From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 12:07:05 -0400 From: Rob Johnson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 11:42 AM Dear all, An on-line survey is now open to all UK Higher Education Institutions and Public Sector Research Establishments on the costs and benefits of compliance with research funder open access policies, specifically those of RCUK and the Higher Education Funding Councils, and can be found at: https://fluidsurveys.com/s/open-access-survey/. The final deadline for responses is 30 September 2014, but early responses are encouraged, and any data received by 10 September will be used to prepare an interim submission on compliance costs to the Independent Review of Implementation for RCUK's open access policy. Subsequent findings of the project will be made available to the RCUK Review Panel as they become available in October and November 2014. The survey consists of 21 questions, and requests data on article numbers and costs in addition to narrative responses. The vast majority of the questions are optional, in recognition of the fact that the quality of data available in this area is variable, but institutions are encouraged to provide informed estimates where actual data is unavailable. As a minimum all institutions are encouraged to complete Qs 1-7 on the typical time taken to process gold and green open access articles, which should take only 15-20 minutes. The survey is best completed on a desktop browser, and please note you must submit your responses at the end of the survey for them to be included in the analysis. The full set of survey questions is available to review in pdf: http://www.researchconsulting.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Counting-the-Costs-of-Open-Access-Survey-FAQs.pdf and Word: http://www.researchconsulting.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Counting-the-Costs-of-OA-Survey-2014.docx formats prior to submitting your response on-line at: https://fluidsurveys.com/s/open-access-survey/. For further information and guidance on completing the survey please refer to the FAQs: http://www.researchconsulting.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Counting-the-Costs-of-Open-Access-Survey-FAQs.pdf or e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Best wishes, Rob Rob Johnson Director Research Consulting T: +44(0)115 882 0377 M: +44(0)7795 117737 E: [log in to unmask] W: www.researchconsulting.co.uk