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Slides from a talk I gave at the Open Research and Data meeting held at Birkbeck College London on Mon 22nd October 2012 (organised by LSHTM and others)
Transcript of Open Access after Finch and the new RCUK policy
ProfessorStephenCurryImperialCollege
Open Access after Finch and RCUKA personal view
1
occamstypewriterorgscurry
Life scientist and blogger
2
The Research Works Act (USA)hellip
No Federal agency may engage in any policy that--(1) causes network dissemination of any private-sector research work without the prior consent of the publisher of such work
Authors Reps Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) - and publishers
3
hellipwas shocking
their content surprise at subscription costs (RLUK negotiations in 2011) re-ignited amateur vs commercial tensions
4
Jan 2012
5
Academic Journals were a great ideahellip
hellipbut the web changes everything
6
The relationship of academics with Open Access
7
Open Access is not
8
the same as file-sharing a race to the bottom the end of peer review only for wealthy life scientists
Open Access is
9
an inevitable consequence of the internet economical and fair a challenge for publishers learned societies
and academics
httprepositoryjiscacuk6102Modelling_Gold_Open_Access_for_institutions_-_final_draft3pdf
Policy in the UK - 2012
10
Rt Hon David Willetts MPThe funding model is surely going to have to change even beyond the welcome transition to open access and hybrid journals thatrsquos already underway To try to preserve the old model is the wrong battle to fight
Dame Janet FinchldquoThe principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one and fundamentally unanswerablerdquo
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
occamstypewriterorgscurry
Life scientist and blogger
2
The Research Works Act (USA)hellip
No Federal agency may engage in any policy that--(1) causes network dissemination of any private-sector research work without the prior consent of the publisher of such work
Authors Reps Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) - and publishers
3
hellipwas shocking
their content surprise at subscription costs (RLUK negotiations in 2011) re-ignited amateur vs commercial tensions
4
Jan 2012
5
Academic Journals were a great ideahellip
hellipbut the web changes everything
6
The relationship of academics with Open Access
7
Open Access is not
8
the same as file-sharing a race to the bottom the end of peer review only for wealthy life scientists
Open Access is
9
an inevitable consequence of the internet economical and fair a challenge for publishers learned societies
and academics
httprepositoryjiscacuk6102Modelling_Gold_Open_Access_for_institutions_-_final_draft3pdf
Policy in the UK - 2012
10
Rt Hon David Willetts MPThe funding model is surely going to have to change even beyond the welcome transition to open access and hybrid journals thatrsquos already underway To try to preserve the old model is the wrong battle to fight
Dame Janet FinchldquoThe principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one and fundamentally unanswerablerdquo
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
The Research Works Act (USA)hellip
No Federal agency may engage in any policy that--(1) causes network dissemination of any private-sector research work without the prior consent of the publisher of such work
Authors Reps Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) - and publishers
3
hellipwas shocking
their content surprise at subscription costs (RLUK negotiations in 2011) re-ignited amateur vs commercial tensions
4
Jan 2012
5
Academic Journals were a great ideahellip
hellipbut the web changes everything
6
The relationship of academics with Open Access
7
Open Access is not
8
the same as file-sharing a race to the bottom the end of peer review only for wealthy life scientists
Open Access is
9
an inevitable consequence of the internet economical and fair a challenge for publishers learned societies
and academics
httprepositoryjiscacuk6102Modelling_Gold_Open_Access_for_institutions_-_final_draft3pdf
Policy in the UK - 2012
10
Rt Hon David Willetts MPThe funding model is surely going to have to change even beyond the welcome transition to open access and hybrid journals thatrsquos already underway To try to preserve the old model is the wrong battle to fight
Dame Janet FinchldquoThe principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one and fundamentally unanswerablerdquo
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
hellipwas shocking
their content surprise at subscription costs (RLUK negotiations in 2011) re-ignited amateur vs commercial tensions
4
Jan 2012
5
Academic Journals were a great ideahellip
hellipbut the web changes everything
6
The relationship of academics with Open Access
7
Open Access is not
8
the same as file-sharing a race to the bottom the end of peer review only for wealthy life scientists
Open Access is
9
an inevitable consequence of the internet economical and fair a challenge for publishers learned societies
and academics
httprepositoryjiscacuk6102Modelling_Gold_Open_Access_for_institutions_-_final_draft3pdf
Policy in the UK - 2012
10
Rt Hon David Willetts MPThe funding model is surely going to have to change even beyond the welcome transition to open access and hybrid journals thatrsquos already underway To try to preserve the old model is the wrong battle to fight
Dame Janet FinchldquoThe principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one and fundamentally unanswerablerdquo
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
5
Academic Journals were a great ideahellip
hellipbut the web changes everything
6
The relationship of academics with Open Access
7
Open Access is not
8
the same as file-sharing a race to the bottom the end of peer review only for wealthy life scientists
Open Access is
9
an inevitable consequence of the internet economical and fair a challenge for publishers learned societies
and academics
httprepositoryjiscacuk6102Modelling_Gold_Open_Access_for_institutions_-_final_draft3pdf
Policy in the UK - 2012
10
Rt Hon David Willetts MPThe funding model is surely going to have to change even beyond the welcome transition to open access and hybrid journals thatrsquos already underway To try to preserve the old model is the wrong battle to fight
