Why We Still Oppose Gold and Also Oppose Hybrid Open Access | Hunter | feminists@law

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Summary:

"In our original editorial we argued that, rather than accepting the premise that OA can only be Gold or Green, it was important to actively promote alternative models of OA publishing such as Platinum. This argument remains valid today given the post-Finch developments we have described above. In order to become a sustainable model, however, Platinum needs both recognition and support so as to transform the current value system from one that favours publishing in journals with a well-established reputation to one that encourages publishing excellent peer-reviewed work in fully OA journals.

There are a number of ways through which different stakeholders can support this process. To start with, RCUK could require that all publicly funded research be published in peer-reviewed Pure Gold or Platinum journals, excluding Hybrid journals altogether; expect block grant funds not to be paid to Hybrid journals; or require APCs paid from block grants to be offset against subscription costs (see, for example, the agreement between Dutch universities and Elsevier).(32) HEFCE could make Hybrid journal publications not eligible for REF submission; provide extra weighting to publications in peer reviewed Pure Gold or Platinum journals; and/or use and reward OA metrics rather than subscription journal metrics.

Although, as we mentioned, Platinum OA relies substantially on minimising production costs, financial support is needed to make it sustainable and competitive in the long run. To this end RCUK and QR funding currently destined to the payment of APCs, as well as university funds devoted to journal subscriptions and institutional repositories, could be diverted to support Platinum OA journals, investing in editorial support, better web platforms and good quality archiving to ensure permanence.

Finally, institutional policies could be devised to provide recognition of work carried out by academics on Platinum OA journals, for instance in work allocation models, promotion criteria, and so forth. This is a first step towards acknowledging that this labour is work of strategic importance to our institutions and academic life."

Link:

http://journals.kent.ac.uk/index.php/feministsatlaw/article/view/350/964

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Date tagged:

04/02/2017, 17:00

Date published:

04/02/2017, 13:00