Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices
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- 2. 29/09/19 Nature article on compliance PUBMET 2019 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07101-w
- 4. 29/09/19 RIF Project: Objectives Gain a greater understanding of current and planned Open Access and Open Science policies and practices Raise awareness, amongst funders, of existing rewards & incentive structures that are supporting OA and OS, as well as gaps so as to inspire further Open research policy development in Europe Support the implementation of Plan S PUBMET 2019
- 5. 29/09/19 Process Establishment of an advisory group Scoping exercise Development of questionnaire Survey - Spring 2019 Report - Summer 2019 PUBMET 2019
- 6. 29/09/19 RIF Advisory Group Robert Kiley, Wellcome Trust Falk Reckling, FWF Mathilde Reumaux, Science Europe Vasco Vaz, FCT James Wilsdon, University of Sheffield PUBMET 2019
- 8. 29/09/19 Process Establishment of an advisory group Scoping exercise Development of questionnaire Survey - Spring 2019 Report - 30 Sept 2019 A snapshot in time! PUBMET 2019 Forthcoming, 30 Sept 2019
- 9. 29/09/19 Key national OS policies Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Netherlands Slovenia Slovak Republic Spain UK PUBMET 2019
- 10. 29/09/19 RIF questionnaire : 62 responses Completed by 62 research funders From 29 European countries 27 national funding agencies 2 pan-European funders 15 national and regional academies 14 foundations & philanthropic organisations 4 research charities PUBMET 2019
- 13. 29/09/19 1. Encourage more funders to a) adopt Open Access and Open Data policies across Europe • 37 with an OA policy: 30 mandates • 24 no OA policy; 50% of those developing one • 42 no research data policy, 13 developing one 30 7 24 No mandate Mandate Encourage more OS policy development PUBMET 2019 No policy
- 14. 29/09/19 Encourage more OS policy development 1. Encourage more funders to b) strengthen current policies • 15 OA policies reviewed in last 3 years; 11 in last 12m • Topics for the future: Monitoring (25), embargos (18), eligible journals (16), APC capping (15), licensing (12) & funding pub costs (11) PUBMET 2019
- 15. 29/09/19 Matching policy with practice: OA 2. Analyse the degree to which one’s policy matches with other commitments to Open – Investment in OA journals / platforms > 50 – Investment in RD – Investment in infra – Evaluation criteria PUBMET 2019 SPARC Europe, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278
- 16. 29/09/19 Publication platforms OA journals – Academy of Sciences, e.g. CZ and SK – Royal Society Open Research Platforms – Wellcome Open Research – AMRC Open Research Platform CRIS – Estonian national CRIS ETIS – Portuguese SARC/ Sci repository PUBMET 2019
- 17. 29/09/19 Matching policy with practice: OA 2. Analyse the degree to which one’s policy matches with other commitments to Open – Investment in OA journals / platforms – Investment in RD – Investment in infra – Evaluation criteria PUBMET 2019 SPARC Europe, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278
- 18. 29/09/19 More OS funder policies across Europe 3. Seek to close the gap on policies in all countries in the European region On OA policies: extend beyond Northern: DK, FI, NO, SE Western: AT, BE, CH, FR, DE, IE, LU, NL, UK Eastern: CZ, LV, LT, SI Southern: ES, IT, PT PUBMET 2019
- 19. 29/09/19 More OS funder policies across Europe 3. Seek to close the gap on policies in all countries in the European region on research data policies: extend beyond Northern: FI, NO, SE Western: AT, BE, CH, FR, NL, UK Eastern: LT, SI Southern: PT Why not? 1/3 in early stages, 9 stated RD not a priority, 7 due to resource constraints aPUBMET 2019
- 20. 29/09/19 More support for OS infra: OA 4. Increase support for OS infrastructure Support provided to Open Access initiatives by all funders 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 APC-free or subsidised Open Access platforms APC-free or subsidised Open Access journals Development and dissemination of Open Access standards and principles Open Access repositories Open Access services Platforms and services for OA books and monographs Funding provided to external entities In-kind support None PUBMET 2019 SPARC Europe, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278 Less than 20
