{"id":26578,"date":"2025-01-27T09:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=26578"},"modified":"2025-01-27T09:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:20:59","slug":"new-open-access-policies-for-ref-and-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/new-open-access-policies-for-ref-and-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"New Open Access policies for REF and Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A new <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2029.ref.ac.uk\/guidance\/ref-2029-open-access-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REF 2029 Open Access Policy<\/a> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fhas been published. It <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">comes into force from<\/span> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">January 2026<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> when it will apply to articles and conference proceedings published between <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1 January 2026 and 31 December 2028.\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Articles and conference proceedings published between <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, are subject to the current <a href=\"https:\/\/2029.ref.ac.uk\/guidance\/ref-2029-open-access-policy\/#tech-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REF 2021 Open Access Policy<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Research England consulted on potential changes. See our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/university-of-kents-response-to-the-ref-2029-open-access-policy-consultation\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">response to the consultation<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">the new policy does not include<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> monographs or book chapters<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mmediate OA publication of an article on a journal site (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eg <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">under one of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kent\u2019s <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read and Publish agreements) still meets the requirements<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"what-s-different-in-the-ref-2029-oa-policy-\" class=\"heading heading--32 margin-bottom-20 margin-top-40\">What&#8217;s different in the REF 2029 OA Policy?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text__body\">\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>Outputs are required to be deposited on publication (no later than 3 months after) rather than on acceptance for publication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Allowable embargo periods for compliance via deposit of Author Accepted Manuscripts have been reduced to<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>6 months for panels A and B<\/li>\n<li>12 months for panels C and D<\/li>\n<li>A similar range of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2029.ref.ac.uk\/guidance\/ref-2029-open-access-policy\/#section-permitted-exceptions-from-1-january-2026-to-31-december-2028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">permitted exceptions<\/a>\u00a0still apply but there have been some minor changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<h2 id=\"to-be-eligible-for-the-ref\" class=\"heading heading--32 margin-bottom-20 margin-top-40\">To be eligible for the REF<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text__body\">\n<p>Publish OA on the journal site using a <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/open-access-at-kent\/choose-a-licence-for-your-research-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY, CC BY NC, CC BY ND or CC BY NC ND licence<\/a>\u202fand deposit in KAR<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0OR\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>deposit your Author Accepted Manuscript in the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/guides\/kar-the-kent-academic-repository\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kent Academic Repository (KAR)<\/a>\u202fupon acceptance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<h2 id=\"what-we-recommend-you-do\" class=\"heading heading--32 margin-bottom-20 margin-top-40\">What we recommend you do<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text__body\">\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>Check which journals are covered by our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/open-access-at-kent\/article-processing-charges-apcs\/read-and-publish-journal-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read and Publish agreements.<\/a>\u00a0Articles in these journals will be OA upon publication on the journal site.\u202f They automatically meet OA REF requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>Fill in the form on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/open-access-at-kent\/open-access-and-the-ref#ref-assisted-deposit-service--we-do-your-kar-entries-for-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REF Assisted Deposit page<\/a>\u00a0to send us your article to add to KAR for you.\u202f Continue to do this upon acceptance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>Ensure all your publications are added to KAR. To check which of your publications are in KAR use the Browse function in KAR and select Browse by Person, or use the Advanced Search.\u202f Be aware that the Manage Deposits area of KAR does not represent your full publication list\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">What else are we doing to help?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/open-access-at-kent\/open-access-and-the-ref#faqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our answers to FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/open-access-at-kent\/open-access-and-the-ref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Access and the REF webpage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As academic staff, you continue to be responsible for ensuring your publications are listed in KAR.\u202f To support this process, however, we use automated services which send us details about some Kent articles and conference proceedings directly into KAR. We check and edit this information, make it live in KAR and let you know we have added the article on your behalf<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Help is available and we continue to provide a support and enquiry service for any queries. Contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:researchsupport@kent.ac.uk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">researchsupport@kent.ac.uk<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Policy update<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and Author Rights Retention<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To address external scholarly developments and the changing policy environment, the IS Open Research team reviewed the existing University Open Access policy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A draft of the University&#8217;s new Research Publications policy has been discussed with the University&#8217;s Research Culture and Environment Steering Group. The policy can be <a href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/is-openaccess\/SitePages\/Policies-for-Consultation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viewed here<\/a> and we would welcome your comments. Please send to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:researchsupport@kent.ac.uk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">researchsupport@kent.ac.uk<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245394253 BCX8\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245394253 BCX8\">draft <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245394253 BCX8\">Research Publications Policy incorporates an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/open-access-at-kent\/author-rights-retention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRestRefresh CommentHighlightRest SCXW245394253 BCX8\">A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW245394253 BCX8\">uthor <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW245394253 BCX8\">R<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW245394253 BCX8\">ights <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW245394253 BCX8\">R<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW245394253 BCX8\">etention <\/span><\/a><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRestRefresh SCXW245394253 BCX8\">approach which<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245394253 BCX8\"> m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245394253 BCX8\">any UK universities have already adopted<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245394253 BCX8\">.\u202f More information will follow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new REF 2029 Open Access Policy \u202fhas been published. It comes into force from January 2026 when it will apply to articles and conference &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/new-open-access-policies-for-ref-and-kent\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41249,"featured_media":26593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10267,10269,140826],"tags":[142759,264517,264527],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26578"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26578"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26695,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26578\/revisions\/26695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}