Sponsor
CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC
Description
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are inviting users to provide feedback on the draft revised Tri-Agency Open Access (OA) Policy on Publications ("OA Policy").
In July 2023, the presidents of the Agencies announced the review of the OA Policy, with the goal of requiring that any peer-reviewed journal publications arising from agency-supported research be freely available, without subscription or fee, at the time of publication. The renewed OA Policy will be released by the end of 2025.
Since the announcement of the OA Policy review, the Agencies have engaged with a wide range of partners within the research community to identify the key features of an effective, comprehensive, sustainable and equitable immediate OA Policy. Engagements included an online survey and thematic engagement sessions, findings from which were published in a What We Heard Report. They thank participants for their previous contributions to these engagements.
On February 24, 2025, the Agencies released a draft revised OA Policy for public feedback. They are reaching out to participants, partners and stakeholders that were involved in the engagement phase of the revision to ensure they have an opportunity to provide feedback on the draft revised OA Policy. While not required, if responding on behalf of an organization, participants are welcome to identify who they represent so that the agencies can better take that into account in their analysis of the feedback. Please submit feedback through the online form by March 31, 2025.