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Setting up central funds and Setting up central funds and processes for open-access processes for open-access

publishing and disseminationpublishing and dissemination

Stephen PinfieldStephen Pinfield

University of NottinghamUniversity of Nottingham

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Open access (OA) mandates

RCUK– BBSRC– ESRC– MRC– NERC– STFC (PPARC and CCLRC)

Charities/independent funders– British Heart Foundation– Cancer Research UK– Wellcome Trust

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Routes to open access

Publication in OA or ‘hybrid’ journal– OA journal eg PLoS, BMC– hybrid option eg Blackwells, OUP, Springer– cost $500-$3000

Deposit in OA repository– institutional and/or subject repositories– copyright issues

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Implementation: OA/hybrid journals Wellcome Trust funding, alternatives:

– Direct grants– Contingency funds– Institutional funds for ‘top 30’

RC’s funding, alternatives:– Direct grants– Indirect costs: Full Economic Costs

Institutional need for:– Clear management arrangements for Wellcome funding– Funds in institutions (from fEC) to cover OA charges– Clear policies, publicity and support associated with funds

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Implementation: OA repositories

Wellcome, MRC: deposit in UKPubMed Central ESRC: deposit in ESRC repository (and institutional

repository) BBSRC, NERC, STFC: deposit in any appropriate

repository eg institutional repository (IR) Institutional need for:

– IRs and other repositories to be in place– clear institutional policies on deposit eg institutional

‘routing’ – awareness raising and support

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Institutional actions

Need for: Funds for all authors to cover OA charges Institutional repository Clear policies/administrative arrangements Awareness raising Proactive support

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References

SHERPA JULIET (funder policies)http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet/

SHERPA ROMEO (publisher copyright policies)http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo

OpenDOAR (directory of OA repositories)http://www.opendoar.org/

The Depot (national interim repository)http://depot.edina.ac.uk/