| Name: | Alzheimer’s Society |
| Type: | Funder |
| Institution/funder website: | http://www.alzheimers.org.uk |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Open Access policy: | Requirement |
| Policy link: | http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?fileID=2761 |
| Effective date from: | 2015-05-01 |
| Open Access, how?: | Green route (deposit in repositories), Gold route (recommend OA journal publication) |
| Can requirement be waived by funder?: | No waiver on deposit; case-based waiver on immediate OA |
| Exemptions....(text extracted from the policy): | "We do not wish to prevent our researchers from submitting research articles to the most appropriate
journal, if it is not compliant with this policy. As a result, in exceptional circumstances you may publish in a journal that does not allow the article to be deposited in Europe PMC within 6 months. Researchers should contact Alzheimer’s Society in advance of submitting their manuscript to make
a case for publishing in such journals in advance." |
| Scope of policy?: | Whole or partial funding |
| Funder pays for publication fees: | No |
| What must be deposited?: | Articles |
| Versions of papers that may/must be deposited: | Author's peer-reviewed final draft, Publisher's version of record |
| When are accepted peer-reviewed papers to be deposited?: | As soon as possible |
| Duration of permissible embargo prior papers being made freely available: | 6 months after publication |
| Copyright reservation (funders): | Any publishing or copyright agreements concerning articles have to comply with the OA policy |
| Where to archive?: | Central or subject repository |
| Name of specified archive: | Europe PMC |
| URL of specified archive: | http://europepmc.org |
