Finch report endorses move towards ‘open access’ publishing of research
The report of the Working Group chaired by Dame Janet Finch on access to research, also known as the Finch report, was published on Monday, June 18 2012. The report, commissioned by the coalition ...
View ArticleRSS Council meeting, 28 June 2012
Council, the trustees of the Royal Statistical Society, met for the third time in 2012 on Wednesday 27 June. Council looked at the policy discussions relating to open access publishing and ...
View ArticleGovernment responds positively to Finch report on open access
In a letter to Dame Janet Finch (pdf format, opens in new window) published today science minister David Willetts responded positively to the recommendations set out in the recently published ...
View ArticleImplications of open access publishing
Following a review by Dame Janet Finch published in May, the UK government announced in July that from April 2013 all publicly funded research must now be published in journals which are ‘open ...
View ArticleTwo-day workshop on open access publishing to be held at RSS
The Academy of Social Sciences is holding a two-day workshop looking at how the recommendations made in the recent Finch Review for Open Access publishing in the UK might be implemented. The ...
View ArticleRSS Council meeting, 10 October 2012
Council, the trustees of the Society, met for the fourth time in 2012 on Wednesday 10 October 2012. Council once again looked at the policy discussions relating to open access publishing, ...
View ArticleLords criticise ‘lack of clarity’ regarding open access policy
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has criticised Research Councils UK (RCUK) regarding the planned implementation of its open access policy following concern from academics ...
View ArticleHEFCE call for advice on open access
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is inviting advice, from anyone with an interest in research and academic publishing, on developing the four UK funding bodies’ joint ...
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