An Analysis on Current Research Funding and Open Access Status for Science and Technology Articles Published by S University Faculties
To identify current status of research funding and open access, this study analyzed the data available in science and technology articles had been published by S university`s faculty members. The study showed that 71% of the articles funded by their universities or other research sponsors, whereas very few of articles have been self-archived for open access. So, government-sponsored research outputs could not be found in search engine Google Scholar. In developed countries, researchers who have received grants by the public or private sponsors should not only publish articles on scholarly journals but also deposit their digital research outputs in the repositories. Therefore, it is advisable for Korea research sponsors to strengthen and carry out open access mandate related laws. It is very important for universities as well as for their faculties that published articles` impact can be maximized by enabling open access. So, universities may as well construct their repositories and collect the contents with enthusiasm.
Paying for open access? Institutional funding streams and OA publication charges
An increasing number of research funders are introducing open access (OA) policies. At the same time, publishers are introducing OA publication options. Research institutions need to consider how to respond to these developments, including the possible introduction of institutionally co‐ordinated funds for payment of OA publication charges. This paper describes the international background to the issue of institutional OA funds and summarizes the current UK situation, presenting recently gathered data from UK institutions. It then reports on work carried out by the University of Nottingham to introduce and manage an institutional OA fund. Early usage data of the Nottingham fund are presented. The paper outlines lessons learned from the Nottingham experience, then goes on to suggest a number of ways in which institutions and other agencies can take developments forward.
The economics of open access publishing
In terms of economic models for publishing, open access publishing means only one thing – the costs of publishing are not recovered by limiting access in any way, since that would conflict with open access. Since subscription revenue inherently depends on limiting access, an alternative to subscription revenue is needed in order to cover the cost of open access publication. There are several possible ways in which these costs might be covered, of which the most well known is the use of article processing charges, or APCs – which are not unlike the page charges levied by many subscription journals. A key benefit of the article processing charge model is that the revenue scales in proportion to the number of articles published, allowing open access journals to keep pace with the increasing number of research articles being published as research activity around the world gathers pace. Increasing numbers of articles create a problem for the traditional subscription model if library budgets fail to keep up with research funding and productivity. It is important to note that while article processing charges may sometimes be paid directly by authors (typically from their grant funding), in other cases APCs may be centrally paid, by the author’s institution or funder. In some cases, open access journals may receive direct support from a funding agency or other organization, as form of infrastructural provision to the scientific community. In such cases, journal can be free at point of use to both authors and reader, while still being economically viable. In fact, a surprisingly large fraction of open access journals (especially in developing countries) are directly supported in this way, so that authors do not face charges.