JRC'sOpen Access (OA)

Policy

G.P. Tartaglia, A. Annoni, G. Merlo, F. Bonato, A. Friis-Christensen, P. Loekkemyhr

44th LIBER Conference

24-26 June 2015

Horizon 2020,Open Science

Boosting the benefits of publicinvestment in research:

o Wide circulation of publications

o Access to underpinning data

o Open Access to research infrastructures and e-infrastructure

o Faster to market faster growth

o Fostering collaboration and avoiding duplication of effort greater efficiency

o Building on previous research results improved quality of results

o Involving citizens and society improved transparency of the scientific process

Horizon 2020,Open Science

JRC Approach

o Lead by example

o Free OA to public research results

o Optimise access and transferof scientific knowledge

OA to publications

o OA to JRC scientific reports

o New policy adopted on 01-01-2014

all JRC researchers must optfor OA in peer-reviewed journals

• GOLD route (preferred): immediate and unrestricted access to the final published version

• GREEN route: deposit of the manuscript in an on-line repository, within a defined period (embargo)

o Any exceptions will require approval

OA to publications

o OA policies do not:

• Affect author’s freedom to choose whether to publish or not

• Interfere with patenting/commercial exploitation

o Agreements are being developed with major scientific publishers to enable payment of 'gold' publication fees and ensure correct management of financial procedures

OA to publications

o Major change in the way results are published and disseminated

o Review in January 2015

• Number of publications successfully made in GOLD and GREEN

• Number of exceptions• Overall costs• Duration of embargos• Balance of routes to OA preferred by

researchers • Any adverse issues

o Outcome to influence any necessary changes and to plan future funding requirements for OA policy

OA to publications

Figures:

o 197 articles made OA (40%), few exceptions (5%)

o 310 k€ globally spent for APCs; average cost for paper 1,900 €

o GOLD OA route accounts for 79% of the papers in peer-review journals

Recommendations:

o Increase awareness among researchers of GOLD and GREEN implications on IP

o Agreements with publishers to lighten and streamline the complex procedures required to pay APCs.

OA to data

o Basis for quantitative analysis underpinning scientific publications. Follows OA to publications

o Data Policy adopted in 2014

o Guidelines for implementationissued in July 2015

OA to Data

Commission Decision on the reuse of Commission documents (2011/833/EU)*

*) Reverses the earlier version of the decision (2006/291/EC, Euratom) where research information from JRC is excluded

JRC Data Policy

• Open Data principles: free, full, open

and timely access to data as default

rule No restrictions on re-use except

attribution obligation and possible

requirement of registration in specific

cases• Harmonised data acquisition principles:

negotiating restriction-free access and

use of licensed data• Data management principles:

metadata, storage, accessibility• Implementation principles:

identification of responsible entities,

guidelines, data management plans,

monitoring

Goals• Consistent management of data

Data managed according to

agreed principles on metadata,

storage and accessibility• Data used in publications accessible,

ensuring transparency and

reproducibility• Data produced are considered

official deliverables Can be cited, e.g. by publications,

using persistent Ids (e.g., DOIs)• Access enabled through a central

data catalogue (which will also feed

the EU Open Data Portal)• Clear guidelines and tools to aid

users

Exceptions • Data produced by the JRC exclusively

Exceptions include e.g. sensitive or

personal data

• Data produced by the JRC with third

party data or partner Require a negotiation strategy for

acquisition• Favourable acquisition conditions

cannot be guaranteed Different licensing conditions may

reduce legal interoperability and

availability of the data produced by

the JRC with/from third party data

OA to Models

o Inventory of models for support to policy making available (MIDAS – Modeling Inventory Database and Access Services)

o MIDAS allows users to identify, assess and access models, related datasets and documents

o MIDAS allows for the connection of each model to its underlying dataset to other linked models and documents only available inside the Commission; external access currently being investigated

Online dissemination

o JRC Scientific Knowledge Portal (SKP), through the publication system PUBSY

o New JRC Science Hub (01/05/2014)

o About 200 scientific tools and databases already publicly available

o Collaborative tools being implemented for community building and to target individuals and groups on the JRC Science Hub

e-Infrastructure, infrastructure

o Is connecting the interoperability frameworks in EU e.g. INSPIRE, Open Data, GEOSS (the Global Earth Observation System of Systems)

o Is supporting ENVRI (Common Operations of Environmental Research Infrastructures) exploring opportunities to increase interoperability across e-infrastructures

o Inventory of JRC infrastructures open access; association to ESFRI

o Pilot project to allow access to selected JRC infrastructures on going

Open Science

o A systemic change in the modus operandi of science and research

o Main drivers include digital technologies, globalisation and growth of the science community and demand for accountable, responsive, transparent science.

o JRC Working Group on Open Science.

o Initiatives at Commission level