Australia’s largest research funders, Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) have introduced open access policies requiring outputs arising from funded research be made openly available.
How to comply with funder requirements?
This requirement can be met by adding the publication to Charles Sturt's CRO.
| ARC |
Applies to articles resulting from funding Rules and Agreements released after 1 January 2013 |
| NHMRC |
Applies to articles accepted for publication from 20th September 2022* |
The Chief Investigator identified in the grant is responsible for compliance. When an article is accepted for publication, they will need to ensure that Charles Sturt University's institutional repository CRO, includes:
- The publication's metadata i.e. journal name, title, author(s), volume, issue, pagination and Grant Number
- An Open Access version of the publication, if the publisher's policy allows. Otherwise the Published Version-of-Record which would be locked, depending on publisher policies.
Legal or contractual reasons may limit the ability to comply with the mandate. Contact cro@csu.edu.au if you would like to discuss whether the publication can be made open access.
