Publishing research papers: Which policy will deliver best value for your university?

"This paper outlines the key findings of a recent JISC-funded study - ‘Modelling scholarly communication options: costs and benefits for universities’ - which models the economic costs and benefits for UK universities of various Open Access approaches to publishing research literature. Open Access is the immediate, free-to-use access to peer-reviewed research literature. The study was limited to journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers, though in practice, Open Access publication is extending to book chapters, monographs and research data...."