Open Access funds: unfunded outputs
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The Office for Open Research manages the University Open Access Fund to support unfunded authors to publish their work in fully Open Access journals.
You can access the University Open Access Fund if your paper does not acknowledge funding from one of the organisations listed below:
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British Heart Foundation (BHF)
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Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
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European Research Council (ERC)
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NIHR
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), inclusing AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC and Innovate UK
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Versus Arthritis
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The Wellcome Trust
If you plan to publish in a fully Open Access journal, please contact us prior to submission using our OA enquiry form.
Authors should not submit papers to a fully Open Access journal, or request an invoice for Open Access fees from their publisher, before the Office for Open Research has approved your funding request.
Unfunded authors publishing in a hybrid journal do not need to request Open Access funding. You may be able to make use of one of our publisher Open Access agreements, or publish Green Open Access at no cost.
Further support
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