National Research Foundation of South Africa

Funder Information

Funder Name
National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) [English]
Funder URLs
http://www.nrf.ac.za/ [English]
Identifiers
Country
South Africa

Requires Open Access Archiving

Requirement
National Research Foundation of South Africa requires Open Access Archiving
What to archive
Peer-reviewed publications
Publication version
  • Publisher's version (Optional)
  • Author's final version (Required)
When to archive
At the earliest possible opportunity
Permitted Embargo
12 months
Where to archive
Appropriate institutional repository

Encourages Open Access Publishing

Requirement
National Research Foundation of South Africa encourages Open Access Publishing
Where to publish
as an article with immediate paid-for open access

General Open Access Policy

Effective for all current projects from:
1 March 2015
Effective for all new projects from:
1 March 2015
Application scope
Applies to all fully or partly funded projects
Policy Links
Statement on Open Access to Research Publications from the National Research Foundation (NRF)-Funded Research [Statement]: https://www.nrf.ac.za/media-room/news/statement-open-access-research-publications-national-research-foundation-nrf-funded

Requires Open Data Archiving

Requirement
National Research Foundation of South Africa requires Open Data Archiving
Types of Data
Research Data
When to archive
Immediately after publication of results
Where to archive
Any appropriate repository
Effective for all new projects from
1 March 2015
Effective for all current projects from
1 March 2015
Special Conditions
Data supporting publication should be deposited in an accredited Open Access repository, A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) should be included for futre citation and referencing
Policy links

Record Information

ID
976
Date Created
9 February 2015 15:17:14 UTC
Last Modified
21 June 2023 14:39:19 UTC
URI
https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/funder/976
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