OPEN ACCESS FUNDING MODEL FOR ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES (APCs)

Dr Leti Kleyn Manager: Open Scholarship

Library Services, University of Pretorialeti.kleyn@up.ac.za

OPEN ACCESS AT UP (i)

(i) Policy on University of Pretoria electronic theses and dissertations (S 4844-46/08):

Because theses and dissertations are not formally published (grey literature) it is even more important that the University itself should provide access to them.

8000+ currently in the UPSpace repository

(ii) Policy to provide open access to research papers authored by University of Pretoria researchers (S 4845/08):

Making UP research freely available should be maximized to increase the visibility and impact of this research for the benefit of both researchers and the University.

9000+ currently in the UPSpace repository

OPEN ACCESS AT UP (ii)

THE INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY (IR)

Research Articles

Conference proceeding

Special collections

ETDs

OPEN ACCESS AT UP (iii)

OPEN ACCESS AT UP (iv)

(iii) BioMedCentral (BMC) at UP

BMC Citations (Web of Knowledge, 2007–2013) indicates that citations for articles on the BMC platform are indeed growing:

Published Items in Each Year Citation in Each Year

BMC AT UPYear GBP Rand value Lowest/

Highest Price

Number of articles

2011 10 000 125 000 985.50

1057.50

3

2012 33 000 451 500 535.50

1183.00

22

2013 30 000 435 000 787.50

1183.50

34

2014 40 000 722 000

(30%)

1102.50

1183.50

21 +

30 (in process)

R1 733 500 average

R17 000

+/- 110

APCs AT UP (2013)Faculty Open Access APCs

(estimations)Open Access articles published

2012/2013 (as reflected on UPSpace)

Economic & Management Sciences R160 000 75

Education R68 000 37

EBIT: School of Engineering * 38

EBIT: School of Information Technology R40 000 14

EBIT: School of the Built Environment < R 4000 14

Health Sciences R378 000 170

Humanities * 95

Law R150 000–R200 000 65

Natural & Agricultural Sciences R30 000–R40 000 172

Theology R410 000 107

Veterinary Sciences * 78

Totals R1 300 000(excluding School of Engineering,

Humanities & Veterinary Sciences)

869

BENCHMARKING

Open Access Fund Funding available

University of Cape Town • Established APC Fund in 2014

• BMC & PLoS-memberships

Requested R2 mil

University of Stellenbosch • US Open Access Publication Fund (est. July 2011)

• BMC-membership

R25 000 per researcher per year (from HOPE Foundation

support of R2 mil)

University of the Witwatersrand

• Limited to the Faculty of Health Sciences

REASONING

Institutional support, through provision of funding for APCs, will be based on criteria aligned with the University’s strategic goals, specifically with respect to enhancing the University’s international reputation through recognition and impact of its research. This means that support will be provided for articles to be published in recognised, peer-reviewed, international OA journals of high quality.

From: (3.4 Draft Policy on Open Access Publishing Article Processing Charges)

WEBOMETRICS

The original aim of the Ranking was to promote Web publication. Supporting Open Access initiatives, electronic

access to scientific publications and to other academic material are our primary targets.

(Webometrics Objectives, 2013)

THE BUSINESS MODEL

FUNDING INSTITUTION

$ £ ¥ R

THE NEW (“IMPROVED”) BUSINESS MODEL

$ £ ¥ R

FUNDING INSTITUTION

FREE ACCESS

PUBLICATION FUND POLICY ISSUES

• Eligibility – faculty staff; researchers; postgraduate students.

• Co-authors (national vs. international).

• A pre-determined publication list of Open Access journals.

• Pre-funded research – e.g. grant, donor or faculty funding that

includes publication fees.

• Partial funding – only funding a percentage of the APCs (60%).

• UP publications – exclude articles published

in University of Pretoria Open Access Journals.

• Publication dates – only articles published

within the most recent calendar year.

• No embargoes (or other time restrictions).

SUGGESTED UP MODEL

A UP (Open Access) Publication Fundearmarked with R2.9m for 2014

R900 000 for BMC + R2m

• obtained from the Library’s Information Resources Budget (capital budget) for 2014

• to be administered by the Open Scholarship Office• within the parameters of a Publication Fund Policy• with the necessary divide to ensure funding throughout the year.

Sustaining this Publication Fund willrequire additional funding annually

LET’S FACE THE REALITY

R10 836 000

R 405 540

R11 241 540.00

“The protest against academic journal publisher Elsevier continues to grow explosively, with another 1,000 professors joining the 5,000 we reported yesterday who have signed a petition vowing not to peer-review or submit papers for any of the Dutch publisher’s scientific journals.”

OA PAGE CHARGES:$3 000 (hybrid model)R32,157.31

OTHER POSSIBILITIES

• Support all initiatives from South African universities and

institutions to reduce APCs (Wits to lead on a nationwide project)

• Support all initiatives for Government and NRF to take a stand on

research output availability and APCs

• Renegotiate BMC fees together with other South African partners

• Develop an internal institutional system that supports the (free)

Green route optimal

• Rethink copyright and poke holes in embargos

• Consider the ethics of the situation (Africa)

• Join the revolution in support of affordable Open Access

you better start swimmin’ or you'll sink like a stonefor the times they are a-changin’

Bob Dylan