“Fightacademicapartheidtoadvanceequalityandqualityinthesciences!”Europe’sOpenAccessChampions
MuninConferenceonScholarlyPublishing,21Nov2016
VanessaProudman
OpenAccesspolicymomentum
• InternaFonalpolicy– EUAcFonPlanforOpenScience,April2016– CompeFFvenessCouncilconcs,May2016
• NaFonalpolicies,e.g.funders(HEFCE)andgovernment(N)
• ChangesinnaFonallaw(FR)• InsFtuFonalpolicies:Over700mandatesworldwideasaccordingtoROARMAP
Championshome
Partners
Background
• 23championsfrom9countrieswith3moretojoinsoon
• From6largedisciplines• Incl.4senioruniversitymanagers(presidents/vice-chancellors),11professors,4earlycareerresearchers
• OnlineinMarch2016
Championshome
ChampionviewsonwhatsFllneedstobedone
Publishing
Research evaluation
OA and employment
Leadership Advocacy
Education
Ethics
Quality
Policy
Strongleadershipisneeded
“Weneedstrongandknowledgeableacademicleadershipformoreaccesstoresearchto
1)mandateOpenAccessand2)totakeonthepublishers”
ProfRuneNilsen,UniversityofBergen
OurchampionssayChallengethecurrentsystem
• WeneedtovoiceourconcernswithregardtothebusinesspracFcesofcommercialpublishers
• ChallengepublisherswhoimposeembargoeswhilstmaintaininghighsubscripFonfees
• AdministraFonsshouldstopsubscribingtoabusivepublishersandsupporttheOpenLibraryofHumaniFesorarXivinstead
Weneedto
“Wipetheslatecleananderasealltheout-datedbusinessmodelsforacademicpublishing.”
JennyMolloy,UniversityofCambridge
OurchampionssayWeneedtodomoreto…
• putinperspec>veorminimisetheimportanceofpublishinginnon-openaccessjournals
• clearthelandscapeforthedevelopmentofnewOpenAccess>tles
OurchampionssayWeneedtodomoreto…
• fightthetrendincommercialisingscience
• ensurethatallpartsoftheglobehavethechancetopar>cipateinOpenAccessdealingwithbarrierstopublicaFonthatincludecostandreviewerbiasesfromthedevelopedworld
“Seangagoodexampleisthe1ststep”
• PublishmoreofourtopworkOA,andimprovejournalimpact
• Tenuredresearchersshouldstopworkingfortradi>onaljournalsorhelpflipthemtobedermodels
• ResearchersneedtopersonallycommittousingandpreferringOAresourcesandencourageotherstodothesame
Seangagoodexampleisthe1ststep
We need to practice what we preach
• Youngresearchersgetmoreexposure&recogni>onearlierbyengagingindiscoursefromthestartbenefiangthequalityofacademicdiscourse
• Thisraisestheirimpactfaster,increasingcita>ons
• OAsFmulatesbeJercollabora>onformarginalresearchbringingmoreresearchopportuni>es
WhatourchampionssayaboutOAandresearchcareers
WhatourchampionssayonOAandresearchemployment
• Scholarsthemselvesshouldtakeontheirglobalresponsibilitytodisseminatetheirresearchresultsaspartoftheirjob
• Academicemploymentandpromo>oncriteriashouldembraceOpenAccess
• WeneedtoincludepublishingOAinacademicresearchandteachingemploymentcontracts
WhatourchampionssayonResearchevaluaFon
• Weneedtomakesurethattheactofbeingopenisnotprejudicingpeopleandtheirfutureopportuni>es
• Gainagreaterawarenessofthedetrimentaleffectsofourover-relianceonimpactfactors
• Researcherswithtenureshouldprotestagainstthecurrentresearchassessmentsystem
WhatourchampionssayonResearchevaluaFon
• Weneedtorewardopennessinresearch,makingopenthenormtoconductscience
– WeneedtoconsiderOApublica>onsintheevalua>onofresearchers
• Perhapsweneedtoreconsiderusingcommercialproductstoevaluateresearch,whichisunethical
QuesFon
HowfararewepromoFngleadership
intheresearchcommunitytohelpachieveOpenAccess?
PARTICIPATINGLIBRARIESSHAREDTHEIRLESSONSLEARNT
“Targetthebestpersontohelpachievethegoal,
beitforpolicydevelopment,theimplementaFonofnewmandates,or
newinfrastructure.”
Howdoyouengagewiththerightchampion?
AgoodOAchampion…
q candiscernfactsfrommyths
q hastheskilltodiscussanemo>vetopic
q theabilitytonavigatethecomplexdiscussiononscholarlycommunicaFonwithclarityandengagesindebate
AgoodOAchampion…
q understandswhatOpenAccessisbothasareaderandapublisher
q advocatestheconceptsofOAintheirlocalresearchcommuniFesandhelpsothersdoso
q cantalkasequalswitharangeofresearchers,managersoradministratorsfromjuniortosenior/posiFvetohosFle
AgoodOAchampion,aboveall…
q isconvincedthatOAisthebeJerwayforscien>ficcommunica>on
q trustsintheimpactofvalueinallresearchoutputs
q hasthecouragetogoagainsttheestablishment
q provideslibrarieswithac>verolesinOAandrecognisestheirimportantroles
Engagingmorewithourchampions
• Helpthem(andtheirdept)publishOA• Keeptheminformed:Sharenews/successes/milestones
• Helpdrawup/furtherdeveloppolicy
Engagingmorewithourchampions
Invitethem/theirstudents/researchersto• testoutideas/methods• joinprojectsinanadvisorycapacity• helpfacilitateanewproject/idea/service
withintheircommunity• adend,moderateorpubliciseOA-relatedevents• serveonrelevantcommiJees
BUT…Besparingwithyourresource!
Europe’sOpenDataChampions
Please join us!
Whoisyourchampion,andhowconnectedareyoutothem?
Thankyouforlistening
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