Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.22
Liaison Mary Ellen Mallia
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University at Albany
AC-11: Open Access to Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 2.00 Mary Ellen Mallia
Director of Environmental Sustainability
Finance and Business
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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):
None / Don't Know

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:
The University does not have an offical open access policy but has developed a Scholars Archive, which is an institutional repository that collects, preserves, and provides online access to scholarly research and resources created by University at Albany faculty, staff and students. The goals of this open access repository are to increase discoverability and ensure long-term, reliable access to the University’s scholarly output. The University also participates in the SUNY digital commons.

A copy of the institution's open access policy:
---

The institution's open access policy:
---

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):
---

A brief description of how the institution’s library(ies) support open access to research:
The university has developed a Scholars Archive and participates in a research commons developed by the SUNY system to provide an open access research portal that makes it possible to explore the breadth of scholarship across participating SUNY campuses.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The SUNY Chancellor has released a resolution requiring that campuses create an open access policy by June 2019. See https://www.suny.edu/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/meetings/webcastdocs/Tab11_Campus%20Open%20Access%20Policies%20and%20System%20Repository.pdf

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.