Among other things, open science means open access to research publications and data sets, as well as openness and transparency of the research process. Open Access (OA) means that the full text of the publication is accessible online to all levels of society and free of charge – it can be read, copied, printed and linked.
Different types of Open Access publishing include:
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.
In Open Access publishing the author retains the copyright and, for example, can manage the further use of the work under an open CC licence.
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Research data (or metadata) can be stored in open access repositories. Read more about storing research data sets in Jamk’s Data management guide.
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.
As part of the Finnish research community, Jamk University of Applied Sciences is committed to following the principles of open access science and research. Openness is a basic value for us, and publications, research data sets and methods produced in research and development activities must be accessible to companies and citizens as openly as possible.
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.
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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.
When an article is published in a journal following the Gold OA principle or in a hybrid journal, the publisher may collect an article processing charge (APC). While these charges range from a few dozen to thousands of euros, not all publishers of Open Access journals collect them.
Jamk personnel are entitled to APC discounts in some publishers' journals (Sage, Emerald & IEEE). These discounts are based on agreements concluded by the FinELib consortium with the publishers.