JRC's
Open Access (OA)
Policy
G.P. Tartaglia, A. Annoni, G. Merlo,
F. Bonato, A. Friis-Christensen, P.
Loekkemyhr
44th LIBER Conference
24-26 June 2015
Horizon 2020,
Open Science
Boosting the benefits of public
investment in research:
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Wide circulation of publications
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Access to underpinning data
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Open Access to research infrastructures
and e-infrastructure
Horizon 2020,
Open Science
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Faster to market
 faster growth
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Fostering collaboration and avoiding
duplication of effort
 greater efficiency
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Building on previous research results
 improved quality of results
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Involving citizens and society
 improved transparency of the
scientific process
JRC Approach
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Lead by example
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Free OA to public research results
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Optimise access and transfer
of scientific knowledge
OA to publications
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OA to JRC scientific reports
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New policy adopted on 01-01-2014
 all JRC researchers must opt
for OA in peer-reviewed journals
• GOLD route (preferred): immediate
and unrestricted access to the final
published version
• GREEN route: deposit of the
manuscript in an on-line repository,
within a defined period (embargo)
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Any exceptions will require approval
OA to publications
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OA policies do not:
• Affect author’s freedom to choose
whether to publish or not
• Interfere with patenting/commercial
exploitation
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Agreements are being developed with
major scientific publishers to enable
payment of 'gold' publication fees and
ensure correct management of financial
procedures
OA to publications
o Major change in the way results are
published and disseminated
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Review in January 2015
• Number of publications successfully
made in GOLD and GREEN
• Number of exceptions
• Overall costs
• Duration of embargos
• Balance of routes to OA preferred by
researchers
• Any adverse issues
o Outcome to influence any necessary
changes and to plan future funding
requirements for OA policy
OA to publications
Figures:
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197 articles made OA (40%), few exceptions
(5%)
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310 k€ globally spent for APCs; average cost
for paper 1,900 €
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GOLD OA route accounts for 79% of the
papers in peer-review journals
Recommendations:
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Increase awareness among researchers of
GOLD and GREEN implications on IP
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Agreements with publishers to lighten and
streamline the complex procedures required
to pay APCs.
OA to data
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Basis for quantitative analysis
underpinning scientific publications.
Follows OA to publications
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Data Policy adopted in 2014
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Guidelines for implementation
issued in July 2015
OA to Data
Commission Decision on the reuse of
Commission documents (2011/833/EU)*
*) Reverses the earlier version of the
decision (2006/291/EC, Euratom) where
research information from JRC is excluded
JRC Data Policy
• Open Data principles: free, full, open
and timely access to data as default
rule
 No restrictions on re-use except
attribution obligation and possible
requirement of registration in
specific cases
• Harmonised data acquisition principles:
negotiating restriction-free access and
use of licensed data
• Data management principles:
metadata, storage, accessibility
• Implementation principles:
identification of responsible entities,
guidelines, data management plans,
monitoring
Goals
• Consistent management of data
 Data managed according to
agreed principles on metadata,
storage and accessibility
• Data used in publications accessible,
ensuring transparency and
reproducibility
• Data produced are considered
official deliverables
 Can be cited, e.g. by publications,
using persistent Ids (e.g., DOIs)
• Access enabled through a central
data catalogue (which will also feed
the EU Open Data Portal)
• Clear guidelines and tools to aid
users
Exceptions
• Data produced by the JRC exclusively
 Exceptions include e.g. sensitive or
personal data
• Data produced by the JRC with third
party data or partner
 Require a negotiation strategy for
acquisition
• Favourable acquisition conditions
cannot be guaranteed
 Different licensing conditions may
reduce legal interoperability and
availability of the data produced by
the JRC with/from third party data
OA to Models
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Inventory of models for support to
policy making available (MIDAS –
Modeling Inventory Database and
Access Services)
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MIDAS allows users to identify, assess
and access models, related datasets
and documents
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MIDAS allows for the connection of
each model to its underlying dataset to
other linked models and documents
only available inside the Commission;
external access currently being
investigated
Online dissemination
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JRC Scientific Knowledge Portal
(SKP), through the publication system
PUBSY
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New JRC Science Hub (01/05/2014)
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About 200 scientific tools and
databases already publicly available
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Collaborative tools being implemented
for community building and to target
individuals and groups on the JRC
Science Hub
e-Infrastructure,
infrastructure
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Is connecting the interoperability
frameworks in EU
 e.g. INSPIRE, Open Data, GEOSS
(the Global Earth Observation System
of Systems)
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Is supporting ENVRI (Common
Operations of Environmental Research
Infrastructures)
 exploring opportunities to increase
interoperability across e-infrastructures
o Inventory of JRC infrastructures
 open access; association to ESFRI
o Pilot project to allow access to selected
JRC infrastructures on going
Open Science
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A systemic change in the modus
operandi of science and research
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Main drivers include digital
technologies, globalisation and
growth of the science community and
demand for accountable, responsive,
transparent science.
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JRC Working Group on Open Science.
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Initiatives at Commission level