These results concern the degree of implementation of institutional policies on: - Open Access to research publications - Research Data Management - Open Access to research data The data shown in this presentation was collected between February and April 2018 among 321 institutions from 36 countries.

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Key info Focused on the degree of implementation of institutional
policies on:
• Open Access to research publications
• Research Data Management
• Open Access to research data
Data collection between February-April 2018
Respondents
• 321 institutions from 36 countries
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Country breakdown
Total: 321 institutions from 36 countries

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Number of respondents: 318/321 Number of respondents: 319/321
Institutional characteristics

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Number of respondents: 320/321 Number of respondents: 317/321
Institutional policies on OA to research
publications

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Number of respondents: 193/198. Question only applicable to institutions who indicated having an OA policy in place.

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Number of respondents: 320/321
Note: *this refers normally to a certain percentage of publications deposited in the
repository or published in OA journals.
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Number of respondents: 320/321 Number of respondents: 193/198. Question only applicable to
institutions who indicated having an OA policy in place.
Institutional repositories (green OA)

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Number of respondents: 320/321 Number of respondents: 319/321
Monitoring the number of publications

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Number of respondents: 320/321

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Research Data Management (RDM) and
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Number of respondents: 319/321
Number of respondents: 66/67. Question only applicable to institutions who
indicated having an RDM policy in place.
Institutional policies on RDM

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Number of respondents: 318/321
Number of respondents: 34/42. Question only applicable to institutions who
indicated having a policy on OA to research data in place.
Institutional policies on OA to research data

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Number of respondents: 316/321

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Number of respondents: 317/321

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Number of respondents: 310/321

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Summary Existence of institutional policies
• OA to research publications: 62% of universities
• Research and data management (RDM): 21% of
universities
• OA to research data: 13% of universities
Existence of institutional repositories: 89% of universities
After the adoption of an OA policy: 75% of universities saw
an increase in publications’ deposit rates in the repository
Monitoring the number of publications in OA:
• Green OA: 69% of universities
• Gold OA: 43% of universities
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EUA would like to thank its university members and National
Rectors’ Conferences for their input and contributions to
make this survey a success.
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