Navigating funder and publisher policy and compliance

To assist University of Manitoba and its authors to make informed, confident decisions in open access publication and compliance. 

Before you publish - three steps to compliance

STEP 1Understand funder’s OA policy
STEP 2Plan to publish, deposit
  • JISC Open Policy Finder: look up publishers’ conditions for OA archiving (i.e., deposit in an open repository as alternative to APCs) on journal-by-journal basis
  • OpenDOAR: use to identify, browse and search world’s repositories
STEP 3Check plan, future-proof it
  • Check the policies of your chosen journal against your funder OA policies to ensure they are compatible
  • ShareYourPaper.org: this resource aids in finding how to share journal articles

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