2023 Open access in Australia - get free access to information
Open access in Australia - get free access to information
Since the first open access university repository was launched in 2001, open access (OA) to academic papers has witnessed significant expansion in Australia, and OA is now an important element of the scholarly publishing and research scene. The two largest research funders, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Australian Research Council (ARC), have open access policies, and around half of Australian universities have an OA policy or declaration. In Australia, supporters for Open Access and associated problems include Open Access Australasia (previously The Australasian Open Access Strategy Group), the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL), and the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
Publication and hosting
According to DOAJ, 117 open access journals were published in Australia as of 2021.
These are published by an assortment of Australian and foreign publishing firms. According to ROAR, there are 75 open repositories hosted in Australia as of 2021.
Policies
In Australia, the most significant OA policies are those set by government research funders (the ARC, NHMRC, and MRFF), as well as individual universities and other research institutes. Open Access Australasia has compiled a listing of these rules, which vary greatly. The NHMRC's OA policy was revised in 2022 to mandate instant OA under a CC-BY license.