The Changing World of Journal PublicationsAIBS Council MeetingDavid CrottySenior Editor, Oxford University Pressdavid.crotty@oup.com

December 5, 2012

Online Behavior EvolvesReferrers

VisitsGoogle = 68,838,122PubMed = 7,611,989Google Translate = 797,088Search.com = 486,305Bing = 414,668Wikipedia = 319,951Yahoo = 318,039HighWire = 288,966Ask Jeeves = 224,204Facebook = 201,996

Online Behavior EvolvesEntry Pages

Online Behavior EvolvesRestoring Serendipity

Mobile

Mobile

AltmetricsMoving Beyond the Impact Factor

Social MediaFiltering Information Overload

Open AccessExtraordinary Growth

Open Access

• Despite growth in OA journals, articles, submission levels to subscription journals continue to grow

• Hybrid OA uptake continues to decline

• Studies consistently rank OA at the bottom for author priority

• Compliance with OA policies remains low

A Low Priority for Most Researchers

Open Access

• Public and Private Funding Agencies see OA as beneficial—more bang for their buck

• Introducing OA Mandate Policies

• Introducing Enforcement Policies

Moving from the Carrot to the Stick

Finch Report

Implementation•OA journals (including hybrid) should be the main method of publication of research, especially publicly funded research

•OA should be funded through APCs

•More effective and flexible funding arrangements for OA

•Minimize restrictions on use and re-use

Summary of Findings

Open Access

RCUK—April 1, 2013Funded articles must be compliant with RCUK OA policy

– Option 1: Immediately available, APC paid, immediate deposit in repositories, CC-BY

– Option 2: Deposit of accepted manuscripts in repositories, 6 month embargo, no APC paid, CC-BY-NC

Wellcome TrustExpects authors to make their results freely available

– PMC/UKPMC deposit within 6 months– Will pay APC’s– CC-BY required beginning April, 2013– Funding withheld from authors found not in compliance

New Funder Policies

Open Access

NIH– Since 2008, NIH-funded papers must be deposited in PMC with a 12

month embargo– New enforcement policy (April 2013) will prevent continuation of

funding for any non-compliant authors

Other US Government Funding AgenciesAmerica COMPETES Act requires OSTP set policy

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New Funder Policies

Open Access

• Money

• Embargos

• Licensing Terms

Unresolved Matters

Open Access

• Broadening access to the research literature is a good thing

• Adversarial nature of the discussion is counterproductive

• Our job is to figure out how to make it work

A new shared understanding needs to develop of the interlocking roles of the various parties: researchers, policy-makers, funders, university managers, librarians, publishers and other intermediaries…The future development of an effective research communications system is too important to leave to chance.

Finch Report

The Bottom Line

Thanks!David CrottySenior Editor, Oxford University Pressdavid.crotty@oup.com