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8. Does your institution provide financial support to faculty/researchers to publish in open access
publications? N=67
Yes 35 52%
No 32 48%
If yes, what types of publications are supported? Check all that apply. N=35
Gold open access journals 31 89%
Hybrid open access journals 14 40%
Open access monographs 7 20%
Other type of publication 7 20%
Please specify the other type of publication. N=7
Exploring additional uses of the fund in support of open access, not necessarily for original publication. For example,
post-publication licensing to allow us to hold content within our digital repository freely accessible, perpetual license for
online access to translation sponsoring a young researcher to attend an open access conference.
First book publication.
Funding provided through RSC Gold for Gold program. This is limited to the RSC suite of journals—a hybrid model. The
Biomedical Library provides support through institutional membership in a number of open access publications. Please
see question below.
Indirect through institutional memberships
Not specifically for open access but can be.
The university allowed for open access monographs and charges for storing data. However, applications for funding
were exclusively for Gold OA and hybrid OA research articles.
We don’t provide direct funding such as covering APCs but we do subscribe to BioMed Central and our subscription will
cover a set number of fees for faculty to publish in the journals. In a way, those could be considered APCs.
9. Please indicate whether your institution supports an institutional level membership with any of the
following publishers. Check all that apply. N=43
BioMed Central 34 79%
Public Library of Science 18 42%
Hindawai 6 14%
Royal Society Publishing 6 14%
Springer Open Access Option 7 16%
British Medical Journal (BMJ) 2 5%
Other publisher 17 40%
8. Does your institution provide financial support to faculty/researchers to publish in open access
publications? N=67
Yes 35 52%
No 32 48%
If yes, what types of publications are supported? Check all that apply. N=35
Gold open access journals 31 89%
Hybrid open access journals 14 40%
Open access monographs 7 20%
Other type of publication 7 20%
Please specify the other type of publication. N=7
Exploring additional uses of the fund in support of open access, not necessarily for original publication. For example,
post-publication licensing to allow us to hold content within our digital repository freely accessible, perpetual license for
online access to translation sponsoring a young researcher to attend an open access conference.
First book publication.
Funding provided through RSC Gold for Gold program. This is limited to the RSC suite of journals—a hybrid model. The
Biomedical Library provides support through institutional membership in a number of open access publications. Please
see question below.
Indirect through institutional memberships
Not specifically for open access but can be.
The university allowed for open access monographs and charges for storing data. However, applications for funding
were exclusively for Gold OA and hybrid OA research articles.
We don’t provide direct funding such as covering APCs but we do subscribe to BioMed Central and our subscription will
cover a set number of fees for faculty to publish in the journals. In a way, those could be considered APCs.
9. Please indicate whether your institution supports an institutional level membership with any of the
following publishers. Check all that apply. N=43
BioMed Central 34 79%
Public Library of Science 18 42%
Hindawai 6 14%
Royal Society Publishing 6 14%
Springer Open Access Option 7 16%
British Medical Journal (BMJ) 2 5%
Other publisher 17 40%
