Publications Policy |
Open Access Archiving |
 | Whether to Archive: |
* Requires deposition in Open Access archives |
| What to Archive: |
* Peer-reviewed publications, Conference papers
* Publisher's version (Preferred) and/or Author's final version (Alternative)
* PDF file (Preferred) |
 | When to Archive: |
* At the earliest possible opportunity
* Metadata must be deposited at the date of publication |
| | Where to Archive: |
* In any appropriate repository (Required) |
| | Archiving Conditions: |
* Publisher's copyright, licensing &
* embargo policies must be respected
* Metadata must include a link to the publisher's website |
Open Access Publishing |
| | Whether to Publish: |
* No policy for publication in Open Access publications |
| | Where to Publish: |
* [No information] |
| | Publishing Conditions: |
* [No information] |
General |
| | General Conditions: |
* Effective for all new projects from 01-Dec-2006
* STFC should be acknowledged as funder, with grant number |
| | Policy Links: |
* General guidance
* Joint RCUK position statement
* Joint RCUK statement on funder acknowledgement
* RIN Guidance on funder acknowledgement |
Data Archiving Policy |
| Whether to Archive: |
* Encourages deposition in Open Access archives |
| | What to Archive: |
* Unpublished data
* Research data
* Associated metadata
* Unspecified data |
| When to Archive: |
* Within a reasonable time after completion of the work |
| | Where to Archive: |
* In any appropriate repository (Optional) |
| | General Conditions: |
* The Science and Technology Facilities Council [2006] encourages compliance for all earlier projects
* Applies to all projects funded totally or partly by the Science and Technology Facilities Council [2006]
* Applies to all work conducted using the facilities of the Science and Technology Facilities Council [2006]
* Data Management plans should exist for all data within the scope of the policy
* Access to data may require registration to enable tracking of data use
* Published Data should generally be made available within 6 months of publication
* Original Data should be retained for longest period possible, within ten years after the end of the project being a reasonable minimum |
| | Policy Links: |
* STFC scientific data policy |
