OA in HSS (at OUP)

Rhodri Jackson Senior Publisher, Oxford Open Oxford University Press 19 September 2013

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Open Access at OUP: Oxford Open

• Open Access brand for OUP – 15 Fully OA journals – +230 Hybrid OA journals •

Not double dipping

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• Launched July 2005 • Published 3,262 OA articles in 2012 • CC-BY, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY-NC-ND licences • All

Oxford Open

content is deposited in PMC • Self-archiving policies for authors to enable green OA • Reduced fees for authors based in developing countries

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Fully OA Journals

15 journals

Problems with OA in the UK

4 Too early to say! RCUK policy and new Wellcome requirements only came into effect 1 st April 2013.

But key concerns..

Transparency of payment mechanisms Misuse of papers Allocation of funding

Authors

Funders Low author awareness High page and colour charges Restrictions to academic freedom

Problems with OA in the UK

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5 CC-BY and third party permissions RCUK goal of 6/12 month embargos Publishers and Societies Suitability of CC-BY for HSS Favouring green due to limited APC funds Institutions Admin burden How to allocate funding

CC-BY in Humanities and Social Sciences

Infringement of academic freedom Suited to STM not HSS Key Concerns Re-use rights amount to plagiarism Loss of permissions revenue Third party permissions 6 • Wellcome Trust Workshop 24 th April 2013 Derivative works and loss of control

OA Licence Uptake in HSS

Licence uptake in all hybrid journals* over time Licence uptake in all hybrid journals* since April 2013

4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 10 8 6 4 0 2 CC-BY CC-BY-NC CC-BY-NC-ND 0 * which offer CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, and CC-BY-NC-ND May 7 * which offer CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, and CC-BY-NC-ND 4/7 acknowledge funding from funders which require CC-BY June 30 20 10 0 60 50 40 CC-BY OA Licence (CC-BY) OA Licence (CC-BY-NC) OA Licence (CC-BY-NC-ND) CC-BY-NC CC-BY-NC-ND

House of Commons BIS Select Committee Report

• Focus on gold during transition a mistake – criticises Finch • Vital role of green open access – 6/12 month embargos, and no evidence that short/zero embargo causes lost subscriptions • Want RCUK to withdraw support for PA decision tree • If gold preference is maintained, should only go to fully OA 8 ‘ journals • Criticise RCUK for mandating CC-BY without proper analysis mandating the use of a particular licence should not be prioritised over immediate online access ’

OAPEN-UK

OUP joined in September 2013: • Contributing 18 pairs, frontlist and backlist from Law and Ac Trade 9 Planning further OA books activity: - Pilots - In-house projects

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