Open access publishing fund form

Form

Use this form to apply to pay for article processing charges (APCs) using the open access publishing fund or a UKRI block grant.

The funding can be used for journal articles or published conference proceedings that represent outstanding original and rigorous research in high-quality journals or research that underpins significant economic and societal impacts.

Also use this form to apply to use the open access publishing fund to pay for book processing charges (BPCs) for monographs, edited books, or book chapters.

Approval will be based on your responses to the questions and support from your faculty director of research, unless the application is for a UKRI funded article as these will be automatically approved.

Please discuss your application with your faculty director of research before completing this form (unless applying for a UKRI funded article).

About you
Are you an Early Career Researcher (ECR)? (required)
About your funding
Is the research UKRI funded? (required)
About your publication
For books - if you have already given the book title above, just write as above in this box.  
If a journal, is it a fully OA journal? (required)
Please include currency and VAT, where applicable
Is it likely to be considered for the next REF? (required)
Outline why this article should be considered for funding. Please include information on:

  • Originality, significance, and rigour of research
  • Quality of the journal/book

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