Research Body Open Access funding

RCUK

The RCUK have announced a new Open Access policy, which will apply to all publications being submitted for publication from 1 April 2013, it states that peer reviewed research papers which result from research that is wholly or partially funded by the Research Councils:

  • must be published in journals which are compliant with Research Council policy on Open Access, and;
  • must include details of the funding that supported the research, and a statement on how the underlying research materials such as data, samples or models can be accessed

The policies are a condition of grant, and it is important that you are fully informed about the policy of your Research Funder before submitting manuscripts to any publishers.

The new policy applies to all RCUK Funding Councils:

  • Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
  • Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
  • European Commission : EU FP7 / European Research Council (ERC)
  • Medical Research Council (MRC)
  • Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

RCUK have produced a list of frequently asked questions.

For more information on how to comply with the new policies please contact the USIR team at usir@salford.ac.uk or extension 56370.