Publishing open access
Publishing your research outputs open access (OA) allows it to be read by anyone with an internet connection. Your output will not be behind a publisher paywall and is more likely to be widely read and have increased citations.
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There are three main ways to make your journal articles and conference papers open access (OA):
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Gold open access
- Outputs are immediately and freely available on the publisher’s website.
- The publisher allows you to deposit the final published version, via Symplectic, in the University’s research repository e-space, where we will make it immediately available.
- You will usually pay an Article Processing Charge (APC). The University has an Open Access Publishing Fund to support gold open access or all or part of the APC may be covered by one of our publishing agreements.
- The author(s) own the copyright to all versions .
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Diamond open access
- Outputs are immediately and freely available on the publisher’s website.
- The publisher allows you to deposit the final published version, via Symplectic, in the University’s research repository e-space, where we will make it immediately available.
- There is no charge to the author to publish.
- The author(s) own the copyright to all versions.
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Green open access
- Outputs are behind a paywall on the publisher’s website.
- Deposit peer-reviewed outputs, via Symplectic, in the University’s research repository e-space.
- The publisher allows you to deposit the author accepted manuscript (also known as AAM), via Symplectic, in the University’s research repository e-space, where, in most cases, we will make it immediately available under our Rights Retention Policy.
- There is no charge to the author to publish.
- The author(s) own the copyright to the author accepted manuscript.
Open access publishing process
To publish your journal articles and conference papers open access (OA) follow this process:
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Before submitting
Check if your journal is included in one of our publisher agreements using SciFree.
Check whether your output meets the eligibility requirements of the publisher agreement.
Check funder requirements, if your article or conference paper is an output of a funded research project.
If you need to apply to the Open Access Publishing Fund, speak to your Faculty Director of Research, then fill in the application form.
Seek agreement to apply a rights retention statement from co-authors at other institutions
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On submission
- Include the rights retention statement in the acknowledgement section.
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On acceptance
- Deposit your author accepted manuscript in Symplectic.
Deposit your output in E-space
Deposit your output in
E-space
Research outputs are added to e-space via Symplectic. Select “add new” and choose the relevant output type. Fill in the form. Upload your file and select “deposit my publication”. We will check your output record and file before making it live in e-space.
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