CL 07/2014 : HEFCE

" ... 1. This letter and the publication ‘Policy for open access in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework’ (HEFCE 2014/07) set out the policy for open access in relation to the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). This follows a formal UK-wide consultation on a set of proposals during autumn 2013 (HEFCE 2013/16) ... 5. The core of this policy is as follows: to be eligible for submission to the post-2014 REF, outputs must have been deposited in an institutional or subject repository on acceptance for publication, and made open-access within a specified time period. This requirement applies to journal articles and conference proceedings only; monographs and other long-form publications, research data and creative and practice-based research outputs are out of scope. Only articles and proceedings accepted for publication after 1 April 2016 will need to fulfil these requirements, but we would strongly urge institutions to implement the policy now. The policy gives a further list of cases where outputs will not need to fulfil the requirements ..."