| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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| Overall Score | 69.79 |
| Liaison | Megan Litke |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
American University
AC-11: Open Access to Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.33 / 2.00 |
Courtney
Stoner Sustainability Analyst Office of Sustainability |
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Open access repository
Yes
Website URL where the open access repository is available:
A brief description of the open access repository:
American University’s Digital Research Archive provides access to scholarly works, teaching tools and other literature produced by the AU community including articles, conference presentations, working papers, online journals and newsletters, syllabi, and podcasts.
American University’s Digital Research Archive also provides access to some but not all of AU’s digital collections including the American University History Photograph and Print Collection, Drew Pearson's Washington Merry-Go-Round, the John R. Hickman Collection, the Jack Child Slide and Stamp Collections, the Peace Corps Community Digital Archive, the Photographic Material and Other Art Work of Herbert E. Striner, and the Washington College of Law Historical Collection.
American University’s Digital Research Archive also provides access to some but not all of AU’s digital collections including the American University History Photograph and Print Collection, Drew Pearson's Washington Merry-Go-Round, the John R. Hickman Collection, the Jack Child Slide and Stamp Collections, the Peace Corps Community Digital Archive, the Photographic Material and Other Art Work of Herbert E. Striner, and the Washington College of Law Historical Collection.
Open access policy
No
A copy of the institution's open access policy:
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The institution's open access policy:
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Does the policy cover the entire institution? :
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APC fund
Yes
A brief description of the open access APC fund:
https://www.american.edu/library/oafund/
The library is undertaking a pilot (from FY17 through FY19) project to help faculty researchers pay the article processing charges (APCs) associated with publishing in open access journals. We are providing these funds in order to encourage researchers to publish their work in high-quality open access publications. The articles must be published in fully open access publications and funding for one article per author per year is considered.
The library is undertaking a pilot (from FY17 through FY19) project to help faculty researchers pay the article processing charges (APCs) associated with publishing in open access journals. We are providing these funds in order to encourage researchers to publish their work in high-quality open access publications. The articles must be published in fully open access publications and funding for one article per author per year is considered.
Open access journal hosting
No
A brief description of the open access journal hosting services:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s support for open access is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Washington College of Law hosts peer-reviewed open access journals. https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/WCL_journals/
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