The University's Research Publications and Open Access Policy applies to all scholarly research articles (including conference proceedings) by University of York research staff. 

The policy aims to: 

• Enable researchers to reuse and share their scholarship as widely as possible.
• Support authors to publish their work in a publication venue of their choosing.
• Help researchers to comply with the open access requirements of research funders such as UKRI and the Wellcome Trust.

What does the policy mean for my research? 

The University's policy means that, by default, we will not apply publisher embargoes to journal article manuscripts published by York researchers and deposited in the University's repositories, except in the case of Postgraduate Researchers and non-research focused staff. 

This means that manuscripts will be available concurrently with publication of the final version by the journal, rather than 6, 12 or 24 months after this publication.

What do I need to do when submitting my article?    

The University's policy does not affect how researchers deposit publications to Pure. However, we would encourage authors to add a Rights Retention Statement to their research when submitting it for publication. This is a small paragraph which outlines the University's policy and is usually included in the acknowledgements section within a paper. By including it, you ensure that your publisher is aware of how the University will share your research. The University's suggested Rights Retention Statement is:

Can I request an embargo for my deposited research?

The University's policy is aimed at empowering researchers to share their works and is not a mandatory set of requirements. For any deposited research output, researchers can request that the publisher's embargo is applied, using the request form.