{"id":2172,"date":"2025-08-04T15:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/open-access\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:16:12","slug":"edinburgh-napier-university-research-publications-and-open-access-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/open-access\/edinburgh-napier-university-research-publications-and-open-access-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Napier University Research Publications and Open Access Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The university has a new <a href=\"https:\/\/documentcentre.napier.ac.uk\/-\/media\/files\/research,-innovation-and-enterprise\/research\/openaccesspolicy.pdf\">Research Publications and Open Access Policy<\/a>. The new policy is designed so that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Staff can continue to publish in the journal of their choice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The University can disseminate research outputs more widely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Researchers meet funder open access requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.napier.ac.uk\/c.php?g=685910&amp;p=5309755\">Open Access LibGuide<\/a>, along with an <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.napier.ac.uk\/c.php?g=685910&amp;p=5294842\">FAQ<\/a>. If you have any questions about the policy and how it works, please contact repository@napier.ac.uk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The university has a new Research Publications and Open Access Policy. 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