New policy to expand access, mobilization of research results

New policy to expand access, mobilization of research results

By Communications Staff

March 5, 2015

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Grant recipients who receive funding from the three federal granting agencies after May 1, 2015 must make their peer-reviewed journal publications freely accessible online within 12 months of publication.

The Tri-Agency 鈥 the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 鈥 recently announced the . The new policy requirements do not pertain to other research outputs 鈥 for example, books, chapters or creative writing.

鈥淭he Tri-Agency鈥檚 open access policy recognizes that the value, use and application of research outputs increases as they are made available more broadly to, for example, the global research community, non-governmental organizations and society as a whole,鈥 says Steven Liss, Vice-Principal (Research). 鈥淔urthermore, open access fosters knowledge and technology transfer and stimulates innovation and collaboration.鈥

"Open access fosters knowledge and technology transfer and stimulates innovation and collaboration."
Steven Liss, Vice-Principal (Research)

Queen鈥檚 faculty, researchers, staff and students can choose one of two options for making their journal articles freely accessible.

  • 鈥 Free deposit to QSpace (Green Open Access): Researchers deposit their peer-reviewed, author-accepted manuscript at no cost in , Queen鈥檚 permanent and secure online archive of research works, or an of their choice.
  • 鈥 Pay to Publish (Gold Open Access): Researchers publish in an open access journal, which involves paying article processing charges. Queen鈥檚 University Library has agreements with a number of publishers or open access supporter schemes that give Queen鈥檚 authors discounts on open access publication fees.
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鈥淨ueen鈥檚 University Library and University Research Services believe that depositing works in QSpace, via the Green Route A, is the easiest and most cost-effective means for Queen鈥檚 researchers to meet this new requirement,鈥 says Martha Whitehead, Vice-Provost and University Librarian. 鈥淎uthors can gather traditional citation metrics as well as additional alternative metrics on journal publications that are deposited in QSpace. Furthermore, perpetual access to research results and key usage metrics in QSpace provides a ready mechanism to demonstrate policy compliance in future grant applications.鈥

For more information on the Tri-Agency open access policy and how to make your research publications open access, visit the .