| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 52.37 |
| Liaison | Sergio Alza |
| Submission Date | April 5, 2024 |
Brock University
AC-11: Open Access to Research
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Evan
Rodenburg Sustainability Data Analyst Facilities Management |
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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:
Brock University’s Digital Repository is an online archive showcasing and preserving the Brock community’s scholarly output as well as items from the Library’s Special Collections and Archives. Researchers can disseminate their work by depositing it in this Open Access repository, which provides free, immediate access to users while also allowing Brock scholars to track downloads and views of their scholarship.
Open access policy
Yes
A copy of the institution's open access policy:
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The institution's open access policy:
1. Brock University recognizes the importance of sharing the products of research and scholarship as widely as possible.
2. Brock University is committed to providing an Open Access Repository optimized for the online discoverability, preservation and dissemination of research; and to providing the appropriate supports, including publishing and author rights consultation services, to enable its full utilization.
3. Brock Scholars are expected to deposit an electronic copy of their academic journal articles in Brock’s Open Access Repository (“Brock University Digital Repository”) by the date of publication. If needed, articles may be embargoed within the repository upon deposit to meet time periods required by publishers.
4. Each Brock Scholar who deposits their academic journal articles in the Brock University Digital Repository grants the University the non-exclusive permission to archive and disseminate those articles through the Repository, provided that the articles are properly attributed to the authors, and that dissemination is for non-commercial purposes only.
5. Brock Scholars who choose not to deposit an academic journal article in the Brock University Digital Repository shall notify the University Library through the opt-out form made available through the Brock University Library.
https://brocku.ca/library/open-access/brock-university-open-access-policy/
2. Brock University is committed to providing an Open Access Repository optimized for the online discoverability, preservation and dissemination of research; and to providing the appropriate supports, including publishing and author rights consultation services, to enable its full utilization.
3. Brock Scholars are expected to deposit an electronic copy of their academic journal articles in Brock’s Open Access Repository (“Brock University Digital Repository”) by the date of publication. If needed, articles may be embargoed within the repository upon deposit to meet time periods required by publishers.
4. Each Brock Scholar who deposits their academic journal articles in the Brock University Digital Repository grants the University the non-exclusive permission to archive and disseminate those articles through the Repository, provided that the articles are properly attributed to the authors, and that dissemination is for non-commercial purposes only.
5. Brock Scholars who choose not to deposit an academic journal article in the Brock University Digital Repository shall notify the University Library through the opt-out form made available through the Brock University Library.
https://brocku.ca/library/open-access/brock-university-open-access-policy/
Does the policy cover the entire institution? :
Yes
APC fund
Yes
A brief description of the open access APC fund:
The Library Open Access Publishing Fund operated from 2011 to spring 2023, providing direct grants to researchers to help offset the costs of article processing charges (APCs) levied by some open access journals. By providing 128 grants to 124 researchers across 17 academic departments, the fund successfully fulfilled its educational mandate of raising awareness of the benefits of open access.
Open access journal hosting
Yes
A brief description of the open access journal hosting services:
Since 2012 the James A. Gibson Library has provided a journal hosting service to support the publication of open access, peer reviewed scholarly journals. “Scholarly Journals at Brock” is offered in collaboration with Scholars Portal staff and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), a major development partner in the Public Knowledge Project (PKP).
https://brocku.ca/library/open-access/open-access-investments/publishing-fund/
https://brocku.ca/library/open-access/open-access-investments/publishing-fund/
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