Over the last two years, we’ve visited most schools at the University and a clear theme has arisen, which has since been supported by further evidence: Many researchers are not depositing their outputs in Pure.…
Since major agreements that include a publish element emerged around 10 years ago the perception has developed that open access in hybrid journals is ‘ideally’ handled on the Gold route. Alongside this, a belief has…
Dr Kerry Leslie, Potato Consultant at SAC Consulting (Part of SRUC) Reflecting on my journey from research into practical application on the ‘International Day of the Potato’ (30 May), I have been reminded of my…
This is a guest post from Mel Oakley, Project Analyst for Driving good practice in data sharing and use of data availability statements to support funder requirements, an InFrame project run jointly between the…
George Corbett is Professor of Theology in the School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews. He has published several works in the fields of Dante studies, sacred music, and theological aesthetics, as well as…
This April, we are celebrating 15 years of hosting journals at the University of St Andrews. The Journal Hosting Service now hosts 12 current journals, with 6 additional journals having ceased publication over the…
If you are publishing an article, you may be asked, depending on the journal, whether you’d like your piece to be made open access or not. Alongside this, you may be met with a sudden request to pay thousands of pounds…
This is the first part in our 2026 series on data. When it comes to planning for data, there is often a sense of overwhelm. Templates or other guidance can help, but sometimes these still don’t clarify what’s required.…
Maybe you celebrated the new year with champagne and fireworks, but we in the open access team celebrated with something far more exciting: the implementation of new open access requirements for REF2029! …
In the summer, we touched on common questions and issues surrounding copyright and licensing in open research, sharing a video featuring all the various Creative Commons licences and conditions one might apply to open…