[GOAL] RCUK publishes first independent review of its open access policy

[Richard Poynder]

Research Councils UK (RCUK) has today, 26th March 2015, published the first
independent review of the implementation of the RCUK Policy on Open Access.

 

More here:

 

http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/media/news/openaccess/

 

Coverage of the review in the Times Higher is here:

 

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/for-open-access-clarity-adopt-rul
e-on-exception/2019273.article

 

Professor David Price, Vice-Provost (Research), University College London
has commented on the review here:

 

http://poynder.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/ucl-vice-provost-comments-on.html

 

A couple of quotes from David Price: 

 

"To say that the RCUK and REF policies are complementary defies logic. The
RCUK Review panel needs to think this one through again."

 

"[T]he independent Review panel which has produced the review of the
implementation of the RCUK Open Access policy has only half done its job. It
has produced a detailed analysis about implementation, which is useful. But,
in walking away from broader policy issues, it leaves many questions
unanswered which should have been tackled. Will future reviews take these
issues forward? They should."

 

 

 

 

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