Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Megan Curtis-Murphy
Submission Date May 28, 2021
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Northeastern University
AC-11: Open Access to Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Casey Shetterly
Special Projects - Sustainability
Facilities
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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):
All

Which of the following best describes the open access policy? (Mandatory or Voluntary):
Mandatory (or mandatory with a waiver option)

Does the institution provide financial incentives to support faculty members with article processing and other open access publication charges?:
Yes

A brief description of the open access policy, including the date adopted, any incentives or supports provided, and the repository(ies) used:
Northeastern University is committed to open research with broad access in achieving its scholarly mission. The University will not undertake research with restrictions including classification, required external approval of research results before publication, or exclusion of members of the University community from participation in research. In particular, foreign faculty, students, or scholars should not be singled out for restriction in access to the University’s educational and research activities.

A copy of the institution's open access policy:
The institution's open access policy:
https://www.northeastern.edu/policies/pdfs/Policy_on_Openness_In_Research.pdf

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:
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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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