Research Model – Secretaría de Ciencia

New Scientific, Humanistic and Technological Research Model of the UAEMéx

It is grounded in Open Science as a global public good, oriented toward social transformation, equity, inclusion, and epistemic justice.

This model emerges as a critical response to the commercial system of scientific communication, which has fostered exclusion, dependence on non-transparent metrics, high publication costs, and the subordination of scientific agendas to private editorial interests.

In alignment with national and international frameworks -such as the Mexican Constitution; the General Law of Humanities, Sciences, Technologies, and Innovation, and the recommendations of the UNESCO and the Budapest Open Access Initiative– the UAEMéx recognizes that the knowledge generated with public funds must be accessible, reusable, and shared in non-commercial Open Access platforms. Additionally, it promotes multilingualism, prioritizing the local language and indigenous languages, and views university books and journals as digital public goods.

The model drives a structural transformation encompassing policies, infrastructure, research practices and cultural change. Key actions include adherence to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), the adoption of Diamond Open Access models, the strengthening of open infrastructures, the creation of a Strategic Research Agenda focused on local issues, and the implementation of a CRIS System form the comprehensive evaluation of scientific production.

Under this approach, research assessment shifts from traditional metrics, such as the Impact Factor, toward criteria centered on social relevance, impact, quality, diversity, and collective benefit. The UAEMéx Secretariat of Science plays a central role in articulating this model, promoting research, knowledge as a public good, citizen science, scientific outreach, gender perspective, and social and technological engagement.

Altogether, this new model consolidates Open Science as a strategic pillar to democratize knowledge, strengthen academic sovereignty, and contribute to sustainable development and social well-being, under the principle that science must serve society and not solely the market.