Monitoring Compliance with Open Access policies

Picarra, M., Swan, A. and [contributor] McCutcheon, V. (2015) Monitoring Compliance with Open Access policies. Other. PASTEUR40A.

Abstract

In the last few years, academic communities have seen an increase in the number of Open Access (OA) policies being adopted at the institutional and funder levels. In parallel to policy implementation, institutions and funders have also been engaged in developing mechanisms to monitor academics and researchers compliance with the existing OA policies. This study highlights a few of the cases where compliance is being effectively monitored by institutions and funders. In the first section, Open Access is briefly overviewed and the rationale for monitoring OA policy compliance is explained. The second section looks at best practices in monitoring policy compliance with OA policies by funders and institutions. The case studies reflect on compliance with the UK Funding Councils and the USA National Institutes of Health OA policies. The third section makes recommendations on what processes and procedures universities and funders should adopt to monitor compliance with their OA policies. The final section recapitulates some of the key ideas related to monitoring policy compliance.

• Item Type: Research Reports or Papers (Other)
• Additional Information: Acknowledgments: PASTEUR4OA would like to thank Valerie McCutcheon, Research Information Manager at the University of Glasgow, and Sally Rumsey, Head of Scholarly Communications and RDM at the University of Oxford, for their contributions to this briefing paper.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: No
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McCutcheon, Miss Valerie
• Authors: Picarra, M., Swan, A., and [contributor] McCutcheon, V.
• College/School: University Services > Library and Collection Services > Library
• Publisher: PASTEUR40A