Research Quality Framework as a catalyst for open access

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the impetus towards open access to scholarly outputs in institutional repositories. It contrasts this with two major research assessment initiatives: Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and Research Quality Framework (Australia), which focus on creating repositories restricted to assessors / expert panels for viewing purposes. The paper examines how these latter activities could be leveraged to increase content in eprint repositories. In addition the traditional self-archiving approach for populating eprint repositories is contrasted with a model based on mediated submission.