The Open Access wars
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THE OPEN ACCESS WARS
TRLN Annual MeetingJuly 13, 2012
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Skirmishes
Elsevier boycott RWA FRPAA and White House initiative Gold versus Green
Publish contracts The Finch Report (UK)
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The Cost of Knowledge
Scholars pledge to boycott Elsevier As writers, editors and peer-reviewers 12,198 signers (as of 7/5/2012)
Complaints: prices, bundling & support for RWA, SOPA
Further steps: New OA mathematics journal (Tim Gowers) IMU looking at model publication contract for
members.
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RWA Wanted to reverse NIH
public access mandate Prevent similar policies
@ federal research funders.
Elsevier withdrew support in light of boycott.
House sponsors withdrew bill within 2 hours.• Who is making our laws?
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Expanding public access FRPAA would expand NIH mandate to a
dozen more federal agencies that fund research. Currently 34 sponsors in House, bipartisan.
White House also considering action RFIs in January “We the People” petition got
over 25,000 signers in 2 weeks. Still listening for a
response.
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Green OA
Self-archiving is goal of many faculty authors and all campus OA policies Pub. contracts being revised to making self-
archiving more confusing & difficult. ACS v. Elsevier Academic freedom?
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Gold OA Usually means “author-pays”
But many gold OA journals do not change APCs eLife
When publishers seem accepting of OA, they mean author-side fee support.
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Finch report
Issued in June & quickly endorsed by publishers groups in UK.
Encourages embrace of transition to OA. Recommends funding for APCs (by
universities – COPE?). Green recommendations focus on protecting
publishers. Wants funders, universities & publishers to
negotiate, work together. Counsels caution re. shortened embargo
periods.