Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.93
Liaison Jen Maxwell
Submission Date April 19, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Appalachian State University
AC-11: Open Access to Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 2.00 Jim Dees
Data and Assessment Specialist
Office of Sustailability
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How many of the institution’s research-producing divisions are covered by a published open access policy that ensures that versions of future scholarly articles by faculty and staff are deposited in a designated open access repository? (All, Some or None):
Some

Which of the following best describes the open access policy? (Mandatory or Voluntary):
Voluntary (strictly opt-in)

Does the institution provide financial incentives to support faculty members with article processing and other open access publication charges?:
No

A brief description of the open access policy, including the date adopted, any incentives or supports provided, and the repository(ies) used:
As of 2015, ASU is a participant of the NC Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship (NCDOCKS). NC DOCKS is a cooperative effort to make the scholarly output of the University of North Carolina System more available to the world.

A copy of the institution's open access policy:
The institution's open access policy:
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None
The website URL where the open access repository is available:

Optional Fields 

Estimated percentage of scholarly articles published annually by the institution’s faculty and staff that are deposited in a designated open access repository (0-100):
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A brief description of how the institution’s library(ies) support open access to research:
see policy

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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