RCUK call for evidence in Open Access Review – Final Reminder - Research Councils UK

"Research Councils UK (RCUK) would like to issue a reminder that the deadline to submit evidence for the 2014 review of the implementation of the RCUK policy on Open Access will be closing soon. The deadline for submissions is Friday, September 12, 2014. The independent review focuses on implementation of the RCUK Open Access policy to try and understand the effectiveness of the policy and its impact on universities, research organisations, researchers and publishers, amongst others. Professor Sir Robert Burgess, Chair of the Independent Review Panel, commented: 'This is an open call and the review panel will be interested to hear from individuals, institutions and organisations alike where there is evidence of how the implementation of the RCUK Policy on Open Access is having an impact. Although we recognise that this review is taking place early in the policy’s implementation period, it is a good opportunity to take stock and we hope that as much evidence as possible is put forward to the review.' Further details on the call can be found on the RCUK Website.  It is expected that the panel will report their interim findings to RCUK Executive Group by the end of 2014 with a full report expected in the first part of 2015."