Abstract
The Government’s Research and Development Roadmap sets out a commitment to “require that research outputs funded by the UK government are freely available to the taxpayer who funds research”. In Autumn of 2020, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) ran a consultation to inform the review of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) OA Policy. The consultation gathered views from a wide range of stakeholders, including members of the public. A survey focussed on opportunities and barriers of OA, and gathered specific views on the existing NIHR OA policy and on proposed policy options. In addition, DHSC was particularly interested in capturing a diversity of public views to understand how research can be better accessed to maximise its reach, value and impact. Thus, a workshop to capture public perspectives on the OA policy (including research contributors and participants, evidence users and beneficiaries) was also conducted. Findings of the consultation are summarised in a report available in the NIHR official website and the NIHR Open Research platform (see: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/knowledge-is-power-public-perspectives-on-open-access-publishing/28787).
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The study aimed to evaluate quantitative and qualitative evidence collected during the course of a consultation to review the NIHR Open Access policy.
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The work in this project was used to inform the revised NIHR Open Access Policy.
A publication of the report was made available to ensure immediate access to the findings. You may visit the report here: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/knowledge-is-power-public-perspectives-on-open-access-publishing/28787
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Other(s): Publication of full report in the NIHR Open Research platform: https://openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/documents/1-21