The Library\u2019s Open Access Team has submitted, on behalf of the University, its\u00a0open access compliance report for 2015\/16 to the RCUK.<\/p>\n
Queen’s is one of 108 UK research organisations to receive an annual open access block grant from the RCUK. This grant aims to support universities in meeting the requirements of the RCUK Policy on Open Access,<\/a> in particular meeting the cost of article processing charges (APC) to make articles open access through the publisher.<\/p>\n During the period there was a massive increase in APC spending \u00a0in comparison with the previous reporting periods. \u00a0A total APC spend of \u00a3207,222 enabled 115 papers \u00a0to be made open access through a number of publishers. \u00a0A further \u00a385,307 was spent on publisher discounts and membership schemes.<\/p>\n A combination of green and gold open access papers gave Queen\u2019s an estimated overall compliance rating of 64%.<\/p>\n The full report<\/a>\u00a0can be viewed on Queen\u2019s Research Portal<\/p>\n If your paper has received RCUK funding and you would like further information on the RCUK’s open access requirements and available funding, check out our Open Access LibGuide\u00a0<\/a>or email openaccess@qub.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n The RCUK Block Grant \u00a0is allocated on a first come, first served basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Library\u2019s Open Access Team has submitted, on behalf of the University, its\u00a0open access compliance report for 2015\/16 to the RCUK. Queen’s is one of 108 UK research organisations to receive an annual open access block grant from the RCUK. … Continue reading