| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 57.01 |
| Liaison | Meghna Tare |
| Submission Date | April 3, 2022 |
University of Texas at Arlington
AC-11: Open Access to Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.33 / 2.00 |
Meghna
Tare Director Office of Sustainability |
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Open access repository
Yes
Website URL where the open access repository is available:
A brief description of the open access repository:
The University of Texas at Arlington's open access institutional repository, ResearchCommons, manages scholarly resources for UTA scholars and beyond.
The repository is an important tool for preserving and showcasing the university's legacy. A service of UTA Libraries, ResearchCommons houses research output produced by UTA’s community of scholars, as well as materials from the University Archives and Special Collections, and makes both openly and freely available to local, national, and global audiences.
Content deposited in ResearchCommons is stored in a robust and reliable digital environment with stable, permanent URLs. As such, ResearchCommons provides essential infrastructure for scholarly dissemination and increases the scholarly impact of UTA faculty, students, and researchers.
The repository is an important tool for preserving and showcasing the university's legacy. A service of UTA Libraries, ResearchCommons houses research output produced by UTA’s community of scholars, as well as materials from the University Archives and Special Collections, and makes both openly and freely available to local, national, and global audiences.
Content deposited in ResearchCommons is stored in a robust and reliable digital environment with stable, permanent URLs. As such, ResearchCommons provides essential infrastructure for scholarly dissemination and increases the scholarly impact of UTA faculty, students, and researchers.
Open access policy
No
A copy of the institution's open access policy:
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The institution's open access policy:
While no official policy exists, the UT Arlington Libraries encourages all faculty to publish their scholarly work in an Open Access repository.
Does the policy cover the entire institution? :
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APC fund
Yes
A brief description of the open access APC fund:
UTA has entered into Transformative OA Agreements with Cambridge University Press (CUP) and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), which cover publication in CUP or ACM’s journals. During the pilot period (2021-2023), the subscription fee paid to the publishers is partially used to cover the Article Processing Charge (APC) for publishing articles in OA journals and hybrid journals with an OA option. In other words, all publications from corresponding authors from UTA published during the term in CUP or ACM journals, conference proceedings and magazines will be made Open Access at the time of publication at no cost to UTA scholars.
https://libguides.uta.edu/c.php?g=549177&p=8349607
Mavs Open Press offers no-cost services for scholars who wish to publish a new open-access journal or for those who would like to convert an existing print journal that has traditional copyright.
https://libraries.uta.edu/research/scholcomm/open/publishing
The UTA CARES Grant Program, sponsored by UTA Libraries, was established in 2017 to support educators interested in practicing open education through the adoption of OER and, when no suitable open resource is available, through the creation of new OER or the adoption of library-licensed or other free content. Additionally, the program promotes innovation in teaching and learning through the exploration of open educational practices, such as collaborating with students to produce educational content of value to a wider community. All awards are competitive.
https://libguides.uta.edu/c.php?g=549177&p=8349607
Mavs Open Press offers no-cost services for scholars who wish to publish a new open-access journal or for those who would like to convert an existing print journal that has traditional copyright.
https://libraries.uta.edu/research/scholcomm/open/publishing
The UTA CARES Grant Program, sponsored by UTA Libraries, was established in 2017 to support educators interested in practicing open education through the adoption of OER and, when no suitable open resource is available, through the creation of new OER or the adoption of library-licensed or other free content. Additionally, the program promotes innovation in teaching and learning through the exploration of open educational practices, such as collaborating with students to produce educational content of value to a wider community. All awards are competitive.
Open access journal hosting
No
A brief description of the open access journal hosting services:
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Optional Fields
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Website URL where information about the institution’s support for open access is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://libguides.uta.edu/OApublishing/home
https://libraries.uta.edu/research/scholcomm/open/publishing
https://rc.library.uta.edu/uta-ir/
https://libraries.uta.edu/research/scholcomm/open/publishing
https://rc.library.uta.edu/uta-ir/
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