Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	54.23
Liaison	Jeff Jeremiason
Submission Date	Nov. 30, 2021

STARS v2.2

Gustavus Adolphus College
AC-11: Open Access to Research

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.33 / 2.00	Jeff Jeremiason Co-Director of the Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation, Professor of Environmental Studies and Chemistry Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation

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Open access repository

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?:

Yes

Website URL where the open access repository is available:

https://archives.gac.edu/digital/collection/ir

A brief description of the open access repository:

The Gustavus Institutional Repository is the centralized online source for a portion of the intellectual output of the faculty of Gustavus Adolphus College. This repository provides open access to research when the work is copyright available. Inclusion is by request; students may also contribute.

Open access policy

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:

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The institution's open access policy:

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APC fund

Does the institution provide an open access article processing charge (APC) fund for employees?:

Yes

A brief description of the open access APC fund:

Funds can be applied for by faculty through the John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning. Additionally, appropriate development funds reside in specific departments, and new hires have access to start-up funds.

(https://gustavus.edu/kendallcenter/).

Open access journal hosting

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:

While Gustavus does not host journals directly, the library has extensive support for OER usage and creation (https://libguides.gustavus.edu/OER)

Optional Fields

Estimated percentage of peer-reviewed scholarly works published annually by the institution’s employees that are deposited in a designated open access repository:

37.50

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for open access is available:

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