Publishing OA at Bristol
Overview
Teaching: 20 min
Submission
Where you can submit, and how the Open Access costs are paid, depends on who has funded your work.
Everyone
Everyone needs to
- understand their funder’s open access policy
- be aware of Bristol’s list of read-and-publish deals
- save drafts of the manuscript so you have a copy of the submitted version
UKRI funded research
UKRI funded research must be published Open Access. APCs can be covered; apply via the library.
Wellcome funded research
Wellcome funded research must be published Open Access. APCs can be covered; apply via the library.
Article submissions should include a Rights Retention Statement – see your funder’s policy for details.
Horizon Europe funded research
Horizon Europe funded research Open Access APCs are paid for from your grant. Article submissions should include a Rights Retention Statement – see your funder’s policy for details.
Acceptance
Everyone
When your article is accepted, upload it to Pure.
UKRI, Wellcome, and Horizon Europe funded research
See above for how to pay APCs.
If your funder requires it (Wellcome, Horizon Europe, MRC, BBSRC) deposit a copy of your research in Europe PMC.
Wellcome and Horizon Europe funded research
Ensure the Rights Retention Statement you included during submission remains on your publication. Journals have been known to remove them during copyediting.
Publication
When your article is published make sure you:
- Check your Pure record is up to date
- Share links to the Open Access version of your work
Getting help
You can get help with this process in several ways:
Key Points
Upload copies to Pure for Green Open Access
Finding funds for Gold and Hybrid Open Access