Open access fund for longform publications: stage two
Claim open access costs for eligible longform research publications.
Research organisations can claim open access costs for monographs, book chapters and edited collections that are in-scope of UKRI’s open access policy and approved at stage one.
Applications must be completed by the research office, library or other department or team responsible for open access within the research organisation. Organisations must be based in the UK to apply.
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Stage two covers monographs, book chapters and edited collections that are required to acknowledge UKRI funding. It seeks confirmation that the publication is available immediately open access with a Creative Commons licence and financial information associated with open access publication.
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