Common use of Open Access Publication Clause in Contracts

Open Access Publication. 1. This Licence entitles Eligible Corresponding Authors from the Institution to publish articles under an Open Access licence without further fees, where such articles are Accepted For Publication during the Licence Period. 2. It is the responsibility of the Institution to inform faculty and students of the terms of this Licence. 3. Articles will be published under an Open Access licence when: • Eligible Corresponding Authors are identified prior to publication on the basis of their institutional email domain, or institutional affiliation as listed in the file submitted for peer review; and • Eligible Corresponding Authors are affiliated with the Institution on the date of acceptance for publication; and • Eligible Corresponding Authors sign the appropriate Creative Commons license; and • Eligible Corresponding Authors do not opt-out of publishing under an Open Access licence. 4. It is the responsibility of Eligible Corresponding Authors to provide the correct information in respect of their Institution. 5. Should an article from an Eligible Corresponding Author be identified after publication, a. Where the article is not Open Access, the Eligible Corresponding Author will be asked to sign the relevant Creative Commons licence and the article will be made retrospectively Open Access; b. Where the article is Open Access and a fee has been paid, the fee will be refunded.