The main conclusion of the report ‘Recommendations for implementation of Open Access in Denmark’ is that there should be free access to the results of publicly funded research, as far as possible. Publishing in Open Access should continue to be based on a publishing process with inbuilt quality assurance in the form of peer review, and securing access to Danish research publications and research data in the long term should be high on the agenda. It is furthermore the Committee’s opinion that Open Access must not present a hindrance to results from Danish research being published in the most reputable periodicals.

The Committee has worked out recommendations associated with golden as well as green OpenAccess. It is the Committee’s assessment that green Open Access is the most negotiable path. This is also reflected in the Committee’s recommendations.

 

This report comes forth from the European Council of Ministers' conclusions on scientific information in the digital age, which was also signed by the Danish minister of science, technology and innovation. This ministry formed a committee to write a report on how to implement the many and comprehensive demands in the Conclusions. The committee was organisationally placed in DEFF under the steering committee and it has recently published its recommendations. The document is now undergoing a very broad hearing phase with a deadline of July 7th.