Open access in Sweden explained

Open access to scholarly communication in Sweden is relatively widespread. In 2010 the Swedish Research Council began requiring its grantees to make research results available in open access form.^[1] Lund University Libraries and Stockholm University Press belong to the international Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association.

Content in academic repositories can be found by searching .^[2]

Repositories

There are a number of collections of scholarship in Sweden housed in digital open access repositories.^[3] They contain journal articles, book chapters, data, and other research outputs that are free to read. Swepub is the national database for scholarly publications in Sweden. Swepub aggregate scholarly output from a number of sources. One of the sources is the platform.

Timeline

Key events in the development of open access in Sweden include the following:

• 2001
  • May: Swedish Wikipedia begins publication.
  • October: Susning.nu Swedish language wiki begins publication.
• 2008
  • February: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences begins policy encouraging deposits in its institutional repository.^[4]
• 2011
  • March: Malmö University begins requiring deposits in its institutional repository.^{[5] [6]}
• 2016
  • November: the Swedish Research Bill establishes that the National Library is responsible for activities concerning open access to scientific publications and that the Swedish Research Council is responsible for work on open access to research data. The two institutions must act in consultation with each other and with other bodies involved.^[7]

See also

• Internet in Sweden
• Education in Sweden
• Media of Sweden
• Open access in other countries
• People of Sweden
• Languages of Sweden

Further reading

• • Book: Sweden . . Gold Open Access by Country 2012-2017 . Cites & Insights Books . US . 2018 .
• (Case study of Bibsamkonsortiet (Swedish National Consortia)).

External links

• Web site: Coordination of Open Access to Research Publications in Sweden . en, sv . OpenAccess.se . National Library of Sweden.
• Web site: National Guidelines for Open Access to Scientific Information . Vr.se . Swedish Research Council . 2018-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180325045102/https://www.vr.se/inenglish/aboutus/activities/analysisevaluationandfollowup/nationalguidelinesforopenaccesstoresearchinformation.4.18f425dd146e9437d292db46.html . 2018-03-25 . dead .
• Web site: Sweden . Global Open Access Portal . UNESCO.
• Web site: . University of Southampton . UK . Browse by Country.
• Web site: Sweden . . 1040261573 . Harvard University.
• Web site: Sweden . . University of Nottingham . UK . 2018-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206084105/http://www.opendoar.org/countrylist.php?cContinent=Europe#Sweden . 2009-02-06 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: OA in Sweden . Open Access in Practice: EU Member States . . 24 March 2018 .
2. Web site: SwePub . en, sv . . 24 March 2018 .
3. Web site: Sweden . . University of Nottingham . UK . 15 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206084105/http://www.opendoar.org/countrylist.php?cContinent=Europe#Sweden . 6 February 2009 . dead .
4. Book: . Open Access . 2012 . . 9780262517638 . 192 .
5. Web site: Browse by Country: Sweden . ROARMAP

   Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies

   . . UK . 28 April 2018 .
6. Book: Peter Suber . Open Access . 2012 . . 9780262517638 . 193 . Loophole mandates.
7. Web site: Kunskap i samverkan –för samhällets utmaningar och stärkt konkurrenskraft . 2016 . 12 November 2020.