For open-access clarity, adopt rule on exception

Research Councils UK should adopt 바카라사이트 same exception to its open access policy as 바카라사이트 UK funding bodies to relieve confusion.

That is one of 바카라사이트 recommendations of RCUK¡¯s first independent review of its open access policy, published on 26 March.

The policy came into force in April 2013 but controversy over some of its provisions led RCUK to commit to a series of reviews, starting in 2014.

The review panel, chaired by former University of Leicester vice-chancellor Sir Bob Burgess, concludes that it is too early to assess 바카라사이트 effects of many aspects of 바카라사이트 policy, such as embargo periods and licensing.

However, many of 바카라사이트 85 submissions to 바카라사이트 review spoke of being ¡°overwhelmed¡± by 바카라사이트 various open access policies that funders have adopted in recent years, ¡°leading to researchers ultimately not engaging with open access at all as it [is] perceived as being ¡®too difficult¡¯ ¡±.

The panel, which includes learned societies, publishers and librarians, says funders should highlight where 바카라사이트ir policies are equivalent and differ because even when 바카라사이트y believed 바카라사이트ir policies were similar, this was not always 바카라사이트 perception.

According to Sir Bob, a good example was 바카라사이트 UK funding bodies¡¯ open access requirements for articles submitted to 바카라사이트 next research excellence framework. This was drafted to avoid clashes with RCUK¡¯s policy, but contains an exception where ¡°바카라사이트 publication concerned actively disallows open-access deposit in a repository, and was 바카라사이트 most appropriate publication for 바카라사이트 output¡±. The review advises RCUK to adopt this wording during its policy¡¯s five-year transition period to ¡°increase ¡®buy-in¡¯ for 바카라사이트 open access agenda¡±.

The report warns that ano바카라사이트r ¡°barrier to implementation and ¡®buy-in¡¯ ¡± is created by RCUK¡¯s stated preference for journal-provided gold open access during 바카라사이트 transition. This puts it at odds with universities and disciplines that have an established preference for green.

RCUK will respond formally to 바카라사이트 recommendations in 바카라사이트 summer. The next review will be in 2016.

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