From: Arnaud Pelle <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:46:40 +0000 *Apologies for cross-posting* The staff and directors at Emerald have naturally been concerned about the feedback to the launch of its Gold Open Access model and the approach to self-archived content that is subject to a mandate. Emerald has demonstrated a long-term commitment to the LIS community and we recognize that our policy has marked an important part of this relationship. Emerald has had a Green Open Access policy for over a decade. We support authors who personally wish to self-archive the pre- or post-print version of their article on their own website or in a repository; authors can do this immediately upon official publication of their paper. This principle continues to underpin our Green OA policy and remains unchanged. Our understanding is that a large proportion of our authors who wish to make their post-prints open access are currently accommodated through this approach. In more recent times the need to provide a Gold route for all authors has emerged in some countries, and we have responded to this with the introduction of a Gold OA model in April 2013. This has provided an alternative route to OA for researchers who are mandated to make their papers Open Access immediately, or after a specified period. We also set the Article Processing Charge (APC) at a relatively low level to assist authors. We do recognize this is an evolving landscape with policies and advice changing rapidly around the world, and as such we wish to work with our communities to develop models that are in the best interests of both our authors and the titles. Due to the recognized half-life of social science research, Emerald has followed guidance in reviewing its approach, and has requested that authors wait 24 months before depositing their post-prints if a mandate is in place. Where a mandate exists for deposit immediately on publication or with a shorter mandate but no APC fund is provided, we invite all authors to contact us. There has not been an author or repository manager request to place a post-print in a repository that we have not agreed to, but we now need to monitor and fully assess the long-term impacts upon the titles. In the second half of 2013 we are putting together an advisory group of editors and authors from across the disciplines in which we publish to help shape our approach in this dynamic environment in the future. We are also continuing to support our communities through innovative solutions such as the agreement with IFLA whereby papers that have their origins in an IFLA conference or project have the opportunity to be published in one of Emerald’s LIS journals and become freely accessible nine months after publication, as well as a number of other collaborations currently in the pipeline. We are committed to finding solutions that are both beneficial for our authors and ensure the sustainability of research communication in the subject disciplines we serve. Therefore, we will regularly review our global approach going forwards, in consultation with this advisory group of editors and authors. The full policy can be found at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/openaccess.htm. On behalf of Rebecca Marsh Director of External Relations and Services | Emerald Group Publishing Limited & Tony Roche Publishing Director | Emerald Group Publishing Limited Bingley, BD16 1WA | UK Tel: +44 (0) 1274 777700 [log in to unmask] www.emeraldinsight.com