Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Recommendation 18
18
Accepted in Part
Paragraph: 101
Mandate researchers to share open-source data and code alongside all published outputs
Recommendation
Currently, research outputs are frequently published without an associated link through to their open-source data and code. This prevents other researchers assessing work for its reproducibility. In all bar the most exceptional ethical and legal situations, researchers should share their research data and code alongside published outputs.
Government Response Summary
The UKRI open access policy seeks to ensure that research articles, monographs, book chapters and edited collections that acknowledge its funding are made freely accessible. UKRI welcomes and supports the aspiration for 100% of UK research articles to be open access.
Paragraph Reference:
101
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
We partially accept this recommendation. 52. The UKRI open access policy seeks to ensure that research articles, monographs, book chapters and edited collections that acknowledge its funding are made freely accessible. From January 2024, UKRI’s open access policy will also apply to monographs, book chapters and edited collections, ensuring the full breath of research funded is made freely accessible. UKRI will be reviewing the progress of its policy for research articles in 2024. 53. UKRI welcomes and supports the aspiration for 100% of UK research articles to be open access, and to achieve this continues to work with other funders to support their efforts to implement open access policies. Major UK research funders, including UKRI, have put in place immediate open access policies, and more are currently considering updating policies. Nevertheless, there are complexities in implementation that require action from many stakeholders, including publishers, research organisations and researchers.