Since the Open Access (OA) movement originated in the academic world to promote the dissemination of scientific knowledge and was only later defined by legislative acts, the set of rules defining the legal framework for OA is varied.Moreover, in the context of research projects and their funding, OA is becoming an inescapable requirement. University policy Policy on Open Access to the scientific and scholarly literature of the University of FlorenceAcademic Senate September 14, 2016Regulations for the deposit of doctoral dissertationsD.R 1238/2012 - Art. 2 and 3Guidelines for the Deposit of Doctoral Dissertations in the CRUI Open ArchivesRegulations for University Scientific JournalsRegulations of the Florence University Press Legal framework Legge italiana Art. 4 L. 7 ottobre 2013 n. 112 (in G.U. 08/10/2013 n. 236)Conversion into law, with amendments, of Decree-Law No. 91 of 8 August 2013 on urgent provisions for the protection, enhancement and revitalisation of cultural and tourism assets and activities. (13G00158)European Recommendation 417 of 17 July 2012Commission Recommendation (EU) 2018/790 of 25 April 2018 on access to and preservation of scientific information Research projects and funding Horizon EuropeEuropean Commission Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021/2027 | Unifi Horizon EuropeHorizon 2020European Commission framework programme for research | Unifi Horizon 2020Call for proposals Prin 2020Research Projects of Significant National Interest | Unifi Prin 2020VQR 2015/2019Research Quality Assessment, in particular Art.8 - Open Access Historical framework Messina Statement 2.0: Road map, 2014-2018Messina Statement, 2004Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, 2003Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing, 2003Budapest Open Access Initiative, 2002