Shaping our open access policy

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Overview

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced its new open access policy in August 2021. The UKRI open access policy applies to:

  • peer-reviewed research articles submitted for publication from 1 April 2022
  • monographs, book chapters and edited collections published from 1 January 2024.

Here you will find information on:

For UKRI’s open access requirements and supporting guidance, see making your research publications open access.

UKRI has produced an information pack about the new UKRI open access policy. This is for research organisations to use to engage researchers about the new policy.

Last updated: 28 July 2022

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