SUSE Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy Resources

Although the policy applies to SUSE faculty, SUSE graduate students are welcome to use these resources in posting copies of their work in the SUSE Open Archive.

1. The SUSE Open Access Motion

   The motion that was passed by SUSE faculty on June 10, 2008, which is based on the open access motion passed a month earlier by Harvard Law School.

2. How the Open Access Motion Works

   A list of steps that SUSE faculty are taking to provide open access to their refereed published journal articles to ensure that they are publicly available.

3. The Open Access Author Addendum

   The Author Addendum is submitted to the publisher, along with the Publication Agreement, after the article has been accepted for publication.

4. Questions and Answers about the Open Access Motion

   The result of a discussion that SUSE faculty had about the Harvard Law School Open Access Motion, which served as a basis for the SUSE motion.

5. Database of Publishers’ and Journal Archiving Policies

   Authors who wish to post previously published work can check this database to see if their publisher is among the majority of publishers that now permit such archiving.

6. The Open Access Citation Advantage

   A bibliography of studies with links and summaries that examine the impact of open access by comparing hit rates and citation rates for open and closed articles.

7. Directory of Open Access Journals

   A listing of peer-reviewed journals that make their entire content immediately available to readers at no charge.

8. Directory of Open Access Mandates

   A listing of open access policies and mandates among departments, institutions, and funding agencies.

9. Open Access Directory

   A compendium of resources in the area of open access, from FAQs to publishing tools.