Dataset: Open Access: An Analysis of Publisher Copyright and Licensing Policies in Europe, 2020

This dataset supports the SPARC Europe study that 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. The report can be found here: 10.5281/zenodo.4046624)

Data reuse information

These data were compiled by Chris Morrison and Jane Secker as part of the above-mentioned research project. For more information on how the data were produced and verified see 3.3 of the report 10.5281/zenodo.4046624. There are two sets of data with supporting information that are made available under different reuse terms.

1. DOAJ dataset

The file "DOAJ data May2020" was extracted from the Directory of Open Access Journals on 10 May 2020 and represents an analysis of the data (which is (c) 2020 DOAJ) by Chris Morrison and Jane Secker. The dataset is licensed under CC BY-SA following the DOAJ data licence.

2. 10 large publishers dataset

The file "Academic Publishers Copyright Policies and Practices Table" was created by Chris Morrison and Jane Secker and is provided under CC0 dedication.

The remaining files provide information from publisher websites and directly from publisher representatives and remain (c) of each respective organisation.