How can I publish my work as open access?

To make your work open access, you may be able to either:

The peer review and publication process remain the same for both routes, and you should continue to target the most appropriate journal for your work. You will usually be required to sign an agreement with the publisher. Please visit our copyright and open access page for more guidance.

The University strongly encourages all UoB researchers to self-archive published and unpublished work in Pure.

Deposit to Pure

Ensure your research profile remains up to date. Use Pure to self-archive your author accepted manuscript in the University repository (UBIRA).

Meet University, funder and REF requirements with self-archiving.

Deposit to Pure

Publish open access without fees

You may be able to publish open access at no further cost in one of our publisher agreements.

Use our Search Tool to check if a particular journal is covered and follow the link under 'Who Pays' to view eligibility criteria and procedures.

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