Hi all

 

I was wondering if any Ref Plugin users on the list can help us out with this…

 

We are calculating our percentage of compliance with REF Open Access policy to make sure we’re below the 5% threshold.

 

The REF Plugin marks gold open access items as ‘OutOfScope’ (along with articles and conference proceedings accepted before 1/4/2016, or with no ISSN, or other item types).

 

The REF Guidance states that each unit can submit up to 5% ‘in-scope’ items that do not meet the requirements.

 

So should the denominator we use to get our percentage exclude gold items because the plugin says they are ‘OutOfScope’ or do we include them in the number because they are effectively ‘compliant’ (and give ourselves a bit more leeway?).

 

The latter seems the fairest to me – but that then leads to how other plugin users highlight which ‘OutOfScope’ items are in fact gold/compliant when using the Submission System report to send off to Research England?

 

Any help much appreciated!

Thanks

Mick

 

 

Mick Eadie

Research Information Management Officer

 

Direct Line: +44 (0) 141 330 6294

 

Room 509

University of Glasgow Library

Hillhead Street

Glasgow

G12 8QE

 

www.glasgow.ac.uk/enlighten

www.glasgow.ac.uk/myglasgow/datamanagement/