Research and the REF
Steps to take to ensure your published journal article is elgible for the Research Excellence Framework
Steps to take to ensure your published journal article is elgible for the Research Excellence Framework
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<strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>REF</strong><br />
<strong>Research</strong>er based in a UK higher education institution?<br />
Publishing your research in a journal?<br />
Want your published work to be eligible for <strong>the</strong> next<br />
<strong>Research</strong> Excellence Framework? *<br />
<br />
From April 1st 2016, you need to deposit journal articles in a repository<br />
as soon after acceptance as possible, <strong>and</strong> no later than three months<br />
after you received <strong>the</strong> acceptance letter or e-mail from <strong>the</strong> journal.<br />
Follow <strong>the</strong>se steps to make sure any article published in<br />
a Taylor & Francis, Cogent OA or Routledge journal meets<br />
<strong>the</strong>se requirements <strong>and</strong> is eligible for <strong>the</strong> next <strong>REF</strong>:<br />
Choose<br />
journal<br />
Check journal<br />
is compliant with<br />
Higher Education<br />
Funding Council for<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> (HEFCE)<br />
OA policy via<br />
SHERPA <strong>REF</strong><br />
Submit<br />
your<br />
paper<br />
<br />
Peer<br />
review<br />
<br />
Check your<br />
institution’s<br />
policy<br />
Speak to your<br />
librarian<br />
or repository<br />
manager<br />
<br />
Deposit<br />
your Accepted<br />
Manuscript (AM)<br />
in a repository<br />
as ei<strong>the</strong>r:<br />
Chosen to<br />
publish in a<br />
subscription<br />
journal?<br />
(Green OA)<br />
AM: Your paper after peer review,<br />
when it has been revised <strong>and</strong><br />
accepted for publication by <strong>the</strong><br />
journal editor.<br />
Open deposit<br />
You post your AM to a<br />
repository so that it is freely<br />
available for anyone to access.<br />
All authors are required to<br />
respect <strong>the</strong> relevant embargo<br />
periods before making AMs<br />
available as an open deposit.<br />
Check <strong>the</strong> embargo period on<br />
Taylor & Francis journals here.<br />
Your paper<br />
is accepted<br />
ACT NOW:<br />
your deposit<br />
options<br />
<br />
<br />
Chosen<br />
Gold Open<br />
Access<br />
(OA)<br />
Yes<br />
<br />
Deposit<br />
Version of<br />
Record (VoR)<br />
in your<br />
institutional<br />
repository<br />
© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group CC BY-NC<br />
Closed deposit<br />
You post your AM to a<br />
repository so that it is freely<br />
available for anyone to<br />
access. You (or repository<br />
staff) can make this an open<br />
deposit after <strong>the</strong> relevant<br />
embargo period has passed.<br />
AMs can be posted at any<br />
point to repositories as<br />
closed deposits.<br />
You’re<br />
compliant<br />
<br />
VoR: The final,<br />
definitive, citable<br />
version of your<br />
paper, which has<br />
been copyedited,<br />
typeset, had<br />
metadata applied,<br />
<strong>and</strong> has been<br />
allocated a DOI<br />
(Digital Object<br />
Identifier). This is<br />
<strong>the</strong> version<br />
published on Taylor<br />
& Francis Online.<br />
* <strong>Research</strong> Excellence Framework<br />
(<strong>REF</strong>): <strong>the</strong> system for assessing <strong>the</strong><br />
quality of research in UK higher<br />
education institutions.<br />
Guidance, developments, news <strong>and</strong> ideas for Taylor & Francis authors<br />
@t<strong>and</strong>fauthorserv t<strong>and</strong>fauthorservices authorservices.taylor<strong>and</strong>francis.com
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