Ready for REF?
Before you finish work and have a well-earned break over the festive period, we thought it would be a good time to remind you to Act on acceptance when you have an article accepted for publication. With everything that goes
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Open Access Week 2019
We’ve been busy organising some foyer roadshows during international Open Access Week 2019. These roadshows will take place at the following times: Monday 21st October 11am – 1pm – Sighthill Tuesday 22nd October 11am – 1pm – Craiglockhart Thursday 24th
Can I write an article or book based on my open access thesis?
This is an interesting question and one that early career researchers commonly ask. You’ve worked long and hard on your PhD thesis and achieved your doctorate. Congratulations! Your thesis is deposited in your institution’s open access repository and the findings
Statement from UUK on Horizon Europe
Universities UK (UUK) supports the agreement made by EU institutions over the future shape of the Horizon Europe programme. This programme succeeds Horizon 2020, and will run from 2021 until 2027. UUK is confident that Horizon Europe will continue to
Final Guidance and Criteria published for REF2021
Yesterday two important documents relating to REF2021 were published by the four higher education funding bodies. These were the final Guidance on Submissions and the Panel Criteria and Working Methods documents. Together, they give comprehensive information about the submission and
Funders sign up to ORCID’s Open Letter
An ORCID number is a unique identifying code that a researcher keeps throughout their professional career. It’s quick and easy to register and receive your ORCID number (or iD) from the ORCID website. Names can change and middle name initials may be used,
Consultation on Plan S implementation guidance
Yesterday, cOAlition S announced guidance on how to implement Plan S and opened a consultation period for discussion and feedback. cOAlition S welcomes feedback until 1st February 2019 and you can find details of how to submit feedback on the cOAlition S website. There is
Wellcome Institute amended Open Access Policy 2020
The Wellcome Institute – amended open access policy The Wellcome Institute recently announced that it’s making changes to its Open Access Policy. The new policy will then apply to any research articles submitted for publication from 1st January 2020. The
Which version of my paper do I deposit in WorkTribe?
Now, this is a question we get asked a lot. So, together with the Repository team, we’ve created a video which we hope will go a long way towards answering this question. We’ve divided the publication process into three stages and
REF 2021 decisions on outputs
Earlier this week, the REF 2021 Decisions on staff and outputs was published. This document outlines the decisions made by the funding bodies about some key areas for REF 2021, including staff and outputs. These decisions were made following a period of consultation. An interesting point in the open access section on