Durham University has implemented a policy intended to support its researchers by:
- enabling authors to continue to publish in the journal of their choice;
- empowering researchers to retain sufficient rights to share their research outputs more widely;
- simplifying the publishing process and still enabling them to comply with funder requirements for immediate open access, regardless of conflicting demands from publishers;
- ensuring authors can comply with any requirements for immediate open access under future REF exercises;
- increasing the opportunities for reaching a broader audience, both inside and outside academia, which in turn could lead to greater impact on society and increased citations and collaborations for our researchers.
