Info Guides: Jamk´s Publishing Guide: Open Access Publishing

What is Open Access Publishing?

Open science includes open access to research publications and research data as well as transparency of the research process. Open Access (OA) means that the full text of the publication is accessible online free of charge – it can be read, copied, printed and linked.

Different types of Open Access publishing include:

Diamond OA, or immediate publication of the full text in an Open Access journal without fees collected from the author(s) (APC - Article Processing Charge).
Golden OA, or immediate publication of the full text in an Open Access journal with APC fees.
Green OA, or self-archiving with publisher’s permission in an OA repository maintained by the author’s organisation. The publisher may set an embargo (delay) for the parallel publication.
Hybrid OA, or paying for open access to an individual article in a journal that otherwise has a paywall

It is advisable for an OA publication to have a permanent identifier (such as a URN or DOI), which contains important metadata concerning the publication. The identifiers ensure that citations to the publication are permanent and help avoid a situation where links get corrupted when online platforms are updated. For example, publications in Jamk’s series and self-archived copies of scientific publications by personnel are assigned a permanent URN link in Theseus.

Open Access publishing retains the authorship of the publications and copyright is negotiated with the publisher as in other cases. Rights for reuse can be defined for example with open CC licenses.

Principles of OA publishing at Jamk

By signing the Declaration for Open Science and Research 2020–2025 Jamk is committed to further open access science and research as stated in the Declaration and policies and recommendations complementing the Declaration.

Principles for open publishing are indicated in the:

Policy for open scholarship and,
Recommendations on open access to scholarly publication for research organisations (in Finnish)

Questions on open science and research can be directed to the open science and research support in att(a)jamk.fi

Jamk´s open science principles are included in Jamk´s strategy, RDI principles and quality manual. Jamk´s activities also comply with the Responsible Conduct of Research guideline issued by the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity (TENK) appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Principles of OA publishing at Jamk:

An effort should be made to select a high-quality publisher, and OA publication channels should be favoured
The right to self-archiving should be included in the agreement with the publisher and other authors
Open access to all scientific publications authored by personnel members is ensured by self-archiving them in compliance with the publisher's terms and conditions (CEO's decision 10/2016). The Publication Services will help the author with self-archiving after receiving the file to be saved from the author.

Self-archiving instructions at Jamk

Advantages of OA publishing

Increasing the visibility and impact of research and expertise.
Open Access publications are more easily found and they get more citations.
Promoting the quality and openness of RDI results.
Enhancing the impact of funding.
Facilitating decision-making based on research evidence.
Promoting cooperation and innovations.
Creating global well-being.

National recommendations for OA publishing

A statement issued by the Rectors' Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences Arene in 2009 recommends that UASs use open access publication channels and also promote openness by means of self-archiving.

The Ministry of Education and Culture encourages open access publishing through its funding model for higher education institutions. In the funding model for 2021–2024, OA publications in classes A to E are given a weighting of 1.2.
In line with the national Policy for Open Access to Scholarly Publications, all peer reviewed research and conference articles should be immediately openly accessible from 2022 on.

Tools for OA publishing and self-archiving

Sherpa Romeo
A service for checking self-archiving rights granted by publishers and journals. For example, the service describes the terms of self-archiving applicable to an article published in an international scientific journal. For the time being, the service mainly includes foreign publishers and journals
Sherpa Juliet
A list of research funders' open access policies.
Journal Checker Tool
Allows you to check if a publication channel complies with Plan S. Under Plan S Declaration, scientists and researchers in state-funded research organisations publish their works in scientific OA publications, on open platforms or in repositories where the work is accessible to all without embargo.

Plan S – setting the aim for immediate open access publishing

Plan S is the scientific community’s initiative aiming to increase the openness of scientific publications worldwide. It started from research funding organisations’ call for immediate open publication and making the business models of large publishers in a monopoly position more profitable for the scientific community. In line with Plan S, the national FinELib consortium has negotiated agreements to promote open access on behalf of higher education institutions and research institutes.

Plan S - Making full & immediate Open Acess a reality