Post on 11-May-2015
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Open Access
what it is...... and what is happening.
Outline
what, why, how...... recent developments.
what?
What is Open Access?
What is Open Access?
An article that is Open Access can be freely accessed by anyone in the world using an internet connection.
no subscription...
...no login or password
why?
the ethical argument
Ethical argument for OA“the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain.”
the financial argument
Researcher
Does the research.
Writes the article.
Peer Review.
[often] Unpaid
Researcher
Journal Publisher
Publishes content.
Charges researcher (and public) to access the article
they have written (and funded)
Journal price inflation
the technology & innovation argument
technology enables...
technology enables...
...unrestricted online dissemination...
technology enables...
...unrestricted online dissemination...
... opens up potential of access and re-use...
... increasing visibility, reducing barriers to usage...
... increasing visibility, reducing barriers to usage...
... maximising potential
impact.
Green Open AccessGreen Open Access(self archiving)
author publishes in a journal...
Green Open AccessGreen Open Access(self archiving)
author publishes in a journal...
... then deposits a version of the article in an open access repository.
Green Open Accessdeposit often follows an embargo period set by the publisher...
Green Open Accessdeposit often follows an embargo period set by the publisher...
... version deposited is normally an author ’s final peer-reviewed manuscript.
Gold Open Access
author publishes in an open access journal...
Gold Open Access
author publishes in an open access journal...
... journal provides free access to article online.
author normally pays an ‘article processing charge’ (APC) to publisher.
hybrid open access
published in a traditional journal...
... publisher provides gold OA for individual articles...
hybrid open access
published in a traditional journal...
... publisher provides gold OA for individual articles...
... in return for APC paid by or on behalf of author.
RCUK Open Access Policy
16th July 2012
All Research Council funded research published from 1st Apr 2012 must...
be published in compliant journals...
be published in compliant journals...
... include details of funding received...
be published in compliant journals...
... include details of funding received...
... include a statement on how data can be accessed.
be published in compliant journals...
- journals must provide immediate gold OA and allow deposit under a CC-BY licence
- journals must provide immediate gold OA and allow deposit under a CC-BY licence
or if not…
- journals must provide immediate gold OA and allow deposit under a CC-BY licence
or if not…
- allow green OA after a maximum of 6 months (12 months for AHRC and ESRC).
How will gold OA be funded?
Research Councils will no longer fund APCs through individual research grants...
... from April 2013 will only fund Gold OA charges through block grants to each HEI...
... to be managed centrally by each institution.
• How will authors know where to publish?
• How will APCs be paid?
• How will a central open access fund be managed, and by whom?
• Double-dipping (paying journal subscriptions AND paying to publish in them).
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