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Meeting Tri-Agency Open Access Requirements
The Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications requires grant recipients awarded funding wholly or in part by CIHR*, NSERC and SSHRC after May 1, 2015 to make their peer-reviewed journal publications freely accessible online within 12 months of publication.
How To Comply
To comply, you can choose one of two routes:
- Green Route
free deposit of your final, peer reviewed accepted author manuscript to QSpace, Queen's Research Repository or a subject repository of choice. - Gold Route
pay-to-publish in a journal that offers immediate open access often upon payment of article processing charges.
Also, make sure to acknowledge the source of funding that supported the research in all peer-reviewed publications, quoting the funder and funding reference number.
Compliance Quick Guides
*CIHR require grant recipients awarded January 1, 2008 and onward to deposit both their journal publications and research data in an established archive or repository. See: Research Data Management
Other research outputs (for example conference proceedings, books, chapters or creative writing) are excluded from the new policy requirements. See also: A Joint Statement issued by the Vice-Principal (Research) & Vice Provost and University Librarian, on the Tri-Agency Policy. March 3rd 2015.