Kuchma (2011)
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Kuchma (2011) | |
Title: | Report on the implementation of open content licenses in developing and transition countries |
Author(s): | Kuchma, I. |
Year: | 2011 |
Citation: | Kuchma, I (2011). Report on the implementation of open content licenses in developing and transition countries. |
Link(s): | Definitive , Open Access |
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Data Description: | The author looked at the web sites of 2,489 open access journals and 357 open access repositories from Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL) network countries. |
Data Type: | Primary data |
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Cross Country Study?: | Yes |
Comparative Study?: | Yes |
Literature review?: | No |
Government or policy study?: | No |
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Abstract
Open access is free of charge and free of most usage restrictions online access to research literature. Open content licenses or some explicit statement attached to the article when it is published in an open access journal or deposited in an open access repository help to refer to a specific type of libre open access. These licenses / statements make it clear to the reusers what they are permitted to do with published and deposited articles (including data). An organization’s or journal’s licensing policy (including policy on re-use and redistribution) shall be clearly stated and visible on the web site. The survey attempted to gather information from a broad spectrum of research institutions in developing and transition countries in order to get a better understanding of the current state of the implementation of open content licenses. We looked at the web sites of 2,489 open access journals and 357 open access repositories from EIFL network countries. And this report highlights the best practices in using open content licenses by open access journals and open access repositories in developing and transition countries.
Main Results of the Study
- The report identified 556 open access journals that are licensed under open content licenses.* There are four types of Creative Commons licenses, which are used – the most liberal Creative Commons Attribution license, Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial license, Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike license and the most restrictive Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivative Works license.* 94% of the journals mentioned above are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (524 open access journals in Armenia, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Lithuania, Macedonia, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, South Africa and Thailand).* Nine open access journals in China, Russia and South Africa are licensed under CreativeCommons Attribution Non-commercial license.* Three open access journals in Ghana, Nigeria and Ukraine are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike license.* And twenty open access journals in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Serbia, South Africa, Thailand and Ukraine are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivative Works license.
Policy Implications as Stated By Author
No policy implication implied or stated.
Coverage of Study
Datasets
Sample size: | 2489 |
Level of aggregation: | Open access journal |
Period of material under study: | 2010-2011 |
Sample size: | 357 |
Level of aggregation: | Open access repository |
Period of material under study: | 2010-2011 |