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Grant recipients are now required to make every effort to ensure that their
peer-reviewed publications are freely accessible through the Publisher's
website (Option #1) or an online repository as soon as possible and in any
event within six months of publication (Option #2).
Under the second option, grant recipients must archive the final peer-reviewed
full-text manuscripts immediately upon publication in a digital archive, such
as PubMed Central or the grantee's institutional repository. Publications must
be freely accessible within six months of publication, where allowable and in
accordance with publisher policies. Grant recipients may use the SHERPA/RoMEO
database to locate summaries of publisher copyright policies. The SHERPA/RoMEO
database will help grant recipients determine which journals allow authors to
retain copyright and/or allow authors to archive journal publications in
accordance with funding agency policies. However, CIHR recommends confirming
with editorial staff whether archiving the postprint immediately, and making
it freely accessible within six months, is permissible.
Grant recipients may also wish to submit their manuscripts to a journal that
provides immediate open access to published articles (if a suitable journal
exists). CIHR considers the cost of publishing in open access journals to be
an eligible expense under the Use of Grant Funds.
