Retain your author rights | Manchester Metropolitan University

"Retaining your author rights to your journal articles means that:

• You keep ownership of the copyright to your work.
• You can make your work immediately open access (OA) on publication in the university’s research repository e-space, even if it has been published by the green route, which was traditionally subject to a publisher embargo. This will increase the visibility, accessibility and discoverability of your work, allowing you to share it with whoever you choose and promote it more effectively via social media and your online researcher profiles.
• You can decide how your work will be used in the future.
• It will be easier for researchers to comply with funder open access requirements and potential future REF requirements...."