Open Access funds: British Heart Foundation (BHF)
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The Office for Open Research manages Open Access (OA) funds from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in the form of an Open Access block grant. This grant is intended to support BHF-funded authors with the payment of Article Processing Charges (APCs), often required to publish papers Gold Open Access.
The BHF Open Access block grant can be used to cover APCs for publications which meet the following criteria:
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Primary research paper or non-commissioned review
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Funded wholly, or in part, by BHF
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Accepted for publication in a fully Open Access, or hybrid, peer-reviewed journal
You need to ensure that you comply with BHF’s OA policy to be eligible for funding:
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You must publish your paper under a CC BY license
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It is a Condition of Grant that Grant Holders acknowledge BHF support by quoting “British Heart Foundation” followed by the award reference number in the appropriate section of all publications arising from BHF funded research.
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An electronic copy of the final paper must be made freely available in Europe PubMed Central as soon as possible and no later than six months after publication.
Requesting Open Access funding
To request funding, please see our How and when do I apply for Open Access funding? article.
Please make sure you are aware of all your funder’s requirements by visiting the dedicated OA policy webpage.
Further support
Need any help? You can find more articles about other Open Access-related topics or get in touch with the team.