When UK universities pay publication fees on behalf of faculty who publish in fee-based OA journals, there are two ways in which they can be reimbursed by the Research Councils UK for at least part of the expense. For details, see Payment of Publication Fees, a December 2006 briefing note from the Research Information Network.
Comment. This is important. UK scholars who publish in fee-based OA journals, or who would like to, should make sure their universities understand these reimbursement procedures. Editors and publishers of fee-based OA journals should also try to spread the word.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 1/05/2007 10:49:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
