Open access in Australia

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| quote = 2001: ANU became Australia's first university to establish an open repository for ePrints.{{Cite journal|last=Steele|first=Colin|date=2013-11-06|title=Open access in Australia: an odyssey of sorts?|journal=Insights|language=en|volume=26|issue=3|page=282|doi=10.1629/2048-7754.91|issn=2048-7754|doi-access=free}}

2003: QUT was the first university in the world to mandate open access for all of its scholarly works.{{cite book|url=http://www.oar2013.qut.edu.au/program/19331%20OAR_Conference_Program_SPV.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127070538/http://www.oar2013.qut.edu.au/program/19331%20OAR_Conference_Program_SPV.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-01-27|title=Open Access and Research Conference 2013|chapter=Welcome|page=1|date=2014-01-27|access-date=2018-05-04}}

2010: CAUL released a Statement on Open Scholarship and the Australian Government made a Declaration of Open Government.{{cite web |url=https://www.finance.gov.au/blog/2010/07/16/declaration-open-government/ |title=Declaration of Open Government | Department of Finance |publisher=Finance.gov.au |date=2010-07-16 |access-date=2018-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021400/https://www.finance.gov.au/blog/2010/07/16/declaration-open-government/ |archive-date=2018-06-14 |url-status=dead}}

2012: The NHMRC's Open Access Policy took effect.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants-funding/policy/nhmrc-open-access-policy |title=NHMRC Open Access Policy (previously also referred to as the NHMRC Policy on the Dissemination of Research Findings) | National Health and Medical Research Council |publisher=Nhmrc.gov.au |date=2018-01-15 |access-date=2018-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329005029/https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants-funding/policy/nhmrc-open-access-policy |archive-date=2018-03-29 |url-status=dead }}

2013: The ARC's OA policy took effect making all ARC Discovery projects from 2014 comply.

2014: ALIA adopted a full open access policy.{{cite web|url=https://www.alia.org.au/about-alia/policies-standards-and-guidelines/alia-open-access-statement|title=ALIA open access statement|date=24 February 2014|website=Australian Library and information Association|access-date=4 May 2018}}

2016: The Australian Productivity Commission report on the Intellectual Property system recommended that all federal, state and territory governments "implement an open access policy for publicly-funded research".Productivity Commission Inquiry. (2016). Intellectual Property Arrangements. Report Number 7. Recommendation 16.1, p.38

2017: A joint policy statement recommending making Australia's publicly funded research outputs F.A.I.R. OA was endorsed by ALIA, APO, Open Data Institute, Creative Commons Australia, CAUL, National and State Libraries Australia, Knowledge Unlatched & Australasian Research Management Society.

2022: NHMRC updated its OA policy to require immediate OA.

}}File:Connecting_the_dots_20+_years_of_open_in_Australia.pdfAustralian institutions were involved in some of the early developments in the Open Access movement, including the first university to mandate open access to its research outputs in 2003. In 2006 the Australian government signed the OECD Recommendation on Access to Research Data from Public Funding when it was first adopted by the OECD Council and have resigned the updated recommendation issued in 2021.{{Cite web|title=OECD Legal Instruments|url=https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/en/instruments/OECD-LEGAL-0347?_ga=2.123603595.1460826172.1621384832-1607040051.1615958838|access-date=2021-05-20|website=legalinstruments.oecd.org}} Australian research funding agencies introduced open access policies in 2013–14, however caveats in these policies led to low effect as they were not monitored or mandatory.{{Cite web|last=Montgomery|first=Lucy|title=2020 locked in shift to open access publishing, but Australia is lagging|url=http://theconversation.com/2020-locked-in-shift-to-open-access-publishing-but-australia-is-lagging-150284|access-date=2021-05-01|website=The Conversation|language=en}} As of 2020, Australian institutions lag behind those of other countries, especially Europe and Latin America.{{Cite journal|last1=Huang|first1=Chun-Kai (Karl)|last2=Neylon|first2=Cameron|last3=Hosking|first3=Richard|last4=Montgomery|first4=Lucy|last5=Wilson|first5=Katie S|last6=Ozaygen|first6=Alkim|last7=Brookes-Kenworthy|first7=Chloe|date=2020-09-14|editor-last=Deathridge|editor-first=Julia|editor2-last=Rodgers|editor2-first=Peter|editor3-last=Kramer|editor3-first=Bianca|title=Evaluating the impact of open access policies on research institutions|journal=eLife|volume=9|pages=e57067|doi=10.7554/eLife.57067|pmid=32924933 |pmc=7536542 |issn=2050-084X|doi-access=free}}

