UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) commissioned Research Consulting to support the development of a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework for their open access (OA) policy.

The framework seeks to enable UKRI and the broader sector to assess progress towards OA, including levels of compliance with the UKRI policy and impacts on research stakeholders and society more broadly. M&E efforts are in line with UKRI’s commitment to assess critically the effectiveness and impact of their policy requirements, as well as demonstrating accountability and value for money from public spending, in the case of both articles and long-form outputs.

This community includes a main report, an Annex and an Executive Summary.