Contents
Terms of Reference
Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Factual Background
The Finch Group
Box 1: Definitions
Open access policies and funding
Reactions
Chapter 3: Key Issues
Embargo periods
Figure 1: The Publishers Association decision
tree (endorsed by BIS and RCUK)
A "one size fits all" approach
Box 2: Creative commons licence types
First mover risks
Figure 2: Science Europe member organisations
with open access positions
Risk of unintended consequences
Limits on publication
Figure 3: Compliance of selected journals
with RCUK's open access policy
Journals
Collaborations
Learned Societies
Cost benefit analysis
Consultation
Chapter 4: Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix 1: Members and Declarations of Interests
Appendix 2: List of Witnesses
Appendix 3: Call for Evidence
Appendix 4: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Appendix 5: Recent Reports from the House
of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Evidence is published online at www.parliament.uk/hlscience
and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020
7219 5314)
References in footnotes to the Report
are as follows:
Q refers to a question in oral evidence;
Witness names without a question reference
refer to written evidence.
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