Policy for open access to scientific articles at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Adopted by the Board on September 25, 2014

Published Jan. 29, 2024 10:37 AM - Last modified Jan. 29, 2024 10:37 AM

Objective

Free access to scientific results is an important prerequisite for free exchange of ideas, knowledge development, and societal development. Internationally, it is a primary research policy goal to ensure access to scientific articles. In the Norwegian research report "Lange linjer - kunnskap gir muligheter" (Report to the Storting 18 (2012-2013)), it is also highlighted as an important goal. Open access is in line with changes in the scientific public in terms of technological solutions, publication patterns, and reading habits in recent years.

The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences' policy is based on the principles for open access of the Research Council of Norway (June 2014):

"Researchers' right to choose their own publication channel for their own scientific results is an important aspect of academic freedom. But researchers also have an academic obligation to publish in such a way that the professional community and the public easily gain access to these results."

"The principles of open access to scientific publishing cover important research policy needs by a) increasing the academic quality as more people can comment on and build upon published research results, b) allowing businesses and other activities to easily access published research results, c) ensuring authorities and administration have knowledge about research results, d) ensuring access to today's published research results for the future, and e) giving researchers at underfunded institutions, especially in developing countries, access to the latest research results."

An important research policy objective is that the results of publicly funded research should be publicly available. Scientific results include both scientific publishing and data generated by research activities, but this document is limited to scientific articles. The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences aims for most scientific articles to be made available either in open access channels that give credit in the funding system, or in open institutional archives (Brage).

Principles

Scientific articles

The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences aims for the majority of the institution's articles to be openly available via open access channels that are indexed in the Norwegian Social Science Data Services' channel register. The channel register contains all publication channels (journals, series, publishers) that give credit in the funding system.

Assuming academic equivalence between open access channels and traditional publication channels, employees and students are encouraged to choose the channels that provide the freest access to the article.

Articles that are not published open access should be made available in NIH's institutional archive Brage. The library is responsible for rights clearance of the articles, and the archiving will take place within the framework of the agreements entered into between the author and the publisher.

Student works and Ph.D. dissertations

The aim is for all master's theses and Ph.D. dissertations to be archived in Brage. The archiving must take place within the framework of the agreements entered into between the author and the publisher of published material included in the master's thesis/Ph.D. dissertation. The library is responsible for rights clearance of the Ph.D. dissertations.