Funder open access policies and Swinburne’s institutional repository
The Australian Research Council (ARC), the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) have open access policies designed to bring publicly funded Australian research to a worldwide audience.
Swinburne figshare is a managed open access research collection that hosts manuscript versions of published research.
Repository-based open access (‘Green open access’) via Swinburne figshare is:
- Compliant with publisher-owned Copyright and funder policies
- Supported by Swinburne Research
- A cost-free alternative to paying a publisher to make the published version open access (‘Gold open access’)
How to deposit manuscripts:
- Submit your research to a non-open access publisher/journal
- When published, log into Swinburne Elements and follow prompts to Claim or Add your funded output
- Use the Deposit option to attach the accepted manuscript* version into the repository for Open Access
*Accepted manuscript: the final accepted corrected draft you sent to the publisher after peer review.
We will investigate and ensure compliance with publisher-owned Copyright and funder policies.
Have you checked out the Swinburne Research intranet?
Swinburne staff and researchers can find information and resources to assist with navigating funding, policy and ethical requirements on our dedicated research intranet.
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