| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.21 |
| Liaison | Elaine Durr |
| Submission Date | Feb. 11, 2022 |
Elon University
AC-11: Open Access to Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.67 / 2.00 |
Elaine
Durr Senior Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution offer repository hosting that makes versions of journal articles, book chapters, and other peer-reviewed scholarly works by its employees freely available on the public internet?:
Website URL where the open access repository is available:
A brief description of the open access repository:
Does the institution have a published policy that requires its employees to publish scholarly works open access or archive final post-peer reviewed versions of scholarly works in an open access repository?:
A copy of the institution's open access policy:
The institution's open access policy:
Does the policy cover the entire institution? :
Does the institution provide an open access article processing charge (APC) fund for employees?:
A brief description of the open access APC fund:
Does the institution provide open access journal hosting services through which peer-reviewed open access journals are hosted on local servers with dedicated staff who provide publishing support at no (or minimal) cost?:
A brief description of the open access journal hosting services:
Elon’s School of Communications publishes and hosts the open access journal, The Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications. https://www.elon.edu/u/academics/communications/journal/
Elon’s Undergraduate Research program publishes and hosts the open access journal, Perspectives on Undergraduate Research & Mentoring. https://www.elon.edu/u/academics/undergraduate-research/purm/
Elon's Department of Political Science and Policy Studies is serving as the host for the open access Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics for three years beginning Fall 2020.
https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2020/04/23/elons-political-science-department-to-host-pi-sigma-alpha-journal-through-2023/
Estimated percentage of peer-reviewed scholarly works published annually by the institution’s employees that are deposited in a designated open access repository:
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for open access is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Elon does not currently have an institutional repository. However, selected university and faculty created materials, such as reports, book chapters and articles are curated in Belk Library's digital collections platform through the University Archives website.
Individual members of the teaching faculty may apply to their Chair and Dean for ad hoc APC funds. Belk Library pursues Read & Publish deals with journal vendors to encourage OA publishing. Elon researchers can publish articles open access (at no cost) with Cambridge University Press and Wiley Journals. https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2022/02/04/belk-library-to-provide-elon-researchers-with-open-access-publishing-options/
Elon University's Center for Engaged Learning has an open access book series. The series currently includes the following books:
-Pedagogical Partnerships: A How-To Guide for Faculty, Students, and Academic Developers in Higher Education
-The Power of Partnership: Students, Staff, and Faculty Revolutionizing Higher Education
-Writing about Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Creating and Contributing to Scholarly Conversations across a Range of Genres
https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/books/open-access-book-series/
Elon does not currently have an institutional repository. However, selected university and faculty created materials, such as reports, book chapters and articles are curated in Belk Library's digital collections platform through the University Archives website.
Individual members of the teaching faculty may apply to their Chair and Dean for ad hoc APC funds. Belk Library pursues Read & Publish deals with journal vendors to encourage OA publishing. Elon researchers can publish articles open access (at no cost) with Cambridge University Press and Wiley Journals. https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2022/02/04/belk-library-to-provide-elon-researchers-with-open-access-publishing-options/
Elon University's Center for Engaged Learning has an open access book series. The series currently includes the following books:
-Pedagogical Partnerships: A How-To Guide for Faculty, Students, and Academic Developers in Higher Education
-The Power of Partnership: Students, Staff, and Faculty Revolutionizing Higher Education
-Writing about Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Creating and Contributing to Scholarly Conversations across a Range of Genres
https://www.centerforengagedlearning.org/books/open-access-book-series/
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