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Open Access Publishing and the role of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Ljubljana, Symposium Open Access and Licensing Options In Academic Libraries 1st October 2015
Claudia HeidrichSales Executive
Agenda
Introduction to the Royal Society of Chemistry
Open Access Initiatives at the RSC
RSC’s Open Access Results
The Royal Society of ChemistryThe world’s leading chemistry community
• Founded in 1841• Over 52,000 members • Not-for-profit organisation
Advancing excellence in the chemical sciencesOur Activities
International
not-for profit
Publisher
Conferences &
Events
Conferences &
Events
Professional
Body
Qualifications
Professional
Body
QualificationsLibrary and
Information Centre
Library andInformation Centre
Global Membership
Organisation
Global Membership
Organisation
Science Policy- campaigningorganisation
Science Policy- campaigningorganisation
EducationFacilitator
EducationFacilitator
Learned Society
Charity
Learned Society
Charity
RSCActivities
RSCActivities
Our Scope
• Chemical Sciences• Energy &
Environmental Sciences
• Food Science• Medicinal Chemistry
& Biomolecular Sciences
• Nano, Polymers & Materials Science
Our GrowthIn 2014, we published 36,000 articles, that’s almost 7 times as many articles as we delivered in 2008.
Our share of the market has tripled since 2008.
Increasing publication volumes
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Number of articles per publisher 2008-2014
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Our Impact
Royal Society of Chemistry journals deliver
high quality content• 33% of our journals have an IF above 5• 85% of our journals have an IF above 3• Three-quarters (73%)
of our journals are in the
top 25% of their ISI categories
Data based on 2014 Journal Citation Reports ®,
(Thomson Reuters, June 2015).
Our international influence and visibility .
• In 2014 over 113,000 authors from 85 countries published with the RSC
• International Editorial Board members
• 5000 customers
in 150 countries
Open Access at the RSC
What is the RSC’s view?
“RSC supports Open Access models which seek to ensure that scholarly publishing activities operate in a long term
sustainable way”
• Maximise availability and accessibility of research• Maintain standards and ethics of publishing• Provide a quality service
Gold OA is the best option – sustainable and provides immediate access
Green OA – we can facilitate this via our Chemical Science Article Repository and our policies allow deposition into institutional repositories (12-month embargo period)
RSC’s Open Access policies• We provide Gold OA options in all our journals
– APCs: £1,000 (Communication, Technical Note); £1,600 (Full Paper); £2,500 (Review Article)
– Choice of CC BY and CC BY NC license
• 1 gold OA Journal Chemical Science
• Deposition of authors’ final accepted version in an institutional repository is permissible with full text of article available 12 months after publication
• Article metadata can be deposited in a non-commercial repository at any time after publication
• Green route via deposition in our Chemical Sciences Article Repository - automatic deposition of the authors’ final version if this is opted into at submission (12 month embargo period)
• We reward all RSC Gold subscribing institutions with voucher codes to publish Gold OA free of charge
•Subscription Price / £ 1,600 GBP = Number of Open Access Vouchers
• 620 Institutions qualified for Gold for Gold
• 2617 articles went OA
• from 341 institutions
• in 39 different countries
Results in 2014
Where is it happening?
Global distribution of OA
% of OA RSC articles published by country in 2014
Germany; 30%
United Kingdom; 19%
United States; 8%
Australia; 5%
Japan; 4%
Netherlands; 4%
Switzerland; 3%
Sweden; 3%
Italy; 3%
Poland; 2%
Czech Republic; 2%
Singapore; 2%
Canada; 2%India; 2%
France; 2%Denmark; 1% Austria; 1%
China; 1%Belgium; 1%
Spain; 1%Korea, South; 1%Norway; 1%
South Korea; 1%
CountryNumber of OA
Articles% of total OA
Articles
Germany 777 30%
United Kingdom 475 19%
United States 159 8%
Australia 130 5%
Japan 107 4%
Netherlands 92 4%
Switzerland 70 3%
Sweden 70 3%
Italy 67 3%
Poland 64 2%
Top ten countries publishing OA articles in 2014
Publishing Institutions in Slovenia
National Institute of ChemistryUniversity of Ljubljana Institut Jozef Stefan University of MariborUniversity of Nova GoricaInstitute of Metals and Technology Slovenian National Building and Civil
Engineering Institute
Input from Slovenia in 2015
39 accepted RSC articles 94 authors published as co-author or corresponding author17 OA Vouchers used ( 15 still available )
Publishing Institutions in Croatia
Ruđer Bošković InstituteUniversity of Zagreb University of Split Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekThe Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
Input from Croatia in 2015
37 accepted RSC articles 97 authors published as co-author or corresponding author15 Open Access Vouchers used ( 0 left)
Benefits of Gold for Gold
Authors• Easy solution to increasing pressure to publish OA• Get more visibility for their research• No need to deal with payments of OA articles
Librarians• Great for relations with faculty• Become more actively involved with OA• A chance to experiment with this model
Institution• Profile is raised
How do we continue • Understand the needs and requirements of stakeholders
relating to open access
• Provide a trusted voice and source of information for the chemical sciences community during the transition to open access
• Provide a publishing system, process and reporting solutions which meet & exceed needs of our users
• Ensure every author has the option to publish open access in compliance with their funding requirements
• Be a sustainable publishing partner
Gold Open Access fees
Lawson, Stuart (2015): Average APC price 2014. figshare.http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1311650Retrieved 13:42, Mar 09, 2015 (GMT)
CountryNumber of OA
Articles% of total OA
Articles
Germany 777 30%
United Kingdom 475 19%
United States 159 8%
Australia 130 5%
Japan 107 4%
Netherlands 92 4%
Switzerland 70 3%
Sweden 70 3%
Italy 67 3%
Poland 64 2%
Top ten countries publishing OA articles in 2014
Open access across subjects
Alma Swan, Director, SPARC Europe, COASP, 17-19 September 2014
