Open Access News

The Open Science Newsletter edition October 2024 has been released, containing amongst other items:

• Publisher deals quota
• New round Public Engagement Seed Fund
• Podcast ‘Open Science Bites’ met kinderarts Laura Postma 
• UMCG Symposium ‘Patients in Research’

The Universities of The Netherlands (UNL) has agreements with major publishers Taylor & Francis and Oxford University Press, allowing Dutch corresponding authors to publish a predefined number of articles open access without additional article processing charges (APC). 
Under the Taylor & Francis agreement, Dutch corresponding authors can publish up to 1,451 open access articles per year without APC charges.
Under the Oxford University Press agreement, Dutch corresponding authors are allowed to publish a maximum number of open access publications per year without APC charges: 733 articles in 2024, 707 in 2025 and 680 in 2026.

Consequences
The 2024 quota for both publishers are expected to be reached in the third week of November. This means that from that moment the deal will be suspended and UG/UMCG articles will no longer be eligible for the usual 100% discount on the open access fee.

Dutch corresponding authors will be able to use the new allocation of OA fee waivers as of 1 January 2025.

Please note: If you choose to publish open access, you will have to arrange the APC payment yourself.

Alternative routes
During the suspension of the deal, authors can choose to publish closed access. Alternative routes to make your article open access may be the Taverne Amendment route or the Rights Retention Strategy. Please contact us for advice.

Funder restrictions: Should your research funder (e.g. NWO or Horizon Europe) require you to share your publications immediately (no embargo) and under an open license, please get in touch with us for advice.

If you wish to discuss the available options or if you have any questions email us at:
openaccess@umcg.nl (UMCG authors)

According to the agreement between Springer Nature and the Universities of The Netherlands (UNL), Dutch corresponding authors are allowed to publish up to 2,067 open access articles per year without additional article processing charges (APC).

Consequences
The national annual quota for 2024 is expected to be reached in mid-October. This means that from that moment the deal will be suspended and UG/UMCG articles will no longer be eligible for the usual 100% discount on the open access fee.

Dutch corresponding authors will be able to use the new allocation of OA fee waivers as of 1 January 2025.

Please note: If you choose to publish open access, you will have to arrange the APC payment yourself.

Alternative routes
During the suspension of the deal, authors can choose to publish closed access. Alternative routes to make your article open access may be the Taverne Amendment route or the Rights Retention Strategy. Please contact us for additional information.

Funder restrictions: Should your research funder (e.g. NWO or Horizon Europe) require you to share your publications immediately (no embargo) and under an open license, please get in touch with us for advice.

If you wish to discuss the available options or if you have any questions email us at:
openaccess@umcg.nl (UMCG authors)

According to the agreement between publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LLW) and the Universities of The Netherlands (UNL), Dutch corresponding authors are allowed to publish a maximum number of open access publications per year without additional article processing charges (APC): 270 articles in 2024, 273 in 2025 and 276 in 2026.

Consequences

The national annual quota for 2024 is expected to be reached the 3rd week of October. This means that from that moment the deal will be suspended and UG/UMCG articles will no longer be eligible for the usual 100% discount on the open access fee.

Dutch corresponding authors will be able to use the new allocation of OA fee waivers as of 1 January 2025.

Alternative routes

Please note: During the suspension of the deal authors can choose to publish closed access. If you choose to publish open access, you will have to arrange the APC payment yourself. Alternative routes may be the Taverne Amendment route or the Rights Retention Strategy, please contact us for additional information.

Should your research funder (e.g. NWO or Horizon Europe) require you to share your publications immediately (no embargo) and under an open license, please get in touch with us for advice.

If you wish to discuss the available options or if you have any questions email us at:
openaccess@umcg.nl (UMCG authors)

RUG en UMCG- wetenschappers kunnen vanaf nu casestudies indienen voor de 5e editie van de Open Research Award.
Inzendingen moeten gebruik maken van open praktijken in onderzoek of onderwijs. Alle in aanmerking komende casestudies
rijgen publieke aandacht en er worden willekeurig drie inzendingen getrokken die elk 500 Euro winnen.
Dien je Case study in voor 15 oktober

RUG and UMCG scientists can now submit case studies for the 5th edition of the Open Research Award. Entries must use
open practices in research or education. All eligible case studies will receive public attention and three entries will be randomly drawn,
each winning 500 euros.
Submit your case before 15 oktober

The Open Science Newsletter July 2024 has been released, containing amongst other items:

• Call for submissions: UG/UMCG Open Research Award 2024
• New guide on predatory publishers
• Open Science NL calls
• Call for Open Science Community Groningen (OSCG) Committee Members

During the EAHIL 2024 conference in Riga, the results of the Medical Library and the University Library in achieving almost 100% open access will be presented. 
The purpose of the oral presentation is to give an inspiring overview of support actions for publishing open access.

Achieving 100% open access @University of Groningen: Libraries as positive change agents.
An abstract in words is available, as well as an abstract in music. Created by Elizabeth Berry, International School Basel, location Aesch, using chatgpt-lyrics & Suno-music

In 2023, 98% of UMCG peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings were open access - including gold (36%), hybrid (38%) and green (24%) open access. The share of open access publications remained stable from 2021. The significant increase in 2021 can largely be attributed to the implementation of the open access procedural rules (Taverne amendment), which have led to a significant growth in the share of green open access.
Because the share of gold and hybrid open access has remained stable, the rollout of the open access policy has proven to be durable.
The University of Groningen Library (UB) and the Medical Library (CMB) are responsible for implementing the regulations.

Questionable and predatory publishers abuse the open access model by collecting Article Processing Charges (APCs) without providing proper editorial and peer-review services. How can authors recognise and avoid these journals? What can authors do if they have published with a questionable or predatory publisher? Open access specialists at universities across the Netherlands have written a guide that provides insight and practical advice for authors. This guide can be found on the CMB Library guide Predatory publishers

Other guides in this series
A series of open science guides help researchers in the Netherlands navigate open science. They cover topics such as pre-prints, open licenses, questionable publication practices, and how to apply open science in practice.

All guides are open access and are available via the open repository Zenodo. For ease of reference, we have gathered the guides on the CMB Library guide Practical Guides.

The Open Science Newsletter February 2024 has been released, containing amongst other items:

• New episode Open Science Bites podcast
• Funding possibilities for open science initiatives
• Open Science Fund 2023 awarded grants
• Activities Open Education Week 2024