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The UP Open Access Scorecard

The UP Open Access Scorecard 31 July 2010
	2008	2009	2010
Availability on the Internet
Theses and dissertations openly available online (http://upetd.up.ac.za)	3 801 items with 10 000+ files attached to them	1 407 full text doctoral theses and 3 243 research masters dissertations with 11 000+ files attached to them	5568 items with 12 000+ items attached to them
Research and conference papers openly available online (https://www.up.ac.za/ dspace/handle/2263/121)	2 234 papers	3 307 papers	4388 papers
% of articles in UP Research Report linked to repository	57%	62%	60%
UP journals in open access mode	African Human Rights Law Journal (after 12 months)	HTS Verbum et Ecclesia African Human Rights Law Journal (after 12 months) Constitutional Court Review	HTS Verbum et Ecclesia African Human Rights Law Journal (after 12 months) Constitutional Court Review
Usage and visibility
Theses and dissertations	Sept. 2007 – Aug. 2008: 2 877 606 files downloaded	September 2008 to August 2009: 3 155 958 files downloaded	1 August 2009 - 31July 2010: 5859725 files downloaded
Research and conference papers	Cannot be measured at this stage	Cannot be measured at this stage	Cannot be measured at this stage
Repositories ranked by Webometrics (http://repositories.webometrics.info/ index.html).		July 2009 ranking: UPeTD was ranked 112 on global visibility and impact	July 2010 ranking: UPeTD was ranked no. 65 on global visibility and impact. UPSpace (where journal articles reside) was ranked no. 269
Policy and Support
Mandatory submission of theses and dissertations http://www.library.up.ac.za/openup/ mandates.htm	2004+
Mandatory submission of research and conference papers is mandatory http://www.library.up.ac.za/openup/ mandates.htm		July 2009+
		Investigation into funding for publishing in OA journals Accredited OA Journals (South Africa)	Investigation into formal role in research reporting system