[GOAL] The Australian scene re Finch and OA

I thought that it might be useful to document Australia's official position re funder mandates, and I have been encouraged to post it to GOAL. Australia has two Research Councils. NH&MRC does medical research, ARC handles all the rest. Australian Research Council The ARC explicitly allows grant f

[GOAL] Finch Report - Finch inquiry’s open access tune won’t resonate in Australia the conversation

The Conversation Finch inquiry’s open access tune won’t resonate in Australia Authors 1. Colin Steele Emeritus Fellow at Australian

[GOAL] Re: The Australian scene re Finch and OA

Hi Arthur In general, I agree with your analysis of the ARC and NHMRC policies on open access - especially the point that Green is seen as the primary route but researchers can, if they wish, use some of their grant to pay for Gold. However, I disagree with your point 4 - that both Councils app