Licence use in publishing

Peer-reviewed scientific articles shall be published or self-archived under a global licence that guarantees immediate access free of charge. The licence must also guarantee the free redistribution and reproduction of article contents. The condition supports both the dissemination and reuse of research outputs and the researcher’s rights to research outputs and the results presented in them. The licence must also guarantee the free redistribution and reproduction of article contents. As a rule, the RCF requires the use of Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0, but also permits the use of licences CC BY-SA 4.0, CC0 and CC BY-ND. The articles may, subject to a licence, contain content produced by other authors, the copyright of which is not affected by the licences in question. It is not necessary to ask permission from the RCF for the use of permitted licences. This policy is applied retroactively to RCF funding decisions made after 2 November 2020.