Thanks for catching the typo Reme: 1+ should have read ... "(despite RCUK's preference for *Gold*)
Hope it was obvious to readers from context. Stevan Harnad On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:20 AM, Reme Melero <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Dear Strevan, > > > Are you sure about the first positive point, the policy say s ( it seems > the preference is for the gold route): > > > (iii) There are various models for achieving open access, some of which > allow more immediate access. RCUK has a preference for immediate, > unrestricted, on-line access to peer-reviewed and published scholarly > research papers, free of any access charge and with the maximum > opportunities for re-use. *We will be supporting this preference with > block grants to eligible research organisations in order to fund the > associated article processing charges (APCs). This is commonly referred to > as the ‘Gold’ route to Open Access.* Although we have this preference, a > mixed approach to Open Access is consistent with our policy, and the > ultimate decision on which model to follow remains at the discretion of the > researcher and their institution. > > Best wishes > Reme-- > > Reme Melero > Científico Titular CSIC > IATA > Avda Agustin Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia > Tel 963900022 ext 3121www.accesoabierto.net > > > > El 06/03/2013 13:58, Stevan Harnad escribió: > > The revised RCUK OA > mandate<http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/media/news/2013news/Pages/130305.aspx>has some > *positive* and *negative* points: > > *(+1) It is now clear that the RCUK author is free to choose either > Green or Gold (despite RCUK's preference for Green). * > > *(-2) No Green compliance-monitoring nor consequences for non-compliance > (only Gold-uptake-monitoring). * > * > * > *(-3) Deposit need not be immediate (can wait till end of OA embargo).* > * > * > *(-4) Deposit need not be in institutional repository (hence institutions > not engaged to monitor and ensure compliance).* > * > * > *(-5) Deposit can be done by **publisher instead of author > (hence compliance monitoring even more uncertain).* > * > * > *(+6) The proposed HEFCE/REF > mandate<http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/news/news/2013/open_access_letter.pdf>to > deposit in institutional repository immediately upon acceptance for > eligibility for REF, if adopted, will help remedy some of RCUK mandate's > shortcomings on ensuring compliance.* > * > * > > HEFCE/REF is urged to adopt its proposed mandate > > RCUK is urged to further revise its mandate to make it compatible with > the proposed HEFCE/REF mandate: > > require immediate-deposit > of the author's refereed final draft > in the author's institutional repository > immediately upon acceptance for publication > regardless of whether or how long open access to the deposit is embargoed > and regardless of whether the journal is Gold OA or subscription-based > (institutional deposits can be automatically harvested/imported/exported > to central repositories) > (repositories' email-eprint-request Button can facilitate Almost-OA during > embargoes) > > > Universities and research institutions as well as other research funders > are also urged to adopt or modify mandates to require verifiable > immediate-deposit of all journal articles published by their researchers, > in all disciplines. > > Once this complementary funder/institutional Green OA mandate model is > globally adopted, universal OA will soon follow. > > Stevan Harnad > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 3:56 AM, Richard Poynder < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Research Councils UK (RCUK) has today (6 March 2013) published the >> latest version of its guidance for its revised *Policy on Open Access*, >> which comes in to effect on 1 April 2013. >> >> >> >> This latest version draws the policy and the guidance together into one >> document and aims to give researchers, research organisations as well as >> publishers further clarity on the implementation of the policy. >> >> >> >> RCUK is keen to continue to engage with its stakeholders on the >> development of the guidance, so is inviting organisations to provide >> further input to this version where aspects may still not be clear. RCUK >> will then revise the guidance further to take into account these >> clarifications. >> >> >> >> More here: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/media/news/2013news/Pages/130305.aspx >> >> >> >> The document is available (as a pdf file) here: >> http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/documents/documents/RCUKOpenAccessPolicyandRevisedguidance.pdf >> >> >> >> >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "SPARC OA Forum" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/a/arl.org/group/sparc-oaforum > > > > > > > -- > Reme Melero > Científico Titular CSIC > IATA > Avda Agustin Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia > Tel 963900022 ext 3121www.accesoabierto.net > >
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