“Who Owns Our Knowledge?” is the theme for this year’s International Open Access Week (October 20-26). The 2025 theme asks a pointed question about the present moment and how, in […]
Open Access Policy for REF 2029
The Open Access Policy for REF2029 has been published on the REF website. It includes some changes from the REF2021 Open Access Policy, but there will be no requirement for long-form publications to […]
Deciding which journal to publish in
What to think about when deciding where to publish The choice of where to publish typically comes down to three main factors:1. Journal prestige and impact factor2. Relevance to the […]
New: Library Research Support podcast!
CCCU researchers, do you want to know about research support but don’t have time to read our webpages? Now you can listen to our podcast instead! This first episode is […]
Rights retention for open access research
Many research funders have adopted a ‘rights retention’ approach to support open access. This aims to ensure researchers retain sufficient reuse rights over their work, to meet open access requirements. […]
Setting up an open access journal
Before starting your journal Establish key information about your journal Look at the journal market in your subject area(s) and think about how your journal will contribute to the […]
Revised CCCU Open Access Policy
Did you know that CCCU has an open access policy? We do! And we’ve just revised it. But you might be thinking, what even is open access? At its most […]