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Funder OA policies: How to Comply

If you are the PI on a project funded by any of the funding bodies listed below first check to see if your publication is covered by the policy via the summary of policies. If so you should go through the relevant steps in this list before you submit an article to a journal. If you need help with finding any of the information below University repository staff can help you – e-mail then at deposit@lib.gla.ac.uk.

Cancer Research UK
Chief Scientist Office (Scottish Executive)
Department of Health/National Institute for Health Research
Medical Research Council
National Institutes of Health

  • Check if the publisher will permit you to deposit your own final version of your article in UK PubMed Central (the SHEPA-RoMEO database of publisher policies or repository staff in the University Library can help you establish this).
     
  • If this is permitted, go to https://ukmss.mimas.ac.uk/ once your paper has been published to deposit your paper in UKPMC. Note that some publishers require an embargo period before papers may be deposited in UKPMC. Information on the deposit process is available. Alternatively, repository staff in the University Library can deposit the paper on your behalf. Contact them at deposit@lib.gla.ac.uk if you want to choose this option.
     
  • If you are not permitted to deposit your paper in UK Pubmed Central Check if the publisher offers a paid open access option (e.g. Blackwell Online Open, Springer Open Choice, Elsevier Agreement). However, note that the funding bodies covered in this section do not currently provide funds to cover OA publication charges. Further information on payment of publication fees is available from the Research Information Network.
     
  • Check if the publisher deposits papers in UK PubMed Central (UKPMC ) within six months of publication on your behalf as part of this OA option. If so, you need do nothing further.
     
  • If a paid OA option is available, but the publisher will not deposit in UK PubMed Central on your behalf, you need to check if you are permitted to deposit the publisher’s PDF version of your article in UKPMC yourself, and when you may do this. If this is permitted, follow the instructions in point 2 above.