scholarly journals Free for all, or free-for-all? A content analysis of Australian university open access policies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Wakeling ◽  
Danny Kingsley ◽  
Hamid Jamali ◽  
Mary Anne Kennan ◽  
Maryam Sarrafzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Web Search ◽  
Unified Approach ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Experimental Development ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Institutional Funding ◽  
Search Approach ◽  
Access Policies ◽  
Australian Universities

Recent research demonstrates that Australia lags in providing open access to research outputs. In Australia, while the two major research funding bodies require open access of outputs from projects they fund, these bodies only fund a small proportion of research conducted. The major source of research and experimental development funding in Australian higher education is general university, or institutional, funding, and such funds are not subject to national funder open access policies. Thus, institutional policies and other institutional supports for open access are important in understanding Australia's OA position. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to understand the characteristics of Australian institutional open access policies and to explore the extent they represent a coherent and unified approach to delivering and promoting open access in Australia. Open access policies were located using a systematic web search approach and then their contents were analysed. Only half of Australian universities were found to have an open access policy. There was a wide variation in language used, expressed intent of the policy and expectations of researchers. Few policies mention monitoring or compliance and only three mention consequences for non-compliance. While it is understandable that institutions develop their own policies, when language is used which does not reflect national and international understandings, when requirements are not clear and with consequences, policies are unlikely to contribute to understanding of open access, to uptake of the policy, or to ease of transferring understanding and practices between institutions. A more unified approach to open access is recommended.

Open Access Policies

2016 ◽  
pp. 299-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratnaria Wahid ◽  
Bakri Mat
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scholarly Publishing ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Dissemination Of Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Right ◽  
Access Policies ◽  
Published Research

Scholarly publishing is central to the efficiency of research, dissemination of research findings and diffusion of scientific and technical knowledge. Studies however reported that gaining access to published research findings is still a problem due to the increasing costs of journal subscription, a system protected by copyright law. This chapter briefly explains open access and explores its strengths and weaknesses. It further explains why the UK accepted the Finch Report recommendations to encourage innovations by enabling more people to read and use research publications. This chapter emphasizes that the benefit of open access policy as an incentive to enhance innovation must be encountered with caution as it will bring varying implications for different countries and disciplines. It also argues that although those involved in scholarly publishing have the right to be fairly compensated, they also have the moral obligation to ensure its dissemination for the benefit of public interest.

scholarly journals Open access policy guidelines by the MedOANet project: Facilitating open access policy development in Mediterranean Europe

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Nafpliotis ◽  
Victoria Tsoukala ◽  
Vasso Kalatizi
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
National Level ◽  
Access Network ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Task Forces ◽  
Research Organizations ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
Access Policies

See video of the presentation.Toward the end of the two-year EC-funded project Mediterranean Open Access Network (MedOANet; www.medoanet.eu) this presentation offers a summary of its activities and specifically focuses on the culminating outcome of the project,  the guidelines for policy development, directed to research performing organizations and research funders in six countries: Greece, Italy, Turkey, France, Spain and Portugal. The guidelines are to be released in English in all six languages of the project partners in September 2013.Purpose of the project is to support and strengthen coordinated policy development among funders and research organizations of the six countries (www.medoanet.eu). For two years the project has enabled open access policy developments through activities at the national level, such as the development of task forces and national conferences that brought together major stakeholders and policymakers, as well as regional developments through a European workshop in Braga, Portugal in early spring 2013. The project has, further, mapped the open access policy situation in the six countries, the results of which are to be published in the early fall 2013. Three surveys carried in six countries among research funders, research performing organizations and publishers demonstrate that the momentum towards open access requires specific policy actions to actually render publicly funded research openly accessible to all.The guidelines under preparation by the project discuss the key principles and processes to be followed by funding and research performing organizations in establishing open access policies, highlighting the most important steps necessary in defining and implementing effective policies. Significantly, they also offer model policies for research funders and research performing organizations. The model policies have been elaborated on the basis of current models and recent relevant developments, and emphasize mandatory green open access. The proposed presentation will discuss their components in detail. The effect of the guidelines and model policies are eagerly awaited and already expected to be significant as a number of institutions in Greece and other countries are discussing adopting them together.

scholarly journals Análise do panorama das editoras universitárias brasileiras referente a política de acesso aberto

2020 ◽  
pp. 176-179
Author(s):  
Lilian Aguilar Teixeira ◽  
Rogério Ferreira Marques ◽  
Robson de Paula Araújo ◽  
Ana Cláudia Lopes de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
University Ranking ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
The University ◽  
Access Policies

The study aims to identify open access policies and books made available by university publishers from the first ten Brazilian universities in the Folha de São Paulo University Ranking (RUF) in 2019. Through documentary and exploratory research with a qualitative approach, we sought to analyze how the university publishers make policies and books available in open access. The result presents an analysis of the information contained in the websites and of direct contacts with these publishers and shows that most of these provide works with open access and that only one has an open access policy in progress to be published. The conclusion is that university publishers seek to share publications with open access, carry out scientific dissemination, contribute with quality information for the cultural and scientific development of society, however, they do not have defined and published open access policies.

scholarly journals AS INSTRUÇÕES AOS AUTORES PODEM ESTIMULAR O ACESSO ABERTO NO BRASIL?

