Open access publishing is part of responsible research and one of the core values of science and research. Open access means that the publication can be read from the internet without a separate fee. The idea behind this is that publicly funded research should be as widely utilized by societies as possible.
The publications of Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk) highlight the results of RDI activities as well as the competence and expertise of the staff and students. The aim of the principles is to promote open access publishing. The aim of open access publishing is to strengthen the effectiveness of Oamk. Open access refers to the Gold Open Access publishing and self-archiving of the publications.
Oamk's principles:
Approved by the Executive Board of Oulu University of Applied Sciences 14.3.2023
Teachers and researchers working in universities of applied sciences are requested to publish in parallel the research articles published in scientific publications or the university's own publication series since 1 January 2010 in the Theseus publication archive. Arene ry recommends that when publishing, teachers and researchers working in universities of applied sciences should utilise publishing channels that follow an open publishing policy.
OKM encourages open access publishing through a funding model: open access publications (publication types A to E) receive a weighting factor of 1.2.
According to the National policy on open access to research publications (PDF, in Finnish only) all peer-reviewed research and conference articles must be immediately open access from 2022 onwards.
This applies to domestic and international peer-reviewed scientific journal and conference articles (OKM publication type classification A, excluding A3) that will be sent to publication consideration on or after 1 January 2022. Immediate openness refers to the publication of a peer-reviewed version of an article in an open publisher/publisher channel or self-archived by a researcher/research organisation without embargos.
GOLD OA
The openness of a publication means that the publication can be read, printed and copied from the internet freely, in full and free of charge. The publication is freely accessible through the internet. A publishing charge can be collected (APC, article processing charge). There are also OA journals that do not charge any publishing fees.
Green OA, parallel publication
A publication or part thereof can be published in parallel in a discipline or organisation specific publication archive, where it is available either immediately or after a specific embargo period. The publisher can also impose a limit to the version that can be self-archived. Self-archiving is free of charge for the researcher. The author can purchase a single article to make it open by paying an APC charge that usually is thousands of euros.
You can check the terms of self-archiving in Sherpa/Romeo.
Hybrid OA
This status typically requires the payment of a publication fee (also called an article processing charge or APC) to the publisher.
Embargo = A delay/quarantine period defined by the publisher during which the material may not be freely published online. The Embargo period begins with the date of the appearance of either the electronic version or the printed version, whichever occurs earlier. The embargo period is usually between 6 and 36 months.
APC (article processing charge) = Processing fee / author fee / publication fee charged to the author when publishing an article in a gold open access or hybrid journal.
Final published version (or publisher PDF) = Publication in the format in which it is distributed electronically by the publisher.
Institutional repository (or Institutional server) = Open repository of a university or research institute, e.g. Theseus.
Post-print (also final draft or author-accepted version) = The last corrected version from the author to the publisher that has already undergone a possible peer review, where the publisher's layout is not yet visible. The 'post' (after) in the term applies to the content, not to the printing. The version is "in terms of content", i.e. the same content as the article in the final publication. The version with the proof watermark no longer meets the criteria of the final draft (too finished).
Pre-print = A script version that is not peer-reviewed.