Dame Janet FinchldquoThe principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one and fundamentally unanswerablerdquo
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
hellipbut the web changes everything
6
The relationship of academics with Open Access
7
Open Access is not
8
the same as file-sharing a race to the bottom the end of peer review only for wealthy life scientists
Open Access is
9
an inevitable consequence of the internet economical and fair a challenge for publishers learned societies
and academics
httprepositoryjiscacuk6102Modelling_Gold_Open_Access_for_institutions_-_final_draft3pdf
Policy in the UK - 2012
10
Rt Hon David Willetts MPThe funding model is surely going to have to change even beyond the welcome transition to open access and hybrid journals thatrsquos already underway To try to preserve the old model is the wrong battle to fight
Dame Janet FinchldquoThe principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one and fundamentally unanswerablerdquo
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
The relationship of academics with Open Access
7
Open Access is not
8
the same as file-sharing a race to the bottom the end of peer review only for wealthy life scientists
Open Access is
9
an inevitable consequence of the internet economical and fair a challenge for publishers learned societies
and academics
httprepositoryjiscacuk6102Modelling_Gold_Open_Access_for_institutions_-_final_draft3pdf
Policy in the UK - 2012
10
Rt Hon David Willetts MPThe funding model is surely going to have to change even beyond the welcome transition to open access and hybrid journals thatrsquos already underway To try to preserve the old model is the wrong battle to fight
Dame Janet FinchldquoThe principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one and fundamentally unanswerablerdquo
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
Open Access is not
8
the same as file-sharing a race to the bottom the end of peer review only for wealthy life scientists
Open Access is
9
an inevitable consequence of the internet economical and fair a challenge for publishers learned societies
and academics
httprepositoryjiscacuk6102Modelling_Gold_Open_Access_for_institutions_-_final_draft3pdf
Policy in the UK - 2012
10
Rt Hon David Willetts MPThe funding model is surely going to have to change even beyond the welcome transition to open access and hybrid journals thatrsquos already underway To try to preserve the old model is the wrong battle to fight
Dame Janet FinchldquoThe principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one and fundamentally unanswerablerdquo
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
Open Access is
9
an inevitable consequence of the internet economical and fair a challenge for publishers learned societies
and academics
httprepositoryjiscacuk6102Modelling_Gold_Open_Access_for_institutions_-_final_draft3pdf
Policy in the UK - 2012
10
Rt Hon David Willetts MPThe funding model is surely going to have to change even beyond the welcome transition to open access and hybrid journals thatrsquos already underway To try to preserve the old model is the wrong battle to fight
Dame Janet FinchldquoThe principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one and fundamentally unanswerablerdquo
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
Policy in the UK - 2012
10
Rt Hon David Willetts MPThe funding model is surely going to have to change even beyond the welcome transition to open access and hybrid journals thatrsquos already underway To try to preserve the old model is the wrong battle to fight
Dame Janet FinchldquoThe principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one and fundamentally unanswerablerdquo
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
Membership of the Finch Working Group
11
Dame Janet Finch
3 academics
2 society reps
3 publishers
2 librarians
3 funder reps
1 BIS observer
Dr Michael Jubb (RIN)
wwwresearchinfonetorgpublishfinch
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
RCUK policy (clarified Sept 2012)
Funds paid to institutions
Authors must publish in OA journal
Preference for gold (and CC-BY) but green is allowed
If journal only offers gold OA author must use that route
If journal only offers green OA author must deposit post-print in appropriate repository
If the journal offers Gold and Green OA (embargo lt 6 mo) author and their institution decide on the most appropriate route
httpblogsrcukacuk20120928rcuk-open-access-policy-when-to-go-green-and-when-to-go-gold
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
Why are we not there yet
Opposition of some publishers adherence to a profitable model Hence insistence on copyright acquisition Elsevier support for RWA confidentiality clauses on subscription deals
13
But others are more forward-thinking Gold OA can be made to work PLOS BMC Innovation - eLife PeerJmarket in need of a shake-up
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
Why are we not there yet
Scientists are ill-informed and conservative
too few understandtheir obligations how OA workssubscription costsaccess problem (in wealthy institutions)
weak sense of public duty
fear of losing a traditional model invented the web but suspicious of itaddicted to impact factors
concerns for scientific societies humanities
14
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
Impact factors must goAug 2012
Welcome Trust OA policy affirms the principle that it is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the title of the journal in which an authorrsquos work is published that should be considered in making funding decisions
15
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
The inexorable rise of Open Access
16
Print subOA online
Online only (no APC)Online only (no APC)Published 22-Oct-2012
World 17 Gold OAUK 35 Green OA
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
Residual concerns
17
getting the message out unifying the broad church of OA (gold vs green) international cooperation establishing APC payment mechanisms that are
visible to authors establishing mechanisms that work for all fields duration and cost of the transition
Questions
