The new鈥�痺ill affect research articles, reviews and conference proceedings in serial publications submitted from 1 April 2022. 聽This means all journal articles arising from UKRI funded research will need to be immediately open access, making it open to read and re-use.
鈥淭his is the most progressive policy that we have seen in a long while, enabling publicly funded research to be shared, re-used and built upon more readily鈥� – Steven Vidovic
The Library has produced a and is engaging with schools/departments and some research groups to explain the policy, compliance, and eligibility to access the publishing block grant. The Library has prepared by acquiring many and a those journals included.
The Library invites you to a townhall to find out more about the policy and local support. Steven Vidovic, Head of Open Research and Publication Practice will explain the policy鈥檚 rationale, highlight key points and there will be time for your questions.
鈥淭he University of Southampton is strongly committed to Open Access and Open Research more broadly. While this commitment is clear, sometimes the actions we individually need to take to achieve its practical implementation can be unclear or confusing. This workshop will present an opportunity to come together to discuss this important topic, in the context of the new UKRI policy.鈥� – Professor Mark Spearing, Vice-President (Research and Enterprise)
Wednesday 30 March 2022, 15:00 鈥� 16:00聽on Teams
Please join us for a presentation and Q&A session.
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