my prediction...
2027 is going to be a year where UK-based academics learn a lot more about copyright and their rights.
1.) The University of Nottingham has divested from big deal packages with five major publishers https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2026-5-university-of-nottingham-drops-five-publishing-deals/
2.) The University of Nottingham also has an institutional rights retention policy https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Governance/Documents/Open-Access-Publications-Policy.pdf (PDF)
I shall watch with great interest...
HT @mpe
Update. Some colleagues and I have been collecting university #RightsRetention #OpenAccess policies for the #OpenAccessDirectory (#OAD). We now have 170.
https://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/University_rights-retention_OA_policies
Spread the word. The world could use many more.
Kudos to #Yale for adopting a #RightsRetention #OpenAccess policy, to take effect July 1, 2026.
https://guides.library.yale.edu/FAS-SEAS-AuthorRightsPolicy
Auftakt gelungen! 🎉
Bei unserem zweitägigen Kick-off-Treffen für die dritte Förderphase in Göttingen kamen Projektbeteiligte zusammen, um die gemeinsame Arbeit für die nächsten Monate auf den Weg zu bringen.
Auf dem Plan standen unter anderem Arbeitsplan & Zusammenarbeit abstimmen und Themen wie #RightsRetention, #OpenAccess für NGOs & Verstetigung der Plattform diskutieren.
Mit viel Energie, klaren nächsten Schritten und Lust auf Zusammenarbeit geht’s jetzt in die Projektphase!
With #HorizonEurope #OpenScience requirements, it's possible to go the 'Green' route.
Use the #RightsRetention Statement. Add it in the 1st page of the article, in the ack. section or the message to the editor.
⚠️ Keep the statement from initial submission to the final version!
Ross Mounce
Peter Suber
petersuber
open-access.network
SPARC Europe
OpenAIRE