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ArticlePeerJ2017

Estimated effects of implementing an open access policy for grantees at a private foundation.

Carly Strasser, Eesha Khare

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Article in PeerJ, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Carly StrasserGordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America.
Eesha KhareHarvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) was interested in understanding the potential effects of requiring that grantees publish their peer-reviewed research in open access journals.

methodsWe collected data on more than 2,000 publications in over 500 journals that were generated by GBMF grantees since 2001. We then examined the journal policies to establish how two possible open access policies might have affected grantee publishing habits.

resultsWe found that 99.3% of the articles published by grantees would have complied with a policy that requires open access within 12 months of publication. We also estimated the maximum annual costs to GBMF for covering fees associated with "gold open access" to be between $400,000 and $2,600,000 annually. DISCUSSION: Based in part on this study, GBMF has implemented a new open access policy that requires grantees make peer-reviewed publications fully available within 12 months.

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PMID28966895
PMCPMC5621507

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