{"id":58682,"date":"2025-01-14T11:36:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T02:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/?page_id=58682"},"modified":"2025-03-04T10:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T01:59:30","slug":"mandatory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/en\/oa\/mandatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Immediate Open Access Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>About Immediate Open Access Mandate<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#outline\">Outline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#funds\">The research funds that are subject to the mandate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#objects\">Research outcomes that are subject to the mandate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#platform\">Where to publish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#exceptions\">When immediate open access is difficult<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#chart\">Flow chart for subjects to open access mandates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#apc\">APC Discounts \/ Survey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"outline\">Outline<\/h4>\n<p>This page provides an explanation regarding national policy on promoting open access to publicly funded scholarly publications and scientific data in Japan.<br \/>\nRelated documents are available here.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www8.cao.go.jp\/cstp\/231031_oa.pdf\" class=\"link-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basic Concept (in Japanese)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www8.cao.go.jp\/cstp\/oa_240216_en.pdf\" class=\"link-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Policy on Promoting Open Access to Publicly Funded<br \/>\nScholarly Publications and Scientific Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www8.cao.go.jp\/cstp\/hosaku_en.pdf\" class=\"link-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measures for the Implementation of \u201cNational Policy on Promoting Open Access to Publicly Funded Scholarly Publications and Scientific Data\u201d (decided by the Integrated Innovation Strategy Promotion Council on February 16, 2024)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www8.cao.go.jp\/cstp\/oa_houshin_faq.pdf\" class=\"link-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQ (in Japanese)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"funds\">The research funds that are subject to the mandate<\/h4>\n<div class=\"scroll-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Funding Agencies<\/th>\n<th>Grant Program<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan Society for the Promotion of Science\uff08JSPS\uff09<\/td>\n<td>Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan Science and Technology Agency\uff08JST\uff09<\/td>\n<td>JST Strategic Basic Research Program*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan Agency for Medical Reseach and Development\uff08AMED\uff09<\/td>\n<td>Advanced Research &amp; Development Programs for Medical Innovation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan Science and Technology Agency\uff08JST\uff09<\/td>\n<td>FOREST (Fusion Oriented REsearch for disruptive Science and Technology)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"caution\">*excluding ALCA-Next and CRONOS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4 id=\"objects\">Research outcomes that are subject to the mandate<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>peer-reviewed academic papers published in electronic journals (including the author&#8217;s final manuscript)<\/li>\n<li>supporting data required to be published to ensure transparency and reproducibility by the journals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"platform\">Where to publish<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Institutional repositories such as Kernel<\/li>\n<li>on the publisher&#8217;s site (the APC must be paid)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"exceptions\">When immediate open access is difficult<\/h4>\n<p>You will report the reasons for not making it immediately open access.<br \/>\nThere are no penalties.However, if the reasons for the difficulty are resolved, you are required to make it open access promptly<\/p>\n<p>The following reasons are anticipated to make the implementation of immediate open access challenging<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Publisher&#8217;s embargo policy<\/li>\n<li>The publisher&#8217;s policy is either not set or unclear<\/li>\n<li>Unable to bear the cost of APCs due to budget constraints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"chart\">Flow chart for subjects to open access mandates<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/media\/img-oachart-en.png\"><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"apc\">APC Discounts \/ Survey<\/h4>\n<p>For the latest information on APC support, please check below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/en\/userguides\/staff\/apc\/\" class=\"link-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APC Discounts \/ Survey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Immediate Open Access Mandate Outline The research funds that are subject 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