Open Access Monographs and Book Chapters: A practical guide for publishers

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Summary:

"Open access for monographs and book chapters is a relatively new area of publishing, and there are many ways of approaching it. This document provides some guidance for publishers to consider when developing policies and processes for open access books. The guide was written by the Wellcome Trust, which extended its open access policy to include monographs and book chapters in October 2013. Section 4 of this guide sets out Trust policy, but otherwise the recommendations made here are intended as helpful suggestions for best practice rather than requirements...."

Link:

http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/stellent/groups/corporatesite/@policy_communications/documents/web_document/wtp059497.pdf

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oa.new oa.books oa.recommendations oa.wellcome oa.best_practices oa.business_models oa.funders oa.policies

Date tagged:

08/19/2015, 10:21

Date published:

08/19/2015, 13:17