Tag Archives: Open Access

How to record the different stages of publication for your Journal Article in Pure

Pure offers the option to record the different stages of publication for an article. More than one date can be added and we encourage you to enter all the dates you have. In particular from 1st April 2018 the Open Access … Continue reading

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Queen’s University Belfast Submits APC expenditure for 2015

The Library’s Open Access Team has submitted, on behalf of the University, an Article Processing Charges (APCs) expenditure report to Jisc Collections for 2015. For the last two years Jisc Collections have been working with higher education institutions to collect … Continue reading

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Adding a Journal to Your Article in Pure: Best Practice Guidelines

When creating a record for a journal article in Pure it’s important to link it to a journal. Before creating a new journal entry for your Pure record check to see if the title already exists: In the Pure record … Continue reading

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Queen’s University Belfast Submits RCUK Open Access Compliance Report 2014/15

The Library’s Open Access Team has submitted, on behalf of the University, an open access compliance report for 2014/15 to the RCUK. Queen’s is one of 108 UK research organisations to receive an annual open access block grant from the … Continue reading

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Collaboration is good – International OA Week at QUB

Last week was International Open Access Week. The theme was collaboration, which highlighted the importance and need for sharing research and information across the world. The Library’s Open Access Team organised a series of sessions including: What is Open Access?, … Continue reading

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New Springer Journal Deal Covers Article Processing Charges (APCs)

The Library has signed a new agreement with Springer that covers all APCs for articles published in Springer Open Choice journals. See eligible journal list here This means that you do not need to pay Springer an APC to make … Continue reading

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Renewal of the Wellcome Trust & Charity Open Access Funding (COAF) Award

The University has received another year of funding to cover the cost of article processing charges (APCs) for journal articles that are outcomes of projects funded by the Wellcome Trust and COAF. Parkinson’s UK has joined the COAF for the first … Continue reading

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Uploading research presented at a conference to Pure

There are various templates to use if you are presenting research at a conference and wish to upload a record to Pure. This is a brief guide on choosing the correct template. Chapter in Book/Report/Conference Proceeding – Conference contribution: Use … Continue reading

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Why is Open Access important to Queen’s?

  Open Access is about making academic research freely available online. It is important because: it enables Queen’s researchers to share their work internationally it makes the University’s research easier to discover online it results in higher citation rates for … Continue reading

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Wellcome Trust & Charity Open Access Funding (COAF)

The COAF Open Access Policy requires that all peer-reviewed journal articles resulting from Arthritis Research UK, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Bloodwise, Parkinson’s UK or Wellcome Trust funding must be made open access by either the Green or Gold … Continue reading

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