Policy

UKRI open access policy

UKRI’s open access policy for research publications that acknowledge funding from UKRI and any of its councils.

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UKRI open access policy (PDF)

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UKRI open access policy: frequently asked questions (PDF)

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Details

This policy applies to publications which need to acknowledge funding from UKRI or any of its councils. This includes funding from:

  • the research councils
  • Research England
  • Innovate UK

It aims to ensure that findings from research funded by the public through UKRI can be freely accessed, used and built on.

The policy applies to:

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

The policy document includes the full policy scope, requirements and key definitions.

The frequently asked questions document provides supplementary information on commonly asked questions.

See the research councils policy on open access for guidance on research articles published before 1 April 2022.

See making your research publications open access for:

  • a summary of the  UKRI open access policy and guidance for authors
  • guidance on peer-reviewed research articles submitted before 1 April 2022
  • guidance on monographs, book chapters and edited collections published on or after 1 January 2024
  • information on funding to support open access costs

For an explanation of changes to UKRI’s policy on open access and information on its implementation, see shaping our open access policy.

Discuss this policy

Email: openresearch@ukri.org

Updates

  • 30 November 2023
    FAQ document updated
  • 15 November 2023
    Policy document version 1.8: Annex 3: additional information added about the process to inform UKRI where an exemption has been applied; annex 3, paragraphs 16 and 17: links to UKRI and Jisc guidance on third party materials and copyright
  • 15 November 2023
    Policy document version 1.8: Paragraph 1: additional footnote added to clarify the seven-year threshold for longform publication funding; paragraph 10: link added to NERC Open Research Archive; paragraph 26: additional information added about UKRI’s dedicated open access fund for longform publications
  • 12 October 2023
    Policy document version 1.7: Clarified position for article-level metadata at Annex 2, paragraph 5b; link for guidance on third-party materials and copyright added to Annex 3. FAQ document version 1.9: C1 and F1 added links to copyright guides.
  • 24 May 2023
    UKRI open access policy document version 1.6 :and UKRI open access policy: frequently asked questions (FAQs) document version 1.8
  • 28 February 2023
    FAQ & policy document accessibility updated
  • 1 December 2022
    UKRI open access policy: FAQs version 1.6
  • 28 July 2022
    UKRI open access policy document version 1.5 and UKRI open access policy: frequently asked questions (FAQs) document version 1.4
  • 28 April 2022
    FAQ document updated

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