The HRB is committed to achieving full and immediate Open Access (OA) for its research outputs, aligned with best international standards.
Since 2014, the HRB has mandated OA in its publicly funded peer reviewed research publications. In 2018, we established the HRB Open Research publishing platform. We support national OA initiatives under the National Open Research Forum and engage with other funders through Science Europe. From 1 January 2025 the HRB has aligned its OA Policy with the principles of Plan S, an international initiative driving efforts for full and immediate OA.
From 1 January 2025, all peer-reviewed publications (i.e., original articles, conference proceedings, review articles) that have been supported in whole, or in part, by HRB must:
- be made freely and immediately available from the date of publication;
- be under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence, or a CC-BY-ND licence by exception.
Researchers or their Host Institutions should ensure they have retained sufficient rights over their research outputs to comply with our policy requirements.
HRB provides a contribution to costs associated with Article Processing Charges (APCs) when publishing in OA routes compliant with our policy.
