open access and research integrity workshop 2014 - advocacy

Open Access Advocacy

Sunday 3rd AugustJoe McArthur - @Mcarthur_JoeAssistant Director, Right to Research CoalitionCo-founder of the Open Access Button

From OpenAccessButton.org

www.righttoresearch.org

80% of research is

publicly funded

1 Academic Publishing: Survey of funders supports the benign Open Access outcome priced into shares, HSBC Global Research, February 11, 2013: https://www.research.hsbc.com/midas/Res/RDV?ao=20&key=RxArFbnG1P&n=360010.PDF

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As defined by the Budapest Open Access Initiative

Free, immediate online access to scientific & scholarly articleswith full reuse rights


Two paths to Open Access

Self-archiving

Open AccessJournals


168x faster26,667x cheaper400x more sensitive100x more selective

Current test (ELISA):$800, high false positives

Jack’s test:$.03, >99% accuracy, 5 min

“I used [free, online articles] religiously. Just because, in most online databases, articles cost about $35, and there are only about 10 pages…

My research should serve as a testament to free online research (...) It was hard to get what I needed without the costs. People should take note and because of this project, we should make a move toward more inexpensive or free Online research.”

- Jack AndrakaInterview with Vancouver Observer

www.vancouverobserver.com/world/how-aaron-swartz-paved-way-jack-andrakas-revolutionary-cancer-test


We need more Jack Andrakas


What’s wrong?

Introducing Open

Access

What you can do


But first…

Date taken from https://gowers.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/elsevier-journals-some-facts/


European Commission Report:On average, for-profit journals are

3 TIMES more expensive than non-profits1

In neuroscience, for-profit journals are 890% more expensive (per page)2

1 Study on the economic and technical evolution of the scientific publication markets in Europe, Commissioned by the European Commission2 The Costs and Benefits of Site Licences to Academic Journals”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, C.T. Bergstrom and T.C. Bergstrom.


Setting the default to Open


Setting the default to Open:Two complimentary strategiesShort-term:

Policy Change Levels: Institutional, National,

InternationalPlaces: Universities, Funders,

Goverments

Long-term: Education & Culture

Change

Policy Change: Local


roarmap.eprints.org


“The Open Access policy will anchor the University in its rightful place in the national, regional and international arena and open up the University for more global visibility”

Professor George A.O. MagohaVice-ChancellorDecember 2012


“Working with students to demystify OA at the University of Nairobi and also in institution members of the Kenyan Consortium has proved to be one of the best catalysts for change. We have realized that academics tend to listen to students in matters of ICTs as they see them as agents of change in that they are more savvy, "curious and excellent in networking” and open to new technologies.

To us at the University of Nairobi, students have been our trusted partners and they have played a significant role in advancing the OA movement. We are proud that in a span of a few months, the Vice-Chancellor has signed the Berlin Declaration in October 2012 and also put in place a Committee to draft the institutional OA policy in August 2012.”

- Agatha Kabugu


“…the degree of student initiative and engagement at UBC gives this issue a whole new impetus.”


roarmap.eprints.org

Policy Change: National


i) confirms the importance of students having access to research journals and articles as part of their training;

ii) notes the high cost to institutions and individuals when accessing scholarly literature;

iii) proposes that this could hinder medical students in their development as ‘The Doctor as the Scientist’ as well as developing an evidence based clinical approach;

iv) welcomes and endorses the Right To Research Coalition’s statement on Open Access to research literature.

June 25, 2012

AustraliaBelgiumCanadaDenmarkHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyNorway

Spain SwedenSwitzerlandUKUnited StatesEuropean CommissionWellcome TrustWorld Bank

Policy Change: Funders


1,000+ Congressional lobbying visits over the past 3.5 years

Policy Change: International

“Speaking to THE, the director general of research and innovation at the Commission, Robert-Jan Smits, said its commitment to free online access was essential to driving free movement of researchers and ideas within Europe.

"With our €80 billion we can make one hell of a difference," he said. "We're clear about the huge potential that exists on open access."www.righttoresearch.org

Education & Culture Change


www.sparc.arl.org


More resources available at: www.righttoresearch.org/resources


Open Access Week: October 20-26, 2014

http://www.sparc.arl.org/initiatives/openaccessweek/2014/announcement

www.righttoresearch.org/act/oaweek/gogrants


Applications Open Tomorrow!More info available at: www.opencon2014.org


More info available at: http://www.righttoresearch.org/act/opencon/satellite


So what can you do?

• Have your NMO join the R2RC• Renew the Open Access policy

statement• Start a working group on Open Access

within your NMO• Hold presentations & workshops on OA

at meeting• Start a new project on Open Access• Use OpenAccessButton.org

open access and research integrity workshop 2014 - advocacy

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