Supporting the Transition towards Open Access: Putting the Researcher at the Centre
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The European Research Council (ERC) supports open access to research publications and data. The ERC considers open access important for ensuring research funded by the ERC is accessible and can be built upon. Currently, ERC grantees are required to make publications open access within 6-12 months and deposit underlying data. However, challenges remain regarding diversity of fields, infrastructure, and publisher policies. Looking ahead, the ERC will discuss further promoting open access under Horizon Europe.
![Established by the European Commission
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Statement of the ERC Scientific Council
(21 March 2016)
Statement on the Berlin "Expression of Interest in the Large-
scale Implementation of Open Access to Scholarly Journals"
"[T]he ERC strongly endorses the policy that informs the
Expression of Interest. Since ERC resources are not used directly
to fund subscription costs, we are not in a position to subscribe to
the pledge formulated in the document. However, via its own
policies, the ERC aims to contribute to the goals set out in the
Expression of Interest."
Strong support – with caveats (not only gold and green,
disciplinary differences, long-text publications, …)
Read the full statement:
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Supporting the Transition towards Open Access: Putting the Researcher at the Centre
- 1. Established by the European Commission The European Research Council © Art & Build Architect / Montois Partners / credits: S. Brison Supporting the Transition towards Open Access: Putting the Researcher at the Centre APE 2017, Berlin Dr. Dagmar Meyer European Research Council
- 2. Established by the European Commission • Why open access (from the ERCs perspective)? • ERC statement in support of the OA2020 initiative • Open access to publications – rules applicable to ERC grantees • Challenges, bottlenecks and support • What’s next? Outline │ 2
- 3. Established by the European Commission • The ERC supports the principle of open access to the published output of research, including peer-reviewed articles, monographs, data and data related products such as computer codes, as a fundamental part of its mission. • The ERC considers that providing free online access can be the most effective way of ensuring that the fruits of the research it funds can be accessed, read and used as the basis for further research. Why open access (ERC perspective)? │ 3 Source: Open Access Guidelines for research results funded by the ERC – latest version always available at https://erc.europa.eu/about-erc/organisation-and-working-groups/working-groups/working-group-open-access
- 4. Established by the European Commission │ 4 Statement of the ERC Scientific Council (21 March 2016) Statement on the Berlin "Expression of Interest in the Large- scale Implementation of Open Access to Scholarly Journals" "[T]he ERC strongly endorses the policy that informs the Expression of Interest. Since ERC resources are not used directly to fund subscription costs, we are not in a position to subscribe to the pledge formulated in the document. However, via its own policies, the ERC aims to contribute to the goals set out in the Expression of Interest." Strong support – with caveats (not only gold and green, disciplinary differences, long-text publications, …) Read the full statement: https://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/press_release/files/ERCScC_statement_Berlin_EoI_OA.pdf
- 5. Established by the European Commission • ERC rules closely aligned to the rest of Horizon 2020 – Article 29.2 of the Model Grant Agreement • Applies to all peer-reviewed publications related to results from the project, including monographs, book chapters etc. • Immediate deposit, open access within 6 months (12 months for publications in social sciences & humanities) • Underlying data should be deposited at the same time • Open license (e.g. CC-BY) encouraged (not mandatory) • Use of disciplinary repositories recommended, where available Open Access to publications – ERC rules under Horizon 2020 │ 5
- 6. Established by the European Commission • Diversity of publication cultures and needs for support in different communities – no one-size-fits-all Ongoing communication with grantees (special events, helpdesk, national contact points, …) Major ERC study on OA attitudes and practices about to be launched • Availability and sustainability of relevant infrastructure e.g. discipline specific / recommended open access repositories ERC financial support to Europe PMC, arXiv and OAPEN • Significant costs for APCs/BPCs, incl. after the end of the grant Open access costs eligible under the grant while it is ongoing Annotated Grant Agreement: relaxed rules after the end of the grant Challenges, bottlenecks and support (I) │ 6
- 7. Established by the European Commission • Needed: Publishers’ support to facilitate OA compliance and monitoring Problematic: cases where neither ‘gold’ nor ‘green’ OA with acceptable embargo periods available Crucial: clear and reliable information on OA options and self-archiving policies easily accessible on publisher website Helpful: Direct deposit of manuscript to repository Goes without saying: if OA has been paid for OA must be provided… Important for monitoring: correct funding information in metadata • All this also for monographs and book chapters!! list of compliant/helpful publishers to be published on OAPEN library (initiative by OAPEN, ERC, Wellcome and FWF) – guidance for grantees Challenges, bottlenecks and support (II) │ 7
- 8. Established by the European Commission • Rules and support for OA under next FP – topics to be discussed: Caps on APCs/BPCs? Discontinue funding of APCs for hybrid OA? License requirements? Post-grant funding for open access publications? • Compatibility of publisher policies with funders’ OA requirements ERC is closely following Wellcome’s initiative on ‘publisher requirements’ Supports the underlying principles – value for money must be delivered Draw up more general ‘publisher requirements’ for funding of APCs/BPCs? • From open access to open science Increased attention to research data management Role of preprints (ERC closely following ASAPbio initiative) What’s next? │ 8
- 9. Established by the European Commission │ 9 Questions? Comments? Contact me at dagmar.meyer@ec.europa.eu For questions related to the implementation of the ERC‘s Open Access rules, contact our OA team at ERC-OPEN-ACCESS@ec.europa.eu Or consult the ERC website (page on Open Access): https://erc.europa.eu/funding-and-grants/managing- project/open-access Thank you!