There are a number of benefits that come from Open Access, including wider outreach, higher citation rates and impact in areas beyond academia. As well as the benefits, both for your own research profile and for the broader research environment, there are also an increasing number of Open Access requirements you need to meet.
Both the University and REF have Open Access policies in place, whereby your research must be Open Access via either the Green or Gold Route. A number of funders also have policies around Open Access, that vary in their specific requirements. As a result, you will need to ensure you make your research Open Access.
Throughout the publication process, you will reach different stages where you will need to take action. Two key stages are at Submission and Acceptance, which is why we advice that you need to "Sort at Submission" and "Act on Acceptance".
Sort at Submission:
Act on Acceptance:
Publisher's Proof:
At Publication:
What is OA?; OA Policies; APC Funding; Pure Repository; Rights Retention.
Creating and Preserving Data; Data Planning; DMPs; FAIR Data; Finding Data.
About Coventry Open Press; Contact Us; Submitting Proposals; Current Publications.
Publishing Advice; Predatory Publishers; Theses; Metrics; Persistent IDs.