Open access in the humanities
Depending on what your role is at the university – staff, student, actively involved but distant cousin of a student or staff member – your relationship to open access will likely vary. Maybe you’ve published open…
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New year, a new roundup of international developments in open research
With the University’s new Open Access policy now fully in motion, we thought it important to also share Open Research developments outwith the St Andrews community. From the recent Open Research Working Group meeting,…
New Open Access policy at St Andrews!
The University of St Andrews has launched a new Open Access policy to harmonise the latest requirements from research funders and provide greater support to our researchers, as well as ensuring alignment with the open…
Publishing gems: diamond open access and climate justice
In this post, we’d like to introduce you to developments in diamond open access publishing, which is free for authors and readers and typically scholar-led and supported by institutions. We offer this not only for the…
Hybrid OA and Transformative Journals
“The University of St Andrews will continue to implement a ‘no hybrid’ approach” Springer Nature (SN) and Jisc recently announced the successful application for Jisc-approved Transformative Journal (TJ) status for…
International developments in open research
As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to open research, there has for many years been an Open Research Working Group. The ORWG brings together researchers, the Library, Research and Innovation Services, and…
UKRI OA policy and Springer Nature
Following the implementation of the new UKRI Open Access Policy, we would like to clarify the current position with Nature-branded journals. The University currently has an agreement in place with Springer Nature for…
New 2022 UKRI Open Access policy
UKRI announced the new open access requirements in August 2021, replacing the previous policy which has been in place since 2013. Loading… This new policy brings UKRI into alignment with other Plan S signatory…
Wellcome Trust Open Access policy 2021
The Wellcome Trust Open Access policy has been substantially changed, and beginning January 2021 all Welcome-funded researchers will need to ensure their research outputs are compliant with the new requirements. This…
Responsible use of research metrics
The University of St Andrews is currently running a consultation with Schools on a set of principles for the responsible use of research metrics, including whether the University should sign up to the San Francisco…