You’ve opted for open access, you’ve got funding, but now your publisher offers you a choice of licence – which should you choose<\/p>\n
An APC is a payment to the publisher for the article to be made available on an\u00a0<\/span>open access basis<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n When you have funding to pay an APC, under a Read and Publish agreement or a successful separate application, you will be offered the chance to choose a licence.\u00a0 Usually, this is a Creative Commons (CC) licence. Creative Commons licences <\/span>range from\u00a0<\/span>CC0 which is the least restrictive to CC BY-NC-ND which places restrictions on reuse.\u00a0(Have a look at\u00a0our\u00a0<\/span>web page about copyright and licences for your own work<\/span><\/a>.)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The only licences under this schema that are\u00a0truly open access\u00a0are CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA. The CC BY\u00a0licence is standard for\u00a0funder\u00a0open access policies. It is required by UKRI,\u00a0Wellcome\u00a0and other signatories to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Plan S<\/span><\/a>, including the\u00a0<\/span>University of Kent<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Therefore, if you are using UKRI, Wellcome, European Commission or University of Kent funds you should select a CC BY licence<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Why we recommend CC BY<\/span><\/b> Why we don\u2019t recommend\u00a0a\u00a0CC BY ND or CC BY NC<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You may be offered a licence that includes an ND\u00a0(No Derivatives clause).\u00a0\u00a0ND prohibits adaptations and the distribution of new works building on your work.\u00a0 This includes translations and raises barriers to non-English speaking users who would like to access your work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>For more information,\u202f<\/span>read this article<\/span><\/a>.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We also do not recommend the use of the NC\u00a0(Non-commercial clause)\u00a0because it can\u00a0<\/span>cause confusion as to exactly how your work can be\u00a0reused, even\u00a0within an educational setting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>For example, it can\u00a0prevent your work being developed and shared on any website which includes advertisements.\u00a0 At the same\u00a0time,\u00a0it doesn\u2019t prevent your publisher from selling on your work.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nCC BY: This is the most open licence, but it still requires the re-user to give attribution to the author and include a full citation when any derivative works, or copies are distributed (that is the BY bit). This means your work will get the maximum exposure and you will still be credited as the author.\u202f It allows onward work and makes it clear how your work should be re-used beyond Copyright law exceptions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n