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Open Access Policy Summary

This page relates to the  only. Information regarding REF 2029 at 缅北禁地 can be found on the (internal access only).

The next Research Excellence Framework, , will assess the quality of research in UK higher education instutions between 2021 and 2028. Building on changes made in REF 2021, REF 2029 will be a more inclusive research assessment exercise, capturing the valuable contributions of a wider range of research and research-enabling staff.

The full  is available now, including some . The  for the policy are:

Journal articles and conference proceedings

Published between	1 Jan 2021 to 31 Dec 2025	1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2028
Deposit	the author accepted manuscript (AAM) must be deposited in a repository within 90 days of acceptance	the author accepted manuscript (AAM) or version of record (VoR) must be deposited in a repository or suitable platform within 90 days of publication
Accessible	within 30 days of publication or of an embargo period	once published or at end of embargo period
Licence	minimum requirement CC BY-NC-ND	CC BY, but CC BY-NC or CC BY-ND or equivalent permitted
Permitted embargo period	12 months for papers submitted to Panels A & B 24 months for papers submitted to Panels C & D	6 months for papers submitted to Panels A & B 12 months for papers submitted to Panels C & D
Published open access	outputs made immediately fully open access meet the REF OA requirements	output made immediately fully open access meet the REF OA requirements
Exceptions	Specific exceptions are definied in the	Specific exceptions are definied in the

• If unsure, contact openaccess@ncl.ac.uk.
• For content published after 1 August 2022, see the University Research Publications & Copyright Policy regarding deposition of the AAM with no embargo under a CC BY licence.

Longform outputs (in-scope monographs, book chapters and edited collections)

• No mandate for longform open access in REF 2029.
• Open access for longform outputs will be included in the next REF exercise, no earlier than 1 January 2029.
• We encourage deposition of author manuscripts in an appropriate repository, i.e. MyImpact/ePrints for 缅北禁地, and the library team will make them open access where possible. If unsure, contact openaccess@ncl.ac.uk.
• Other types of outputs, including but not limited to, datasets, code, protocols or artistic creations are welcomed as submissions to REF 2029. Although these fall outside of the scope of the OA policy, the funding bodies encourage that they are made available as open access, where appropriate.

How to make your papers REF eligible 

See the .

缅北禁地 supports authors in meeting the REF open access requirements using  and  as described below.

On submission

1. Add details of your publication to MyImpact with bibliographic status of In preparation so you can continue to edit the record. Publication details can be suppressed from your web profile until after acceptance.
   

On acceptance

1. Change the bibliographic status of the MyImpact record to In press
   
2. Add the Acceptance date
   
3. Upload your author accepted manuscript. This is the version after peer review and containing all academically necessary changes, but before publisher copy-editing and typesetting. Publishing agreements typically do not allow authors to upload publisher-formatted versions to a repository, unless this version is published open access.
   
4. The open access team review all manuscripts uploaded to  before they are made open access in , in accordance with institutional and publishers policies.

REF open access eligibility status

Publication records added to MyImpact are automatically assessed and given a REF Open Access Eligibility Status to highlight if any actions are required.

Policy exceptions

In certain circumstances, outputs not meeting the open access requirements may still be submitted to the REF under an exception as defined in the . Where required, authors should apply for an exception via  as described below.

1. To apply for an exception, click Manage Full Text then Apply for an exception
   
2. Select your faculty and then select the appropriate exception from the drop-down menu. MyImpact will provide guidance on the exception and any supporting information or additional actions required.
   
3. Click Send to email your request to your faculty research manager for consideration.

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