Open Access: An Analysis of Publisher Copyright and Licensing Policies in Europe, 2020 - Secker, Jane; Vezina, Brigitte; Ignasi Labastida I Juan; Proudman, Vanessa; Morrison, Chris (Zenodo, 2020)
This report investigates the copyright retention policy amongst publishers, self-archiving policies and records publisher policies on open licensing, also as relating to the Plan S requirements on rights and licensing. It should be understood as a snapshot in time informing on the current policy status. It also provides policy development guidance to funders, institutions, publishers and their authors for positive change towards immediate OA.
Keywords: cc-by-4.0; open access, open science, copyright, rights, IP, intellectual property, open licensing, publishing, scholarly communication