REF Open Access
The Research Excellence Framework and Open Access
In 2015 the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) announced its Policy for open access in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). A key requirement of this policy is that all papers submitted to the post-2014 REF ("REF 2020") must have been deposited in an open access repository upon acceptance for publication.
In order to enable the School to prepare for the next REF, all researchers at the School have been asked to notify publications@lshtm.ac.uk of newly-accepted papers to ensure deposit in LSHTM Research Online. We are working to make this process as simple as possible, but do require some initial and immediate input from individual researchers at the point that their paper has been accepted for publication.
Please follow the simple guidance below immediately at the point that your paper has been accepted for publication. You co-operation is appreciated.
Frequently Answered Questions about the new OA requirements for REF.
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/rsrch/oa/FAQ/
REF is coming. Are you in?
Depositing your paper in LSHTM Research Online is easy. As soon as your paper is accepted for publication you should email publications@lshtm.ac.uk, including:
- Peer reviewed accepted manuscript
- Date of acceptance/acceptance email
- Embargo terms, if applicable
If you don't deposit within 3 months of acceptance your paper may not be eligible for submission to the REF. Please deposit your accepted manuscript now.
For further information contact the Library & Archives Service.
We have put together a presentation on how to deposit:
This is also available to download, either as the brief summary or full presentation.
