Oxford University open access publications policy: summary

Action by researchers

The University asks researchers to:

• Seek advice on OA about eligible outputs at the point of considering a publication venue. The Bodleian can advise on relevant issues, including: sources of funds, licensing / copyright options, conversations with co-authors about OA costs, and on the relationship between OA and IP.
• At the time of acceptance, deposit a digital copy of the author accepted manuscript of all journal articles and conference papers in the Oxford Research Archive via Symplectic Elements. Researchers are also strongly encouraged to deposit the full text of all other publications, including monographs, book chapters, working and discussion papers, and reports.

Academic freedom

The University supports the academic freedom of its authors (academics, researchers, staff and students) to publish where they choose, provided funder requirements are met and funds are available for open access publication costs

Copyright

Researchers are advised to retain their copyright, using rights retention when required by their funder, and to publish using the widest possible open licence i.e. Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

ORCID

Researchers are strongly encouraged to obtain an Oxford-linked ORCID, either by using IT Self-Service or by claiming their ORCID in Symplectic Elements, and to use it at every available opportunity when submitting publications or applying for grants, to ensure that they are credited for their work with the correct institutional affiliation.

An open access service

The University will provide an open access service that helps researchers to comply with their funders’ open access policy and the requirements of research assessment exercises. This comprises a centrally managed and maintained platform to manage the long-term preservation, continued access and storage of material

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