SPARC Japan (International Scholarly Communication Initiative) Annual Report FY2015

Table of Contents Foreword [p.1] 1 Overview [p.3] 1.1 Overview of Phase 4 Activities [p.3] 1.1.1 Basic policy for phase 4 [p.3] 1.1.2 Project plans for phase 4 [p.3] 1.2 Trends in Fiscal 2015 [p.4] 1.2.1 SPARC Japan Seminar [p.4] 1.2.2 Surveys of overseas trends [p.4] 1.2.3 Support for SCOAP3 [p.5] 1.2.4 Support for arXiv.org [p.5] 1.2.5 Support for ORCID Outreach Meetings [p.6] 1.2.6 Study on OA Publishing and APC Spend in Japan [p.6] 1.2.7 Publication of Fiscal 2014 SPARC Japan Annual Report [p.6] 2 Record of Meeting [p.7] 2.1 SPARC Japan Governing Board [p.7] 3 List of Members [p.7] 3.1 SPARC Japan Governing Board [p.7] 3.2 Planning Working Group for SPARC Japan Seminar 2015 [p.8] 4 Record of SPARC Japan Seminar 2015 [p.9] 5 History [p.10] 6 Publication [p.22] 6.1 SPARC Japan Annual Report [p.22] 6.2 SPARC Japan NewsLetter [p.22] 6.3 Reference for SPARC Japan Seminar 2015 [p.22] 7.NewsLetter [p.25]