A significant change occurred in 2021, when the NHMRC announced a draft update to its OA policy that would remove previous caveats and mandate that all funded research outputs be made OA under a creative commons license without embargo.{{Cite web|title=Open Access Policy|url=https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/resources/open-access-policy|access-date=2021-05-01|website=nhmrc.gov.au|publisher=NHMRC}}{{Cite web|last=Kelso|first=Anne|date=2021-04-13|title=Targeted consultation: NHMRC's draft Open Access Policy|url=https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/file/16948/download?token=nq1Kf7JI|website=nhmrc.gov.au|publisher=NHMRC}} This was done in response to the Plan S recommendations developed by an international coalition of research funders. The Chief Scientist also announced her intent to establish a national set of OA agreements with publishers,{{Cite journal|last=Foley|first=Cathy|date=2021|title=State of the Nation: Unlocking the Academic Library: Open Access|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27060079|journal=AQ: Australian Quarterly|volume=92|issue=4|pages=11–19|jstor=27060079 |issn=1443-3605}}{{Cite web|title=Australian institutions lag behind on open access adoption|url=https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/australian-institutions-lag-behind-on-open-access-adoption|access-date=2021-10-13|website=www.natureindex.com}} building on earlier transformative agreements negotiated by CAUL.{{Cite web|date=2019-10-17|title=First transformative agreement for Australia and New Zealand|url=https://www.caul.edu.au/news/first-transformative-agreement-australia-and-new-zealand|access-date=2021-10-13|website=CAUL|language=en}}

Various organisations and interest groups are engaged in advocating for greater access to research publications, data and other outputs in Australia. Campaigns have focused on developing and implementing changes to education and research policy, practice and infrastructure across higher education, government, civil society and commercial sectors. The Australian Open Access Strategies Group (AOASG) (now known as Open Access Australasia) was established in 2013 as a membership-based organisation supported by a number of Australian universities to promote OA and the F.A.I.R principles.{{Cite web|title=About Us {{!}} Open Access Australasia|url=https://oaaustralasia.org/about|access-date=2021-05-14|language=en-US}} It provides strategic advocacy and operational support to universities, research institutes, funders and government organisations. It is currently hosted by UNSW and based at Queensland University of Technology.

Many libraries and library associations in Australia have taken a strong advocacy role in promoting open access to academic research including The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). In 2019 CAUL published a 'Statement on Open Scholarship' calling for clear policies and specific practices to ensure open access to data, publications and educational resources.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-16|title=Statement on Open Scholarship|url=https://www.caul.edu.au/programs-projects/advancing-open-scholarship-fair/statement-open-scholarship|access-date=2021-05-20|website=CAUL|language=en}} Many Australian university libraries participate in Open Access Week, a global program of events held annually in October to promote the transition to open access.

As of 2021, 117 open access journals were published in Australia according to DOAJ.{{Cite web|url=https://doaj.org/search/journals?ref=homepage-box&source=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22query_string%22%3A%7B%22query%22%3A%22Australia%22%2C%22default_operator%22%3A%22AND%22%2C%22default_field%22%3A%22index.country%22%7D%7D%7D|title=Directory of Open Access Journals published in Australia|last=DOAJ|language=en|access-date=2021-05-01}} These are published by a mixture of Australian-based publishers{{Cite web|title=Open Journals|url=https://oaaustralasia.org/directory-type/open-journals|access-date=2021-05-02|website=oaaustralasia.org|publisher=Open Access Australasia|language=en-US}} as well as international publishing houses. Similarly, there are 75 open repositories hosted in Australia as of 2021 according to ROAR.{{Cite web|title=Repositories in Australia|url=http://roar.eprints.org/view/geoname/geoname=5F2=5FAU.default.html|access-date=2021-05-01|website=roar.eprints.org|publisher=Registry of Open Access Repositories}}{{Cite web|title=Open Repositories|url=https://oaaustralasia.org/directory-type/open-repositories|access-date=2021-05-02|website=oaaustralasia.org|publisher=Open Access Australasia|language=en}}

The most influential OA policies in Australia are those set by governmental research funders (the ARC, NHMRC, and MRFF) as well as individual universities and other research institutions. These policies vary widely, and are collated in a directory by Open Access Australasia.{{Cite web|title=Open Policies|url=https://oaaustralasia.org/directory-type/open-policies|access-date=2021-05-01|website=Open Access Australasia|language=en}} In 2022 the NHMRC updated its OA policy to require immediate OA with a CC-BY licence.{{Cite web |title=NHMRC's revised Open Access Policy released |url=https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/news-centre/nhmrcs-revised-open-access-policy-released}} The NHMRC also announced it was joining cOAlition S. The Australian government has also endorsed various recommendations on open access to information, data and publications including the OECD Recommendation on Access to Research Data from Public Funding in 2021. In 2021

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• [https://openknowledge.community/dashboards/coki-open-access-dashboard/ Australia Open Access Dashboard]
• {{cite web|url=https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.australia|title=Tag oa.australia|work=Open Access Tracking Project |oclc= 1040261573 |publisher=Harvard University}}

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