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Open Access policies in Europe in 2012 (so far)

Alma SwanSPARC Europe

Key Perspectives LtdEnabling Open Scholarship

Portuguese MEDOANET national workshop, 22 October 2012

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Institutional mandates

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Funder mandates

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Mandatory policies

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The effect of a mandatory policy

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Open Access Week 2012

More new policies to be announced this weekIreland’s national OA policy to be announced tomorrow (23 October)

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New OA policies in Europe, 2012Institutional mandates: 6• Portugal: 3• Spain: 1 • UK: 1• Belgium:1

Funder mandates:• EU: European Research Council:

– Updated guidelines (2012)– 6 months embargo, including primary data

• UK: RCUK: revised policy• EU: European Commission: Horizon 2020

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European Commission

Research funderInfrastructure funderPolicymaker

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Open Access in the EU in FP7FP7 programme (2007-2013): OA Pilot Covers 7 research areasAbout 20% of total funding budget‘Green’ policy: “best effort”• OpenAIRE: portal harvesting from institutional repositories• Embargoes allowed: 6/12 months

‘Gold’ OA publishing costs are allowed to be paid from grants• Since the beginning of FP7, for all projects• Limited to duration of project

European Research Council• Updated (2012) Scientific Council Guidelines for OA• Embargo (6 months) including primary data

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European CommissionERA (European Research Area) – EU Member States plus some others (Norway, Switzerland)• Collaborations and joint programmes• Harmonisation of research conditions• Five priority areas:

o More effective national research systemso Optimal transnational cooperationo Open labour market for researcherso Gender equalityo Optimal circulation and access to scientific knowledge

Horizon 2020 (2014-2020 funding programme)

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Open Access in the EU, Horizon 2020H2020 programme (2014-2020)Covers all research areas100% of total funding budget‘Green’ policy: mandatory• OpenAIRE: portal harvesting from institutional repositories• Embargoes allowed: 6/12 months

‘Gold’ OA publishing costs are allowed to be paid from grants• For the duration of project• Possibly allowing grant money to cover OA fees for a period after the

project ends (to be defined in more detail later)

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Horizon 2020

Rules proceeding through European ParliamentCurrently in committee stageAmendments (> 4500!) over the summerCompromise amendments being consideredCommittee vote 28 NovemberParliament vote after that?? Action ??

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Scientific data“Our vision is a scientific e-infrastructure that supports seamless access, use, re-use and trust of data. In a sense … the data themselves become an infrastructure – a valuable asset on which science, technology, the economy and society can advance.” (Neelie Kroes)H2020 has a proposed DATA PILOT

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Research Councils UK (RCUK)

Authors must use ‘RCUK-compliant’ journals:• Offer a Gold option, or• Where a journal does not offer Gold it must offer

the Green option with an embargo of <6 months• Or both Gold and Green (author can choose

either option)

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Perverse consequencesSubscription journals lengthen their embargoes to >6 monthsSubscription journals offer a Gold option = hybrid journalsUK authors must pay for thisNo upper limit on APCsFunds will be given from RCUK to universities to administer...This is NOT a policy for others to follow!

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Resources1. General, comprehensive resource on Open Access:

OASIS (Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook)www.openoasis.org

2. Resource for policymakers, institutional managers:EOS (Enabling Open Scholarship)

www.openscholarship.org

3. Open Access Mapwww.openaccessmap.org