- University of Leeds

"The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has proposed some amendments to its Open Access (OA) publication policy for research. The main changes proposed by HEFCE are: outputs accepted for publication from 1 April 2016 to March 2017 can be deposited in a repository at any time between acceptance and three months after the publication date: at the moment the deadline is three months after the date of acceptance outputs accepted as 'gold' open access may be treated as exceptions. See the HEFCE website for full details of the proposed changes.  HEFCE will review them during 2016. In the meantime, the University's Publications Policy will not change.  Authors should continue to 'deposit on acceptance'. ORCiD The University’s Publications Policy encourages staff to register for an ORCiD identifier. This unique digital identifier can be applied to research outputs, awards and professional activities, allowing them to be linked.  This will help staff to ensure that their work is attributed correctly. See how to register and use an ORCiD identifier. Registration is straightforward and quick. Some research funders (for example the Wellcome Trust) and publishers already require applicants to use an ORCiD identifier."