There was lively debate about open access implementation at the School of Business and Management's Research Workshop in April 2013, following earlier sessions on research grants. QM's Open Access Transition team also presented on RCUK’s revised open access policy to a staff meeting of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies in April.
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Particular food for thought:
- Whether the academic community has had enough input and influence on the way in which open access has been established; that whilst they write and review the material they perhaps have not had the same level of influence on the way that open access has been developed.
- Perceptions of author’s rights, particularly that authors may have more rights than they think, so may have the right to deposit their work in QMRO or another repository, e.g. a book chapter published without the author signing a contract.
- Whether there are sufficient reputable open access journals in which to publish.
- Affordability of Article Publication Charges (APCs) and the process of deciding which article is funded.
- HEFCE's proposal to require items submitted to REF 2020 to be open access.
- Whether there should be an institutional mandate instead of asking researchers to make decisions about Gold (author pays) or Green (self deposit).
- The role of a journal editor and a wish for some
institutional guidance on open access.
We hope we helped alleviate some concerns. We have some
further bookings to attend meetings or hold events but are keen to schedule visits
to other Schools if they wish.
Post written by Daphne Dashfield, Open Access Transition Officer.
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