By John Morgan. Hefce and Office for Fair Access would be merged into new body under government proposals, while Green Paper also suggests ministers could set fee caps. More...

This factsheet, the first in a series to monitor the transition to Open Access (OA) in the UK, summarises the findings of a study conducted by a consortium of experts, led by Research Information Network and also comprising of Elsevier, Research Consulting and the University of Sheffield.
It presents the key findings relating to five different aspects of OA implementation: the OA options available to authors; authors’ take-up of OA options; the levels of usage of OA articles; the financial stability of the transition to OA for universities; and the financial stability of the transition to OA for Learned Societies. More...