Why are there virtually no mandatory open access policies at American universities?. Issue 3 (20th June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Anderson, Rick
• Is Part Of: Learned publishing. Volume 29:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 215
• Page End: 218
• Publication Date: 2016-06-20
• Subjects: Scholarly publishing -- Periodicals; 070.5
• DOI: 10.1002/leap.1034
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0953-1513

Abstract

Abstract : Key points U.S. university OA policies are far less mandatory than those in the U.K. The waiver clauses in U.S. university policies make it easy for authors to decline making their articles OA. The relative autonomy – and competitiveness – of U.S. universities may be the reason for weaker OA policies. OA in the U.S. is likely to be driven by government funding agency policies rather than by academia.