Study shows York as UK Open Access frontrunner | Nouse

"A Nouse investigation into the University’s recent publishing record has revealed that 13.1% of our institution’s research output has been published Gold Open Access – the most academically rigorous form of accessible publishing available to researchers. The new figures suggest that out of the UK’s universities, York is the seventh best in terms of driving Gold OA publishing, ahead of the likes of other research led institutions including UCL, Imperial College, and Cambridge. The findings also raise important questions about the Russell’s Group general attitude towards this important ethical issue, as the group averages just 12% Gold OA output."