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Open Access

Information for authors on the Libraries' investments to make open access publishing more affordable.

Author Rights Policy

Learn more about the UF Author Rights Policy developed by the University Libraries Committee of the Faculty Senate. In effect as of April 1, 2022, this policy supports broader access to UF research and compliance with funder requirements.

Open Policy Finder

Use the JISC Open Policy Finder (formerly Sherpa Romeo) to find open access policies by journal, publisher and funder. 

Save with the Author's Accepted Manuscript

The Author's Accepted Manuscript (AAM) is the final version of the article immediately preceding typesetting and layout. It has undergone review and contains all of the author's final edits.

Most funders allow the AAM to be deposited in an appropriate repository to meet policy requirements; this can save researchers thousands of dollars in article publishing charges!

If you are publishing in a subscription journal, you may be given the option to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) to make your article open access. But in most cases, you will be able to share the AAM as a free alternative.

example of accepted manuscript vs publisher version

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