OA in HSS (at OUP)

Rhodri Jackson

Senior Publisher, Oxford Open

Oxford University Press19 September 2013

Open Access at OUP: Oxford Open

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

• Not double dipping!• 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

Fully OA Journals

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15 journals

Problems with OA in the UK

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

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Funders

Transparency of payment

mechanisms

High page and colour

charges

Low author awareness

Authors

Restrictions to academic

freedom

Allocation of funding

Misuse of papers

Problems with OA in the UKcontinued

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Publishers and

Societies

CC-BY and third party

permissions

Suitability of CC-BY for

HSS

RCUK goal of 6/12 month

embargos

Institutions

Admin burden

How to allocate funding

Favouring green due to limited

APC funds

CC-BY in Humanities and Social Sciences

• Wellcome Trust Workshop 24th April 20136

Key Concerns

Suited to STM not

HSSRe-use rights

amount to plagiarism

Derivative works and

loss of control

Third party permissions

Loss of permissions

revenue

Infringement of academic

freedom

OA Licence Uptake in HSS

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CC-BY CC-BY-NC CC-BY-NC-ND0

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Licence uptake in HSS hybrid journals* since April 2013

* which offer CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, and CC-BY-NC-ND

CC-BY CC-BY-NC CC-BY-NC-ND0

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Licence uptake in all hybrid journals* since April 2013

* which offer CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, and CC-BY-NC-NDMarch April May June July August0

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Licence uptake in all hybrid journals* over time

OA Licence (CC-BY)

OA Licence (CC-BY-NC)

OA Licence (CC-BY-NC-ND)

* which offer CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, and CC-BY-NC-ND4/7 acknowledge funding

from funders which require CC-BY

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

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• If gold preference is maintained, should only go to fully OA 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’

OUP joined in September 2013:• Contributing 18 pairs, frontlist and backlist from Law and Ac Trade

Planning further OA books activity:- Pilots- In-house projects

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OAPEN-UK

Thanks!

@rhodrijacksonopenaccess@oup.com

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