The University of Manchester has updated its Publications Policy embracing Rights Retention

The University of Manchester has updated its Publications Policy as part of its commitment to more open and reproducible research. . rights-retention-n8-700x420 The University has worked collectively with the other institutions in the N8 Research Partnership , to develop a new N8 Rights Retention Statement which was launched at an event held at the University's John Rylands Research Institute and Library in January. Under this consortia-wide agreement each university is updating their publication policy to support authors to retain more intellectual property rights in their research articles. Benefits of the new policy for authors and their research. With the launch of the University's new policy on 1 March 2023, authors will retain the right to make a copy of their Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) immediately Open Access through our institutional repository (Pure) under a CC BY license (Creative Commons Attribution License) irrespective of embargo periods stipulated by publishers. This will not only mean that authors' articles are immediately available for all to access, thus extending the potential reach and impact of the research, but it will also make it easier for authors to adhere to the Open Access policies set out by funders.