Concordia University Senate Resolution on Open Access (Approved April 16, 2010)

This is the text of the new policy. Excerpt: "...[I]n the specific case of any scholarly article accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal, from now on [Concordia University] requires all faculty members to deposit an electronic copy in Spectrum [the IR] along with non-exclusive permission to preserve and freely disseminate it. This requirement is not binding in cases where publishers, co-authors or other rights holders disallow such a deposit. Faculty members may also, without prejudice, opt out of the requirement...."