EPSRC to enforce policy on open access
The Research@StAndrews staff blog recently posted details of the new EPSRC Policy on Access to Research Outputs.
“EPSRC requires authors to comply with this mandate and ensure that all published research articles arising from EPSRC-sponsored research, and which are submitted for publication on or after 1st September 2011, must become available on an Open Access basis through any appropriate route.”
The options are:
- “Gold” – publishing directly in a subscription-free open access journal, or paying an open access fee in a ‘hybrid’ journal
- “Green” – deposition of the peer-reviewed article (as accepted for publication) in an online repository, respecting any embargo period required by the publishing journal
To follow the “Green” option, staff at University of St Andrews can deposit their author accepted version (the version following peer review but without the publisher’s copyediting and formatting) in PURE. Documents will be checked by Library staff and once validated will be stored in Research@StAndrews:Full Text.
EPSRC first agreed this policy in 2009, but are now taking a strong approach to ensure compliance. See the RCUK position statement on Open Access