Open Access is making publicly funded research publicly available so researchers and interested people who are not in well-resourced institutions can also see our research outputs. There is more information online at:
http://osc.cam.ac.uk/open-access
HEFCE policy requires peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings with an ISSN to be available through an institutional repository when they are accepted for publication, to be eligible for the next REF.
Manuscripts need to be deposited to www.openaccess.cam.ac.uk no later than three months after acceptance. The University’s Open Access team will upload the manuscript and check further requirements. If payment for open access publication is needed, the team will advise and coordinate payment.
Please note: open access policy applies only to outputs accepted from 1 April 2016. Outputs accepted prior to that date are not expected to meet open access requirements, but will still be eligible for submission to the REF provided they fulfil any other REF eligibility criteria.
Frequently Asked Questions about open access from Cambridge researchers can be found online at:
http://osc.cam.ac.uk/open-access/faq-about-open-access.
HEFCE also provides an FAQ page at: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/research/oa/FAQ/#general.
The Open Access team is happy to provide advice online or in person and are offering a “tea room sit-in” service to provide an opportunity for anyone to ask questions. For more information, please email info@openaccess.cam.ac.uk.
