The terms of publication of research findings, as laid down in the letter by the NCN Director of 11 October 2023, will be extended for an unlimited term. They will apply to principal investigators of research and research activities, regardless of the final report submission dates. The relaxed terms of Open Access Policy will be in force until further notice.
The National Science Centre hereby announces that the relaxed terms of Open Access Policy, adopted by the letter of the NCN Director of 11 October 2023, will be extended. The relaxed terms of OA Policy will be adopted for an unlimited term and hence will apply to principal investigators in research projects and research activities, regardless of their final report submission dates. The relaxed OA terms aimed to support wide open access to research findings and research data will be in force until further notice.
most important amended provisions are outlined below:
- Route 1: Papers published under any Creative Commons (CC) licences, including licences restricting commercial use of publications, will be accepted, . The eligibility of Article Processing Charges (APC) will continue to be eligible costs, provided that the papers are published under CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-ND 4.0 licences.
- Route 2: Papers deposited in renowned depositories, such as arXiv or PubMed, enhance the visibility of research findings. Therefore, in order to facilitate publication under Route 2, preprints may be deposited when the final author-created version of the manuscript (AAM) cannot be published immediately. Preprints must be released under licence CC BY 4.0 licence. AAM must be published after the embargo period has ended.
- Research data: CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences as well as other licences ensuring an equivalent level ofdata openness and reusability may be used. The purpose is to ensure wide access to research findings as well as their utmost dissemination and use by the scientific community.
Soon, guidelines related to updated OA terms will be published on the NCN website (link to be added).