Back in March, you should have seen posters and leaflets around that talked about the latest changes HEFCE have made to the Open Access rules for REF2021. Just in case you haven’t, here’s the breakdown:

• Items accepted for publication between April 2016 and the end of March 2018 must be uploaded within 3 months of publication
• From April 2018 items must be uploaded within 3 months of acceptance

Sounds simple? Thats because it is!

All you need to do is Act on Acceptance and get that newly accepted paper uploaded onto GALA as soon as you can, even before you celebrate its success! You have the right version, you have the acceptance date, and you even have the proof of acceptance if you want us to hold onto that for you as well.

Start getting into the habit today! Any questions or problems just email the team at: gala@gre.ac.uk