[BOAI] JISC and Wellcome Trust: Request for Proposals

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from JISC.  --Peter Suber.]


JISC and Wellcome Trust: Request for Proposals for a study into how best
universities can be supported in dealing with new open access demands

The Finch report has stated that universities will have to be increasingly
efficient in the way they pay for open access publishing in the form of
article processing charges (APCs).

Responding to the recommendation, JISC and the Wellcome Trust, on behalf of
the UK Open Access Implementation Group (OAIG) are commissioning work to
investigate how we can help universities, publishers and funders manage the
charges efficiently and also what role an intermediary might play in making
the process work smoothly.

The new study will build on the OAIG’s earlier findings:

* Firstly, research by JISC Collections on behalf of the OAIG has shown
that many hybrid journal publishers, research institutions and funders have
not yet developed efficient back office systems to manage open access
payments.  This can sometimes lead to lengthy delays and other
administrative problems.

* Secondly, OAIG members and publishers have together highlighted the
potential role for suitable intermediaries in providing support and
services.  These intermediaries could help avoid ‘doubling up’ of
back-office systems and make it easier to reconcile data for both
publishers and funders.

The Request for Proposals can be accessed from the JISC website at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2012/07/goldoa.aspx

Please contact David Carr at the Wellcome Trust (d.carr at wellcome.ac.uk
<mailto:d.carr at wellcome.ac.uk>) for a copy of the full project
specification and for further information.  The deadline for proposals is
5pm on 31 July 2012.
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