UT wil in 2020 volledig open access - UT Nieuws

"Snags

UT, as administrator of UT publications primarily affects the green route, says Drent. 'The challenge is to incorporate more articles herein. That is not without snags. Publishers sometimes impose conditions. For example, if a scientist does not open access publishing, we can create the final pdf not freely accessible available through UT publications.'

The author version of an article can often be available through open access. Drent 'That's the version after peer review but without the layout of the publisher. Also, there are still some limitations, frequently there is an embargo on. We are allowed to record the version but for a period of time, sometimes making available up to two years, not open access.'

All in all, taken the right path according Drent. "More and more high-quality open-access journals, but the offer should be even greater. What we like UT can, we do. We encourage researchers to publish through the golden route by providing clear information. Which journals meet the requirements and what steps you should take to publish open access? We finance up to fifty percent of the cost, provided that the fulfillment of a number of criteria. "

feasible

Open access is a global trend; the idea is that funded research for anyone with public money available should be. The Dutch government has taken over the EU objective: in 2018 should be available sixty percent open access, two years later, all publications. "The University of Twente endorses this objective," says Drent. "And for scientific articles is the target for 2018 achievable, but we are one hundred percent in 2020 dependent on overarching agreements with publishers (hybrid), recording by researchers from the author's version of the UTpublications (green) and an increase in good open access journals (gold). "