Open Access
These pages are designed to help UCL researchers understand how to make publications open access, meet open access requirements, use UCL's Research Publications Service (RPS) and take advantage of open access funding.
UCL has central funds to pay for Gold/immediate open access. Find out whether Gold open access funds are available for your publication.
Understand the requirements of the REF Open Access policy, and what you need to do to make your papers eligible for REF.
Details of key funders' open access requirements, and how to comply through Green and Gold open access.
Use RPS to track and record your publications, display them on your public profile, upload your manuscripts, and connect your ORCID to your RPS profile.
Guidelines for UCL research degree candidates on how to deposit an electronic copy of their final thesis in UCL's Research Publications Service, RPS.
Find out more about open access (including Green and Gold models), see UCL’s OA requirements, read our FAQs and contact the UCL Open Access Team.
Video guide to making research papers open access
This video is intended for UCL researchers and provides an overview of options for publishing research papers with open access. A transcript is also available.
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