List of research funders by preprint licensing policy

This is a list of funders of research by their open licensing policies for preprints. With the exception of some government employees and contractors, the majority of authors keep the copyright to their work. Many funders require their grantees to disseminate the work using licenses with specific reuse rights. Other details of funder open access policies can be found at the Registry of Open Access Repositories and the Open Policy Finder from JISC (formerly SHERPA).

Policies by funder

CC BY, NC and ND refer to the Creative Commons licenses and CC0 is a public domain dedication.FunderLicense for PreprintsIs the Preprint License Recommended or Required?NotesSourceAligning Science Across Parkinson'sCC BY or CC0Astera InstituteCC BY or CC0 European Molecular Biology LaboratoryCC BYGates FoundationCC BYHoward Hughes Medical InstituteCC BYUnder the Immediate Access to Research policy, initial and revised preprints under a CC BY license are required for all major contributions from HHMI researchers. Michael J. Fox FoundationNone specifiedN/APolicy does require free readership rights on preprintsSimons FoundationOpen Access licenses (generally)Templeton World CharityCC BYWellcome TrustCC BYRequired if preprint is used for policy compliance.

Exceptions for government employees and contractors In some countries, work performed by government employees or contractors is owned by the government and subject to their licensing stipulations. For example, in the US, work performed by government employees, such as employees of the NIH is deemed Public Domain in the US, and the US government holds copyright elsewhere. Government licensing policies may override funder requirements.

See also List of academic publishers by preprint policy

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