Breast Cancer Now

Funder Information

Funder Name
Breast Cancer Now [English]
Funder URLs
https://breastcancernow.org/ [English]
Identifiers
Country
United Kingdom
Public Notes
Formerly Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Group Memberships
Europe PMC Funders' Group

Requires Open Access Archiving

Requirement
Breast Cancer Now requires Open Access Archiving
What to archive
Peer-reviewed publications
Publication version
  • Publisher's version (Optional)
  • Author's final version (Optional)
When to archive
At the earliest possible opportunity
Permitted Embargo
12 months
Where to archive
Named repository
Named Repositories
Europe PubMed Central http://europepmc.org/ (Required)
Special Conditions
Many journals automatically deposit papers in Europe PMC if the funder is a member of Europe PMC. If such a service is not provided, grant holders will need to self-archive using Europe PMC plus.

Encourages Open Access Publishing

Requirement
Breast Cancer Now encourages Open Access Publishing
Where to publish
  • as an article with immediate paid-for open access (Optional)
  • in a peer-reviewed open access journal (Optional)
Conditions
Costs of open access publication may be reimbursed by this funder
Special Conditions
Breast Cancer Now continues to encourage publications in open access journals and open access format and fees can be paid using any underspend on existing grants

General Open Access Policy

Application scope
Applies to all fully or partly funded projects
Notes
  • We will support the ‘Green’ Model of OA publishing, allowing grant holders to use any underspend on their grants towards open access charges
  • Europe PMC permits Breast Cancer Now funded grant holders to deposit their manuscripts through the ‘Green’ route at no additional cost.
Policy Links
Open Access Policy [Policy]: http://breastcancernow.org/breast-cancer-research/funding-for-researchers/how-we-award-grants/research-policies

No policy for Open Data Archiving

Breast Cancer Now does not mention or has no policy for Data Archiving

Record Information

ID
1065
Date Created
21 July 2015 11:12:37 UTC
Last Modified
23 August 2023 10:05:56 UTC
URI
https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/funder/1065
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