Rowan University
AC-11: Open Access to Research

Open Values

At Rowan University Libraries (RUL), we support open principles and practices in the creation, dissemination and open access to research, scholarship, and creative works. Whenever possible, RUL believes in removing barriers to the creation, sharing, and access to knowledge and information. Our support for open access is rooted in our commitment to: Increase the visibility and impact of Rowan University research on a national and global scale Facilitate equitable access to scholarly materials for the betterment of society Enable interdisciplinary research collaboration via open scholarship and open infrastructure Create opportunities for innovative scholarship through open sharing and reuse of research outputs Facilitate making publicly funded research openly available to all

The OA Publishing Fund is now accepting applications from CMSRU, SOM and Glassboro Faculty. Go to: OAble Login to apply. Select the "Rowan University Researcher Login" link towards the bottom of the page. Faculty authors may apply for up to $3000 to help offset Article Processing Charges (APC) charged by some journals. Manuscripts accepted for publication in qualified fully open access peer-reviewed journals, where all content is immediately available to all readers at no cost, are eligible. Please note that these funds cannot be used for hybrid journals where fee payment can make otherwise restricted works accessible. Application for funds should be made after acceptance by an eligible journal but prior to any APC payment.

Rowan University Libraries strive to leverage their position as part of a growing university and a research institution to contribute to and shape the future of open access.

We provide:

• Individual Support – Librarians can help researchers navigate author rights and open access funding agency requirements, help assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to scholarly publications and research objects, aid in identifying reputable open access journals and avoiding predatory journals, and assist in depositing a researcher’s work in the institutional repository (Rowan Digital Works) or in discipline-specific repositories.

• Open Access Publishing Fund – Tenure-track and tenured faculty at the Glassboro campus may apply to the Open Access Publishing Fund when publishing in a gold open access journal. More information about the policy and eligibility criteria can be found at https://rdw.rowan.edu/oa_pubfund/

• Training and Education – Through one-on-one consultation, outreach, and workshops, librarians generate awareness of the benefits of OA for researchers and the communities they serve.

• Self-Archiving Support – Rowan University Libraries provides our community with access to Rowan Digital Works, an open access platform to disseminate the research, scholarship, and creative works created by Rowan researchers. This platform hosts Rowan’s theses & dissertations and other student scholarship, as well as conference proceedings, datasets, videos, and more. Rowan Digital Works also offers a platform to host and publish open access journals [e.g. Cooper Rowan Medical Journal and Rowan Osteopathic Medical Journal].

• Institutional Memberships – We have secured institutional memberships with open access publishers and organizations that advocate, develop, and advance open access and open infrastructure.