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Scholarly Communication
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  • Research funders' open access policies
  • REF 2029 open access policy
  • Depositing in Spiral
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Be eligible for the REF 2029

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Publishing Open Access

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Contact the open access team

We are based in Library Services and can advise on all aspects of open access publishing and policy.

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Deposit in the Spiral repository

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Comply with research funders' and Imperial's policies

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Prepare your thesis for submission

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