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Open Access

Open Access

Flinders University Library supports open access to research, ensuring that research outputs are freely available to everyone. This is achieved in two ways:

  • Publishing open access: Researchers can publish their work in journals we have agreements in place at no charge or a discounted rate (terms and conditions apply, see here for more information).
  • Making existing outputs open access: Research already published can be shared freely at no cost through university-hosted platforms. 

The University's Open Access Policy requires that research outputs (including non-traditional research outputs) be made open access unless there is a valid reason not to.  Researchers can choose the open access route that is most suitable to their research, while also meeting any obligations linked to grant funding. 

Why Open Access matters

Open access promotes global equity by removing barriers to accessing research. It ensures that knowledge is available to everyone, regardless of their location or resources.

Flinders University supports open and ethical research practices, aligning with:

  • FAIR Principles: Ensuring research and data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.
  • CARE Principles: Promoting ethical use of data, especially when it relates to Indigenous peoples or communities.

Useful links

     Open access policy  How to publish Open Access  Open access procedures  Creative commons licences  Strategic publishing  Research data management  Need help?

Benefits of open access 

Grant requirements 

How to make your work open access at Flinders

Share outputs via ResearchNow

ResearchNow can be used to make article manuscripts open access at no cost and to showcase a variety of research, including non-traditional research outputs

Share data through ROADS

Use the ROADS repository at Flinders to make your research datasets open access and reusable by others.

Publish reports & grey literature

Have your reports hosted by Flinders with a stable DOI and a registered ISBN to aid in discoverability.

Publish open through journals (Read & Publish)

View offers available for free and discounted open access publishing options in selected journals.
 

Go to a workshop

Attend a library workshop to learn more about publishing open access, avoiding predatory publishers, and sharing all kinds of outputs.

Adopt open research principles

Flinders University encourages researchers to learn about, adopt and encourage open research practices, where relevant or possible.

Benefits of open access

Open access to research outputs offers several benefits:

  • Wider readership & greater citations: Without being behind a paywall, open access articles are accessible to a broader, more diverse audience. This not only boosts readership and citations but also the chances of finding collaborators and amplifying the impact of research.
  • Compliance with funding requirements: Ensures compliance with open access mandates for publicly funded research, maximising the visibility and accessibility of findings so more people can benefit from it.
  • Accelerate innovation: Open licences allow other researchers to build on existing research, translating research into real-world applications faster. By breaking down barriers, open access fosters a collaborative and dynamic research environment. 
     

Open Access Week

International Open Access Week is celebrated in the third week of October every year. It aims to raise awareness about the importance of making research information freely available to everyone.

Flinders University Library supports Open Access through Read & Publish agreements, as well as support and training for researchers using our Open Access repositories.

In 2024, Open Access Week was held from October 21-27. A recording is available of the keynote event, ‘Coffee, cake & Open Access: A researcher Q&A discussion’, which was held on Tuesday October 22nd in the Alere Function Centre. 

This event included a keynote address from Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Performance and Impact), Professor Vincent Bulone, followed by a welcome address from Mr Prashant Pandey (Director of Library Services).  

Both speakers then joined an engaging panel discussion moderated by Ms Liz Walkley Hall (Library Associate Director, Engagement and Scholarly Communications) and featuring Professor Tim Cavagnaro, Professor Raj Shekhawat, and Professor Sharyn Roach Anleu.

A recording is also available of the 2023 Open Access Week Launch Event, which celebrated the launch of the University’s new Open Access Policy.

Open access infographic - click to enlarge


Open Access infographic – Click to enlarge.
By Ginny Barbour, Stephanie Bradbury,
Paula Callan & Anne Walsh. CC-BY-NC.

Open access requirements for grants

Researchers who have received grant funding should ensure they are aware of their funding body’s open access mandates and choose publishing avenues that comply with their grant conditions.

ARC and NHMRC advise against relying on the use of commercial, social media platforms such as ResearchGate and Academia.edu as a way for meeting open access compliance requirements. Visit the open access policy requirements from ARC and NHMRC for more information.

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Recipients of an Australian Research Council grant will need to comply with the ARC Open Access Policy that requires most publications to be made open access within 12 months from publication date. For journal articles, this is preferably through depositing your accepted manuscript to be made open access at no cost through ResearchNow, or in an openly accessible public digital archive. You may also be able to publish open access at no cost by choosing a journal eligible for waived fees under a library Read & Publish agreement.

ARC Open access policy
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All NHMRC grant holders are subject to the NHMRC Open Access Policy. It requires that all peer reviewed publications are published open access immediately, with a Creative Commons Attribution licence allowing reuse by others. There are several avenues through which this can be achieved:

  • By publishing open access at no cost in a journal covered by a library Read & Publish agreement
  • By publishing in a fully open access (gold OA) journal with payment of an APC, as long as that journal only offers open access publishing. Payment of an APC in a journal that offers regular subscription publishing is not congruent with the policy
  • Prior to submitting to a journal, add the prescribed rights statement (in italics below) to the manuscript. If the article is accepted for publication with this statement, then upload it to ResearchNow where it can be made open access immediately after article publication. Rights statement wording to be included:

    This research was funded in whole or part by the National Health and Medical Research Council [Grant number]. For the purposes of open access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.
NHMRC open access policy

Need help?

Contact the Library Research Engagement team for support with making your research open access.

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