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Abstract
The report outlines the developments of the open access (OA) policy of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) since its first release in 2004. Over the last 15 years, the FWF has not only continuously updated its OA policy but has also adapted its support mechanisms to include dedicated funding programmes and financial support structures for alternative publication venues and infrastructures. A brief analysis of the FWF’s open access funding will be provided in the second part of the article, which will conclude with an outlook of the upcoming revisions to the OA policy.
Highlights
As one of the first funding organisations worldwide that introduced an Open Access (OA) mandate for publications, the FWF can say today that almost all publications resulting from its funded grants are openly available and free to read for everyone online
The network published for example the “Recommendations for the Transition to OA in Austria”17 in 2015, which describes 16 steps that have to be undertaken to ensure 100% OA in Austria by 2025, and the “Vienna Principles – A Vision for Scholarly Communication.”18 Currently, Open Access Network Austria (OANA) is, among other things, working on recommendations for an Open Science strategy for Austria
The impact of the FWF’s E-Book Library Collection in the OAPEN Library was analysed in 2015.30 The results showed that the books reach readers far beyond Austria and the German-speaking community
Summary
For the past 15 years, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) has actively supported Open Access (OA) to the outputs of publicly-funded research projects in Austria. As one of the first funding organisations worldwide that introduced an OA mandate for publications, the FWF can say today that almost all publications resulting from its funded grants are openly available and free to read for everyone online This high percentage of OA is the result of the FWF’s continuing OA policy developments and support of OA initiatives over the past years. As a member of cOAlition S1, the FWF will publish a revised version of its current OA policy to publications in the near future which will be consistent with Plan S These preparations have prompted the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) to reflect on the developments of its OA policy and on supporting activities in the field of open scholarship over the last 15 years
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