Support and advice to make your work discoverable, and guide you through submitting articles and data for inclusion in the next REF.<\/p>\n
UK University performance is assessed and funding levels are determined by the Research Excellence Framework (REF). Under\u00a0the REF open access policy<\/a> (pdf 195kb), journal articles or conference proceedings are only eligible for inclusion if the author\u2019s accepted and final peer-reviewed version has been lodged in an institutional repository (e.g.\u00a0PURE<\/a>,\u00a0UBIRA<\/a>,\u00a0ORA<\/a>, AURA) or subject repository (e.g.\u00a0arXiv<\/a>) within three months of acceptance. This applies to all open access journal articles and conference proceedings accepted for publication after 1 April 2016.<\/p>\n All UK Research Council-funded research (RCUK) must be input into the ResearchFish<\/a> database in order to comply with the terms of your project\u2019s contract with the relevant funding body, and ensure they have information about your project achievements to report to central government, e.g. for the next Comprehensive Spending Review. Researchfish will automatically pass the information to the public search facility,\u00a0Gateway to Research<\/a>, increasing the impact of your research, particularly if you include a unique and persistent link such as a DOI and\/or personal ORCID identifier<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you enter a DOI, the system automatically adds all the required fields (e.g. authors, title, publication year).<\/p>\n Input to ResearchFish can be made at any time during a year, but your PI must authorise the entries during the Annual Submission Round by pressing the big red \u2018submit\u2019 button<\/span> \u2013 this will submit all reports under that grant reference, which will then be made available via Gateway to Research.<\/p>\n Final versions of reports and articles funded by\u00a0EU Horizon 2020<\/a>\u00a0must be deposited in an institutional repository, subject repository or central repository (e.g.\u00a0Zenodo<\/a>) on publication.<\/strong><\/p>\n RCUK have devised\u00a0Common Principles on Data Policy<\/a> covering the management of research outputs produced by research projects they fund. These push for data to be made openly available with as few restrictions as possible in a timely and responsible manner.<\/p>\n Each Council has slightly different data requirements for their own projects, as summarised by the\u00a0Digital Curation Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n The\u00a0EPSRC Policy Framework on Research Data<\/a>\u00a0is based on two main principles:<\/p>\n EPSRC asks\u00a0institutions<\/span>\u00a0to:<\/p>\n EPSRC also asks institutions to ensure that its\u00a0researchers<\/span>:<\/p>\n Other EPSRC expectations require a clear understanding of what data the research projects will create and who is responsible for looking after them. We recommend that projects write a data management plan to clarify your ideas.<\/p>\n Many university subject librarians are trained to guide researchers on open access and data management issues, so they may also be able to help<\/a>.<\/p>\n Research projects must find and understand their institution\u2019s data policy \u2013 see the Digital Curation Centre<\/a>. Authors benefit from having a consistently formatted publications list, and in the case of Oxford and Newcastle, their publication systems automatically transfer the information to the institutional repository for inclusion in the post-2014 REF.<\/p>\n Different universities use different systems, for example:<\/p>\n If your publication is a journal article or conference proceeding with an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), then submit the author\u2019s final peer-reviewed version to your institution\u2019s repository (e.g. PURE<\/a>,\u00a0UBIRA<\/a>,\u00a0ORA<\/a>, AURA,\u00a0EPrints<\/a>) or subject repository (e.g.\u00a0arXiv<\/a>) within three months of acceptance. This will make the work eligible for inclusion in the post-2014 REF, as required by\u00a0UK HE funders open access policy<\/a>\u00a0(pdf, 195 KB). The policy applies to publications accepted after 1st April 2016.<\/p>\n As of April 2015, authors from multiple institutions must submit the article on their own institution\u2019s open access repository in order to comply independently for the post-2014 REF. You should check that this does not contravene the journal\u2019s publication conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n Data created in a research project is most likely owned by the funder \u2013 check your research contract to be certain. Include a \u2018data access statement\u2019 in the paper, to describe where and on what terms any supporting research data you have created can be found. Examples are available from the\u00a0University of Bath<\/a>.<\/p>\n The creator<\/span> of any third-party data you use should be clearly identified, and your permission to their data should be set out in your own data license. You should also be clear about any restrictions imposed by, or costs involved in using that third-party data \u2013 these will both have an impact on the usability and accessibility of your data for other researchers or stakeholders.<\/p>\n The creator may be:<\/p>\n Creators should be credited when someone uses their work.<\/p>\n The publisher<\/span> is the body that makes the data available, such as the\u00a0British Atmospheric Data Centre<\/a>\u00a0(BADC).<\/p>\n Data linked to an individual is covered by the Data Protection Act in the UK, as a result of a European directive. In practice, this means that researchers need an individuals\u2019 consent<\/a>\u00a0to share data about them.\u00a0University of Essex\u2019s UK Data Archive<\/a>\u00a0includes a short section on data protection, legal and ethical issues (pdf, 3.1 MB).<\/p>\n It is also advisable to investigate safeguarding your Intellectual Property (IP) \u2013Creative Commons<\/a>\u00a0have a very helpful summary specifically for science and research. The route you use will depend on the type of output you anticipate, from raw data to software<\/a>.<\/p>\n EPSRC expects that data created with its funding will be archived for 10 years. Therefore, Data Management Plans (DMP) are an essential part of institutional and funding policy, and are much more effective if they\u2019re implemented at the beginning of a project. DMPs help to increase discoverability of publicly funded research data, and to comply with Expectations II and V of\u00a0EPSRC\u2019s Policy Framework on Research Data<\/a>\u00a0(pdf 132 KB) (from 1 May 2015).<\/p>\n Be clear about what data you will use, what data you will create and who is responsible for looking after it.<\/p>\n Datasets can now be submitted to the\u00a0REF<\/a>, so having a plan will make it easier to create the access and citation information needed to do this.<\/p>\n It is also important to consider whether the model or model output uses data with license fees or commercial restrictions, which may affect how widely it can be used by the public sector, for example<\/a>.<\/p>\n If your work demonstrates stakeholder engagement, is featured in trade or other grey literature or is aimed at policymakers, we may be able to feature it as part of our network activities:<\/p>\n We can help you achieve greater impact by promoting your work to the ARCC network of stakeholders and researchers. Email our communications manager, Tanya Wilkins<\/a> to see how we can help.<\/p>\n Please note<\/span>: we are unable to feature articles behind a paywall.<\/p>\n In addition to dissemination, we can assist with legacy through hosting information on our website. You can also ensure a project website is available for reference in the long-term by archiving it at the British Library\u2019s UK Web Archive. This is a free service, and provides unrestricted access in perpetuity.<\/p>\n Support and advice to make your work discoverable, and guide you through submitting articles and data for inclusion in the next REF. Five steps to managing your research outputs 1. Understanding funders\u2019 expectations 2. What is my institution\u2019s policy? 3. Who owns the data? 4. Data management plans 5. Dissemination and legacy 1. 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