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Juliana Gonçalves Reis ◽  
Helio Kuramoto ◽  
Pascal Aventurier ◽  
Rodrigo Murtinho
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Minimum Standards ◽  
Essential Resource ◽  
N 93 ◽  
Access Policies ◽  
The Web

Um recurso imprescindível ao desenvolvimento da Ciência Aberta é ter padrões mínimos de informação sobre Política de Acesso Aberto nas instruções aos autores. Foram analisadas n=93 instruções aos autores de periódicos de Ciências da Saúde da Coleção SciELO Brasil.  Observou-se que os periódicos estão disponíveis na Web, possuem ISSN Versão online, não contemplam informações divulgação em recursos digitais, refletem o modelo impresso em suas diretrizes, não informam sobre a disseminação da produção científica por meio de redes sociais, revistas secundárias e repositórios institucionais ou temáticos.  A ausência de tais estímulos nas instruções aos autores não apoia as Políticas de Acesso Aberto. INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS CAN ENCOURAGE THE OPEN ACCESS IN BRAZIL?AbstractAn essential resource for the development of the Open Science is to have minimum standards of information about Open Access Policy in the guidelines. Were analyzed n = 93 instructions to journal authors of Health Sciences Collection SciELO Brazil. It was observed that the journals are available on the web, have ISSN online version, does not include disclosure information in digital resources, reflect the printed pattern in its guidelines, do not report on the dissemination of scientific production through social networks, secondary journals and repositories institutional or thematic. The absence of such stimuli in the guidelines does not support the Open Access Policies.

scholarly journals Estimated costs of implementing an open access policy at a private foundation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carly Strasser ◽  
Eesha Khare
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Private Foundation ◽  
Journal Policies ◽  
Access Policies ◽  
Gold Open Access

AbstractBackgroundThe Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) was interested in understanding the potential effects of a policy requiring open access to peer-reviewed publications resulting from the research the foundation funds.MethodsWe collected data on more than 2000 publications in over 500 journals that were generated by GBMF grantees since 2001. We then examined the journal policies to establish how two possible open access policies might have affected grantee publishing habits.ResultsWe found that 99.3% of the articles published by grantees would have complied with a policy that requires open access within 12 months of publication. We also estimated the maximum annual costs to GBMF for covering fees associated with “gold open access” to be between $400,000 and $2,600,000 annually.DiscussionBased in part on this study, GBMF has implemented a new open access policy that requires grantees make peer-reviewed publications fully available within 12 months.

scholarly journals Estimated effects of implementing an open access policy for grantees at a private foundation

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3853
Author(s):  
Carly Strasser ◽  
Eesha Khare
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Private Foundation ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Journal Policies ◽  
Access Policies ◽  
Gold Open Access

BackgroundThe Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) was interested in understanding the potential effects of requiring that grantees publish their peer-reviewed research in open access journals.MethodsWe collected data on more than 2,000 publications in over 500 journals that were generated by GBMF grantees since 2001. We then examined the journal policies to establish how two possible open access policies might have affected grantee publishing habits.ResultsWe found that 99.3% of the articles published by grantees would have complied with a policy that requires open access within 12 months of publication. We also estimated the maximum annual costs to GBMF for covering fees associated with “gold open access” to be between $400,000 and $2,600,000 annually.DiscussionBased in part on this study, GBMF has implemented a new open access policy that requires grantees make peer-reviewed publications fully available within 12 months.

scholarly journals Strategies for Success: Open Access Policies at North American Educational Institutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Fruin ◽  
Shan Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
North American ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Faculty Concerns ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Access Policies

Recognizing the paucity of quantitative and qualitative data from North American educational institutions that have pursued open access policies, the authors devised a survey to collect information on the characteristics of these institutions, as well as the elements of the open access policies, the methods of promoting these policies, faculty concerns about the policies, and how those concerns have been addressed. The data collected through survey results from fifty-one institutions can inform the strategic decisions being made by other institutions considering an open access policy and illustrates the essential roles that academic libraries can play in the development and passage of open access policies.

scholarly journals Checkliste „Open Access Policies“: Analyse von Open Access Policies öffentlicher Universitäten in Österreich

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 447-475
Author(s):  
Bruno Bauer ◽  
Andreas Ferus ◽  
Lisa Schilhan
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
Access Policies

Die vorliegende Checkliste bietet einen Überblick über die an österreichischen Universitäten und außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen implementierten Open Access Policies. Weiters werden die an neun öffentlichen Universitäten verabschiedeten Polices analysiert und thematisch gegliedert die jeweiligen Textbausteine angeführt. Im zweiten Teil der Checkliste werden Maßnahmen zur Förderung von Open Access nach Implementierung einer Open Access Policy vorgestellt.

ATTITUDE TO OPEN ACCESS IN RUSSIAN SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY: 2018. SURVEY RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. K. Razumova ◽  
N. N. Litvinova ◽  
M. E. Shvartsman ◽  
A. Yu. Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Scholarly Community ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
The Uk ◽  
High Level ◽  
Access Policies

Introduction. The paper presents survey results on the awareness towards and practice of Open Access scholarly publishing among Russian academics.Materials and Methods. We employed methods of statistical analysis of survey results. Materials comprise results of data processing of Russian survey conducted in 2018 and published results of the latest international surveys. The survey comprised 1383 respondents from 182 organizations. We performed comparative studies of the responses from academics and research institutions as well as different research areas. The study compares results obtained in Russia with the recently published results of surveys conducted in the United Kingdom and Europe.Results. Our findings show that 95% of Russian respondents support open access, 94% agree to post their publications in open repositories and 75% have experience in open access publishing. We did not find any difference in the awareness and attitude towards open access among seven reference groups. Our analysis revealed the difference in the structure of open access publications of the authors from universities and research institutes. Discussion andConclusions. Results reveal a high level of awareness and support to open access and succeful practice in the open access publications in the Russian scholarly community. The results for Russia demonstrate close similarity with the results of the UK academics. The governmental open access policies and programs would foster the practical realization of the open access in Russia.

scholarly journals Harvard adopts opt-out open-access policy

Nature ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 451 (7181) ◽  
pp. 879-879
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Access Policy ◽  
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