In order to share publications, funders may expect:
- deposit of publications to an open access repository,
- the addition of a Creative Commons license to your work,
- or the use of other methods to make your publications available to the public.
Before you submit an article to a journal for review, check your funders' expectations for public access. Upon submission of your work to a journal, notify the editor and/or publisher that your work falls under a funder's public access policy.
N.B. Most funders require deposit of a publication upon acceptance, not upon publication. Embargoes (delayed access) can be supported in most repositories if expected by your publisher. Also note which version of the article your funder requires you to deposit. A post-print is the same as the final manuscript. It is the final version of your article after peer-review but before the publisher has formatted it with page numbers, watermarks, and the like. The publisher's formatted version is known as the publisher's version.
It is the author's responsibility to ensure compliance with public access policies. Negotiate your publication agreement as needed.