- 21. 29/09/19 More support for OS infra: RD 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Data preservation services (archived data) Data storage serices (active data) Development and dissemination of Research Data standards and principles Guidance for Research Data Management Research data registries Research Data repositories Support for preparing Data Management Plans Funding provided to external entities In-kind None PUBMET 2019 Support provided to Research Data initiatives by all funders (in kind and financial) SPARC Europe, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278 Less than 5
- 22. 29/09/19 Review expenditure on OA 5. Consider reviewing APC expenditure and urge publishers to make cost structures transparent and reduce APCs 37 with an OA policy 52 pay towards OA publication costs: APCs and other charges, APCs only, Not APCs but other publication charges 9 support a cap on OA expenditure, 43 none, and 9 considering one PUBMET 2019
- 23. 29/09/19 Review expenditure on OA 5. Consider reviewing APC expenditure and urge publishers to make cost structures transparent and reduce APCs 4 1 16 16 6 4 3 12 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 No support Not APCs but other publication charges Support APCs only Support APCs and other charges Have an OA policy No OA policy PUBMET 2019 Funder support for publication charges SPARC Europe, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278
- 25. 29/09/19 Open in the evaluation process 7. Consider more open access in your evaluation process – Traditional research evaluation: 18 JIF – 27 out of 38 funders with OA policies have signed up to or expressed support for DORA PUBMET 2019
- 26. 29/09/19 PUBMET 2019 4 5 13 13 14 18 18 21 22 22 25 26 26 28 28 29 29 32 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Number of peer reviews undertaken by applicants Altmetrics associated with publications by applicants Quality of plans to promote equality and diversity Quality of data management plan We do not have a formal set of criteria Journal impact factor (JIF) of publications by applicants H-Index of applicants Other Previous grant income of applicants Evidence of past societal impact achieved by applicants Number of citations of publications by applicants Quality of project management/governance arrangements Quality of plan for achieving societal impact Prizes or honours received by applicants Number of peer-reviewed publications by applicants Quality of research uptake and dissemination strategy Count Source: Grant evaluation criteria used by respondents, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019
- 28. 29/09/19 Other funder evaluation criteria CV CV of the PI / Supervision Fundraising track record Collaboration & Stakeholder engagement Evidence of influencing policy and/or practice Public outreach / knowledge exchange 5 top publications presented related to the project Invited presentations Participation in reviews Preprints / grey lit Creative outputs Research plans Prototypes Patents Soft skills Gender in research Any IP Any kind submitted PUBMET 2019 Less than 25
- 29. 29/09/19 Use OS criteria in grant evaluation PUBMET 2019 1 6 22 29 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Do not have an OA/RD policy Have an OA/RD policy Yes No SPARC Europe, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278 Use of Open Science criteria in grant evaluation
- 31. 29/09/19 Monitoring compliance 8. Monitor more closely for policy compliance and establish enforcement strategies 0 5 10 15 20 25 Open Access Policy to research Publication Research Data policy DMPs specifically Monitor compliance Do not monitor compliance PUBMET 2019 SPARC Europe, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278 Number of funders monitoring compliance with their Open Science policies
- 32. 29/09/19 Monitoring compliance 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Lack of time Lack of resources Lack of adequate monitoring infrastructure or tools Lack of mandatory requirements worth monitoring OA Policy Research Data Policy PUBMET 2019 Factors preventing funders from monitoring their Open Science policies SPARC Europe, Insights into European research funder Open policies and practices, 2019, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3401278
- 33. 29/09/19 Conclusions on Plan S 55 are aware of Plan S 11 funders have signed up to Plan S 31 are supportive to varying degrees 19 have not yet formulated a Plan S position 2 are not supportive 3 in process of aligning their policy with it PUBMET 2019
- 34. 29/09/19 Next steps Publishing the report: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.3401278 Exploring opportunities with funders Further research PUBMET 2019