Medical Research Council
Funder Information
Funder Name
Medical Research Council (MRC) [English]
Funder URLs
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/index.htm [English]
Identifiers
FundRef DOI: 10.13039/501100000265
Country
Group Memberships
Requires Open Access Archiving
Requirement
Medical Research Council requires Open Access Archiving
What to archive
- Conference papers
- Peer-reviewed publications
Publication version
Author's final version (Required)
When to archive
At the earliest possible opportunity
Permitted Embargo
6 months
Where to archive
Named repository
Named Repositories
OA Archiving Licence
- CC BY-NC [applies if no OA fee is paid]
- CC BY [applies if an OA fee is paid]
Archiving Conditions
Authors must retain the copyright of their publications for Open Access purposes
Special Conditions
MRC encourages articles to be deposited with a Creative Commons Attribution License, RCUK policy requires that the manuscript is made available without restriction on non‐commercial re‐use. The policy does not specify a particular licence, and the requirement can be met by use of the Creative Commons Attribution non‐commercial licence, papers should be published in a journal with a maximum embargo of 6 months for STEM funded disciplines, or 12 months in the arts, humanities and social sciences funded research
Requires Open Access Publishing
Requirement
Medical Research Council requires Open Access Publishing
Where to publish
- as an article with immediate paid-for open access (Optional)
- in a peer-reviewed open access journal (Optional)
OA Publishing Licence
- CC BY [applies if an OA fee is paid]
- CC BY [applies when an OA journal]
Conditions
- Publisher must allow immediate deposit of the published version of the article in any repository
- Costs of open access publication may be reimbursed by this funder
Special Conditions
Open Access fees may be reimbursed via block grants to institutions
General Open Access Policy
Effective for all current projects from:
1 April 2013
Effective for all new projects from:
1 April 2013
Earlier compliance encouraged.
Yes
Application scope
- Applies to all fully or partly funded projects
- Applies to work conducted using funder's facilities
Notes
- Applies to peer-reviewed research articles (including review articles not commissioned by publishers) published in journals or conference proceedings.
- Authors may comply with policy by publishing in an Open Access Journal or Depositing in a repository
Policy Links
- RCUK Policy on Open Access [Policy]: https://www.ukri.org/funding/information-for-award-holders/open-access/
- RCUK Policy on Open Access and Supporting Guidance [Guide/FAQ]: https://www.ukri.org/funding/information-for-award-holders/open-access/open-access-policy/
- RCUK Policy on Open Access Frequently Asked Questions [Guide/FAQ]: https://www.ukri.org/files/funding/oa/oa-faqs-pdf/
- Open access block grants [Guide/FAQ]: https://www.ukri.org/funding/information-for-award-holders/open-access/open-access-policy/open-access-block-grants/
Requires Open Data Archiving
Requirement
Medical Research Council requires Open Data Archiving
Types of Data
Research Data
When to archive
Within a reasonable time after completion of the work
Where to archive
- Appropriate institutional repository (Optional )
- Appropriate disciplinary repository (Optional )
- Named repository (Optional )
Named Repositories
Effective for all new projects from
1 January 2006
Special Conditions
Pre-documented exclusivity periods allowed, on primary and secondary data, in data sharing plans, Access policies and practises for new and existing MRC funded data collections must be transparent, equitable and practicable, Must submit data management plan with grant proposal
Policy links
- MRC policy on research data-sharing [Policy]: https://mrc.ukri.org/research/policies-and-guidance-for-researchers/data-sharing/
- UKRI Data Policyhttps://www.ukri.org/funding/information-for-award-holders/data-policy/
Record Information
ID
705
Date Created
23 January 2013 11:23:01 UTC
Last Modified
9 April 2020 10:20:41 UTC