Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	62.14
Liaison	Michael Lizotte
Submission Date	April 9, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of North Carolina, Charlotte
AC-11: Open Access to Research

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.00 / 2.00	Michael Lizotte University Sustainability Officer Facilities Planning

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Open access repository

Does the institution offer repository hosting that makes versions of journal articles, book chapters, and other peer-reviewed scholarly works by its employees freely available on the public internet?:

Yes

Website URL where the open access repository is available:

https://ninercommons.charlotte.edu/

A brief description of the open access repository:

Niner Commons, UNC Charlotte’s institutional repository, is an open access collection of the university’s scholarly output. The repository makes the full text of publications discoverable online, showcasing the work of individuals, departments, institutes, colleges, and other communities of researchers on campus.

Open access policy

Does the institution have a published policy that requires its employees to publish scholarly works open access or archive final post-peer reviewed versions of scholarly works in an open access repository?:

A copy of the institution's open access policy:

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The institution's open access policy:

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APC fund

Does the institution provide an open access article processing charge (APC) fund for employees?:

Yes

A brief description of the open access APC fund:

The fund is available to faculty and graduate students who have an article accepted by a fully Open Access Journal and have been unable to secure funding elsewhere. For a journal to be eligible, it must be peer reviewed, indexed by the ISI or published by a reputable OA publisher as well as policies and practices consistent with the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association Code of Conduct. Authors are only allowed one award per fiscal year, funds are limited to $1000 per article, are only approved upon article acceptance, and articles must be placed in Niner Commons upon publication.

Open access journal hosting

Does the institution provide open access journal hosting services through which peer-reviewed open access journals are hosted on local servers with dedicated staff who provide publishing support at no (or minimal) cost?:

Yes

A brief description of the open access journal hosting services:

UNC Charlotte has our own open access journals that we host with support from the library staff.

Optional Fields

Estimated percentage of peer-reviewed scholarly works published annually by the institution’s employees that are deposited in a designated open access repository:

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Website URL where information about the institution’s support for open access is available:

https://library.charlotte.edu/research-write/publishing/open-access-publishing-statement

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