Briefing Paper: Open Access mandate support

[Summary] The greatest challenge for Open Access is to change the existing customs and procedures of researchers. This involves showing ways, and providing tools and incentives,to incorporate repository deposit in particular and Open Access in general, into their workflows. If they store and process their data in the institutional cloud, if they compose their articles using the cloud resources provided by their institutions, if they use the facilities and tools provided by their parent Universities for requesting APC support, mandates could be complied with at no extra cost or effort, willingly and even enthusiastically. This paper describes these processes in more detail and highlights the benefits and challenges of implementing Open Access policies in institutions.