Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.54
Liaison Maria Ayala
Submission Date Jan. 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

Universidad San Francisco de Quito - USFQ
AC-11: Open Access to Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.67 / 2.00 Diego Cisneros
Research Coordinator
Chancellors Office
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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?:
No

Website URL where the open access repository is available:
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A brief description of the open access repository:
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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?:
No

A copy of the institution's open access policy:
Guia_Fondos_para_Publicacion_de_Investigacion.pdf

The institution's open access policy:
USFQ has a Guideline for Research Publication Funds where funds are available for researchers to publish their works under specific criteria. One of the criteria for eligibility is that the funds must ensure the main benefit of guaranteeing free distribution and access to the publication preferably under creative commons licenses or an equivalent. The funds can also be used to publish in free access publications.

Does the policy cover the entire institution? :
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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:
Through the Dean of Research employees can apply to funding for publishing their works according to criteria set out in the Guideline for Research Publication Funds (please read the attached document for additional details). The guideline sets criteria regarding application eligibility for the authors, resource or publication type, and articles.

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?:
No

A brief description of the open access journal hosting services:
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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:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s support for open access is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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