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Open Access: Hull OA Support Fund

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“We will enhance research infrastructure... by continuing support for Open Access”

University of Hull is piloting an internal Open Access Support Fund during 2023-24, to assist selected authors with achieving their ambitions to publish in fully open access journals which are not included in any current publisher agreement, if no research grant or project account can be used to pay the publisher fee.

If you have no means of paying the open access fee for a 'hybrid' (partly OA) journal, you should normally choose the cost-free route to publication: your article will be restricted to subscribers only, but you are likely retain the right to self-archive a version of your work in your institutional repository ('green' open access). Funding may be available to pay the fee if you can make the case that 'gold' open access to the published version of your paper is necessary to meet your research dissemination goals.

How to apply

Availability of funding cannot be guaranteed.  You should ensure you have secured a means of paying the open access fee ('article processing charge') before you sign an agreement to publish, as this is normally the point at which an invoice is issued, after which your publisher will not permit you to withdraw your paper.

You should seek approval from your REF Coordinator before making an application for the support fund.

Your application will be processed by the Library, taking account of the following:

  1. Your REF Coordinator or their delegate has confirmed that the paper has 3* or 4* potential for REF2029.
  2. Your REF Coordinator or their delegate considers your chosen journal to be high quality and aspirational in your discipline.
  3. You have no other means of paying the open access fee, such as a 'read and publish agreement' in place at the corresponding author's institution, a research funder's support, or a publisher's discretionary waiver.

Once your application has been reviewed, Library staff will advise you how to proceed with your agreement to publish.

 

 

Who Can Help?

Staff who administer the Library's Periodicals collection can advise on the terms of the University's OA publishing agreements and the availability of financial support from research funders: periodicals@hull.ac.uk

Library staff responsible for collection management in Repository@Hull (Worktribe) can assist with record editing and file deposit:  repository@hull.ac.uk