CC-BY Requirements

Notice to authors from Austria who receive funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF):
In order to comply with the FWF Open Access policy (Open Access to Peer-reviewed Publications (fwf.ac.at)) all authors must select the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY).

Notice to Authors from Finland:
In order to comply with cOAlitionS funders’ mandates and the strong recommendations of Finnish universities, research institutions and the Finnish national policy on open access, authors affiliated to FinELib-consortium members should select the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY).

In order to support Wellcome Trust’s Open Access policy, all articles by authors who have received funding from Wellcome Trust to cover article processing charges (APC) must be published under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). Wellcome Trust will not cover the APC cost if an author chooses a license other than CC-BY.

**For all other authors, please consult your institution for any specific Creative Commons license requirements not specifically listed on this page.**