Originally aimed at the top end, and grant supported
Open Access (10 years on)
BMC Bioinformatics is now high impact
PLoS has 6 main journals
And PLoS One
PLoS One
Has peer-review
Judges on scientific rigour
Not on perceived importance
Now has impact factor 4.4
In 2010 > 6000 articles
the largest journal in the world
Open Access Mandates
Many funders now mandate OA
RCUK (sort of). NIH. Wellcome.
Welcomed by all!
Research Works Act
RWA
No Federal agency may adopt, implement, maintain, continue, or otherwise
engage in any policy, program, or other activity that […] causes, permits,
or authorizes network dissemination of any private-sector research work
without the prior consent of the publisher of such work
sponsered by senators who have recieved multiple donations from Elsevier
"private-sector research work" would include papers
Because, after all a paper is produced by the private sector
Q: Can I get cash for my PhD student to conference?
A: Yes! But conference should come with publication.
All the suggested publication locations are toll access
What can we do?
Teaching
Open Education Resources
Release lecture notes online
Release all recap online
Try before you buy!
Elephant in the Room
REF
Promotion Committees
Lawyers
Acknowledments
Kblog/Ontogenesis
Robert Stevens, Georgina Moulton (Manchester).
Dan Swan, Simon Cockell (Newcastle)
Kcite
Simon Cockell
Greycite
Lindsay Marshall
Summary/Conclusion
Open Access == freely available papers
Part of the move to Open Science
Happening whether we like it or not
It should be seen as an opportunity not a risk
"In the longer term, the future lies with open access publishing," said Finch
at the launch of her report on Monday. "The UK should recognise this change,
should embrace it and should find ways of managing it in a measured way."
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