Organization

Jisc

Jisc is a UK charity that runs Open Policy Finder, a service on the open access policies of publishers and funders.

How it connects

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Who is behind it

Open Policy Finder operated by Jisc. Operated by Jisc.
OpenDOAR operated by Jisc. Operated by Jisc.
Sherpa Romeo operated by Jisc. Operated by Jisc until it was merged into Open Policy Finder.

Connects to

Jisc is a member of COAR. Listed on COAR's members page.
Jisc is a member of CoARA. Listed among CoARA's member organisations.

Links

Details

Description

Jisc consolidated several Sherpa services into Open Policy Finder, the current service for publisher and funder open access policies. It also historically ran OpenDOAR.

Attributes

Attributes of Jisc
url	https://www.jisc.ac.uk/
identifiers	ror: 01rv9gx86, wikidata: Q6269240
status	active
governance	Nonprofit
type	Organization
orgKind	nonprofit
country	GB
Tags	region: Europe

Sources

https://www.jisc.ac.uk/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04): Open Policy Finder launched 4 Nov 2024, merging Sherpa Romeo, Juliet and Fact.

Last reviewed: 2026-09-04

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