Research funders often stipulate strict open access requirements for grantees. If you have received funding for your research, it is important that you are familiar with the funder’s open access policy before you submit your article for publication. The grant conditions are different for each research funder and can often be found in the project agreement or on the funder’s website. You can use the Journal Checker Tool to check which publication options are allowed under the policies of your research funder.
Research funder conditions:
Is your research funded by another granting organization? In that case, check the Open Policy Finder for the specific open access requirements of your funder.
Pay attention to these aspects of the funder requirements (source: Funder Requirements – Utrecht University Library – Utrecht University)
- Can I pay the costs for Open Access publications out of my project funding, and under which conditions?
- To which types of publications does the open access requirement apply?
- Is an embargo period allowed, or should a publication be immediately made open access?
- Do I have to make the publication Open Access under a specific CC license?