Estimated effects of implementing an open access policy for grantees at a private foundation

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Carly Strasser¹  Eesha Khare² 

[1] Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation;Harvard University

关键词: Open access;    Policy;    Philanthropy;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.3853

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) was interested in understanding the potential effects of requiring that grantees publish their peer-reviewed research in open access journals.MethodsWe collected data on more than 2,000 publications in over 500 journals that were generated by GBMF grantees since 2001. We then examined the journal policies to establish how two possible open access policies might have affected grantee publishing habits.ResultsWe found that 99.3% of the articles published by grantees would have complied with a policy that requires open access within 12 months of publication. We also estimated the maximum annual costs to GBMF for covering fees associated with “gold open access” to be between $400,000 and $2,600,000 annually.DiscussionBased in part on this study, GBMF has implemented a new open access policy that requires grantees make peer-reviewed publications fully available within 12 months.

【 授权许可】

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