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Rights retention and Open Access FAQs

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Rights Retention FAQs

How does the rights retention mechanism work?

Why was rights retention introduced?

Which output types should include the Rights Retention Statement

How will publishers respond? Won’t including the Rights Retention Statement limit my opportunities to publish?

What do I do if I run into an issue?

How do I get agreement from my co-authors?

What is a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence, and why should I choose it?

Do I have to include the statement when I submit to a fully open access journal?

What happens if I forget to include the Rights Retention Statement?

Can I sign the publishing agreement?

Which publishers have been notified via a formal letter signed by the PVC Research & Innovation?

Which other universities have also introduced a rights retention policy?

Does the rights retention policy mean I have to share my creative outputs in papers and chapters with a CC BY licence?

Does rights retention impact royalty income from the ALCS?

Open Access FAQs

How can I get help with paying for Open Access?

How do I comply with the REF open access requirements?

Which version of my work should I upload to Elements?

If you have any questions about Rights Retention or publishing your work Open Access, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Library Research Support Team:

email library-research-support@shu.ac.uk
phone 0114 225 3852