Transcript Open Access Presentation - Key Messages

Open Access and the Research Excellence
Framework
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What is Open Access?)
• Unrestricted access (and re-use) of research outputs
particularly journal articles and conference papers from
publicly funded research.
• Gold (paid for) - article is immediately freely available.
Payment of a fee or ‘Article Processing Charge’ (APC)
• Green ('free’) Deposit (usually accepted final version) in
online repository. Usually an embargo period.
• University direction - go Green (‘free’) wherever possible
Research Excellence Framework (REF)
Policy on Open Access)
• Articles and conference proceedings
st
accepted for publication from 1 April 2016
• Limited exemptions
• Credit in ‘environmental component’ for
making other outputs open access
REF Eligibility – Start Now
Author Responsibility
‘Final peer-reviewed manuscripts must
have been deposited in an institutional
or subject repository on acceptance
for publication’
Within 3 months of the date of acceptance.
REF Eligibility – Start Now
Library
AND
‘made open-access within a
specified time period’
Accept embargo of 12 months for science,
technology and medicine and 24 months for
arts and social sciences
What do researchers need to do?
As soon papers are accepted ensure they
are added to Enlighten via local
procedures or notify
[email protected]
INCLUDE THE FINAL ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT
DON’T AGREE TO PAY IF YOU DON’T HAVE £
Open Access
Research Data Management
• Papers should also include a statement on how the
underlying research materials - such as data, samples
or models – can be accessed. It is not necessary that
the data itself be openly accessible if there are
compelling reasons against this
A. As soon as papers are accepted ensure they are added to
Enlighten via local procedures or notify [email protected] Include a copy of the
manuscript noting if it is final agreed text or subject to
final amendments
What MUST staff do?
B. Add funder name/s and funder award reference/s to
papers
C. Add a statement on how to access underlying research
materials to paper (email [email protected] for support)
D. Create a data management plan for new applications and
awards
E. Store final datasets