Matthew Cockerill, Establishing a central open access fund

From the abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide detailed information on how the University of Nottingham established a central fund to pay for open access publication of research coming out of the university in direct response to mandates from research funders. Design/methodology/approach – This case study looks into the steps taken by the University of Nottingham to establish a central, institutional fund for the payment of article processing charges (APC) for open access publications. It also examines the initialisation of processes to support investigators at the university in disseminating their research to a global community. The materials included in the case study were the result of interviews with key stakeholders and the review of policy documents from the university. Findings – The case study demonstrates that a great deal of cooperation among departments is needed in order to establish a central fund for open access publishing....