Where are we on the open access roadmap? | Jisc

"Today Research Councils UK (RCUK) released a review of the implementation of their open access (OA) policy just 16 months after its introduction.  RCUK’s OA policy prefers researchers to use a gold OA model, asking for payment of an article processing charges (APC) at or soon after the point of acceptance. As well as administrative burden the policy has caused to universities the review also mentions the impact on them of the absolute costs of paying APCs (the costs incurred when publishing an article). It states 'further transparency on what is being paid in APCs by institutions to publishers will be crucial in helping to change behaviours and ease the transition towards open access'.  At Jisc we have been supporting this process through a standard data template, and many universities are now sharing data on their APC payments openly. Once this information is gathered together we will be able to provide reports on these payments across education and research, giving a level of transparency never previously seen in this market.  Other Jisc work that supports implementation of this policy includes ..."