How will Open Access costs be met at the University of Aberdeen?
16.1 There is a mechanism whereby Wellcome Trust-funded researchers can access additional funds to cover these costs. A number of institutions have been awarded additional funds specifically to cover the costs of open access, Aberdeen University is among these institutions. 16.2 Accessing these funds will depend on where you wish to publish. To publish in a journal via BioMed Central, http://www.biomedcentral.com/, researchers with Wellcome funding should fill in the claim form for open access fees and pass it to Mel Bickerton in the Medical Library, email: m.bickerton@abdn.ac.uk, who will then supply a password which will allow you to publish your paper. 16.3 To publish in a non BMC journal researchers must first establish that the journal complies with Wellcome policy on open access above (and make sure that a copy is deposited in PMC/UKPMC either by the journal or by self-submission).
