The dissemination of science and culture is a complex task, involving far-reaching conceptual and linguistic dimensions. This research project presents the results of a study indicating the growth, development, benefits and importance of institutional digital repositories, as well as the challenges involved in their implementation. A study was carried out on international standards of editorial quality, open access, interoperability conditions through the internet and the guidelines published by CONACYT in 2015, which is part of the new strategy of the Federal Government in response to the demands of having a means of consultation of the resources generated in Research Centres, Universities and Public Institutions financed with public resources. As well as the current situation of repositories in countries such as Spain, Costa Rica, the United States and Mexico.