Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.65
Liaison Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date June 15, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Syracuse University
AC-11: Open Access to Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 2.00 Rachel May
Retired -Coordinator of Sustainability Education
Sustainability Management
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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):
Voluntary (strictly opt-in)

Does the institution provide financial incentives to support faculty members with article processing and other open access publication charges?:
No

A brief description of the open access policy, including the date adopted, any incentives or supports provided, and the repository(ies) used:
SURFACE, the Syracuse University Research Facility and Collaborative Environment, is a database that will provide access to the extensive and diverse array of work produced at SU. Its purpose is to gather, organize, disseminate, and preserve the cultural and scholarly record. Making the richness of SU knowledge available to the world through free and open access is the very essence of fulfilling the mission of education as a public good.

A copy of the institution's open access policy:
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The institution's open access policy:
SURFACE will include work created by individuals or groups affiliated with an SU department, program, research team, working group, collaborative project, conference, or other University-affiliated entity, including:SU faculty and researchers, SU departments, schools and research centers, Graduate students, and Undergraduate students with faculty advisers.

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:
SURFACE is a service of the Syracuse University Libraries (SUL) and is administered by an interdepartmental team led by the Open Publishing Librarian and in coordination with SUL administrators and the Digital Library Program.

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:
Open Access policy http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/oa

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