IEEE Announces Compliance with UKRI Open Access Policy
Route to Compliance Enables All UK Authors to Publish in Any IEEE Journal or Conference
MAY 20, 2022
IEEE has announced a compliance route that enables all authors to continue to publish in any IEEE journal, magazine, or conference proceeding in accordance with the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) national funding agency’s newly established open access policy. By following either of the UKRI Policy’s Route 1 or Route 2 options listed below, authors funded by UKRI, Wellcome Trust or other funders will be fully compliant while continuing to publish in the IEEE publication of their choice:
Route 1 Option: Publishing via a Gold Open Access journal
Many researchers in the UK who publish in IEEE journals are already able to publish open access under an Open Access agreement between their institution and IEEE. UKRI-funded authors can comply with UKRI’s Open Access policy by publishing gold open access in any of IEEE’s fully open access journals and the final published journal article will be made immediately available to post in their institution’s repository under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. Authors can review a list of institutional agreements posted at open.ieee.org or can check with their institution’s library to see if the article processing charges (APCs) required to publish Open Access will be covered by their institution’s particular agreement with IEEE.
Route 2 Option: Publishing via a subscription based journal or conference
UKRI-funded authors are now also able to publish articles via Open Access in any of the subscription based IEEE journals, magazines, or conferences published in compliance with the UKRI “Route 2” option. Under this option:
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- Authors may deposit the Accepted Manuscript (AM) in an institutional or subject repository at the time of final publication
- No delay or ‘embargo period’ is required prior to posting to the repository
- The deposited version will have a CC BY license provided to the author by IEEE as long as the funder is properly identified
To make the CC BY license available as quickly as possible under the Route 2 option, IEEE has implemented a manual fulfillment process for researchers with UKRI funding or from funders with similar mandates. To begin the process, authors who need a CC BY license for an accepted manuscript should send a request to IEEE’s Intellectual Property Rights group at copyrights@ieee.org as soon as they submit their article. To further meet the Route 2 requirements and ensure compliance, the submissions should include the following text in the funding acknowledgement section of the manuscript and any cover note accompanying the submission:
“For the purpose of open access, the author(s) has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to any Accepted Manuscript version arising.”
IEEE is delighted to be able to offer many different publishing options for our authors that are fully compliant with funder mandates such as the UKRI open access policy. We are actively working toward future enhancements to further benefit authors and improve the options available to all. We look forward to continuing to provide a wide range of options for authors and publishing many of the world’s leading research breakthroughs and innovations from authors in the UK.