Author Compliance Tool

Use our ACT to compare funder, institution, and journal policies.

Understand your funder's agreement with Wiley

Wiley has unique agreements with some funders so you can comply with open access policies when submitting and publishing in Wiley journals. Your funder may also be able to help with open access Article Publication Charges (APCs) through a Wiley Open Access Account. With Wiley Open Access Accounts, APCs may be covered in full or part for affiliated authors publishing in Wiley fully open access journals or in a subscription journal offering open access. Visit the Hybrid open access page for more information.


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For details about these agreements and arrangements please select your funder:


Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Through CHORUS, Wiley supports public access to research funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Self-archiving

For ARC funded authors, the accepted version of the article will be made freely available on Wiley Online Library after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online), in accordance with the Public Access Plan. Through CHORUS, ARC's public access interface will also link directly to the publicly available article on Wiley Online Library.

ARC and NHMRC funded authors may self-archive the accepted version of their article after a 12-month embargo period (starting with first publication online) in an open access institutional repository. If articles are made open access following payment of an article publication fee, it is not necessary to archive the accepted version of the article, but the metadata must be available in the institutional repository with a link to the final, published article on Wiley Online Library.

Gold open access

For ARC funded authors who choose to publish gold open access (where an Article Publication Charge is paid), Wiley will publish the final article fully open access on publication under a Creative Commons license and when appropriate submit the published version of the article to PubMed Central.

For more details please see the ARC Open Access Policy and NHMRC Open Access Policy.

Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

The FWF gives authors the freedom to choose between two gold open access options (where an Article Publication Charge is paid) and self-archiving (where the final accepted version of an article is self-archived online).

See FWF's guidelines for more information. If you have any question concerning FWF's Open Access policy, please contact Katharina Rieck, MA.

Gold open access

(1) Open access in a hybrid journal (Gold Open Access)

Most of Wiley's subscription journals* offer a gold open access option. Gold open access articles must be published under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY). In addition, if the publications are in the life sciences (or related topics), Wiley will deposit the final, published version of the article to Europe PubMed Central on publication.

APCs are fully covered for subscription journals offering hybrid open access (View list) for most articles funded by the Austrian Science Fund. Please note: For APCs to be covered, the corresponding author must be affiliated with an institution listed here, and the FWF guidelines for peer-reviewed publications must be fulfilled.
For all other hybrid open access publications, publication costs are transferred by project holders to Wiley and then reimbursed by the FWF to the project holders, for details see Peer-Reviewed Publications.

Read the full details of the open access agreement for Austrian authors.

Contact: publikationskosten@fwf.ac.at

(2) Open access in a fully open access journal (Gold Open Access)

All of Wiley's fully open access journals will publish articles funded by FWF under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY). APCs are fully covered for papers funded by Austrian Science Fund in fully open access journals (Browse the Wiley Open Access Portfolio). In addition, if the publications are in the life sciences (or related topics), Wiley will deposit the final, published version of the article to Europe PubMed Central on publication.

Self-archiving

(1) Self-archive

Authors may self-archive the accepted version of the article in any sustainable subject or institutional repository after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online). If the publications are in the life sciences (or related topics), authors must archive the accepted version in Europe PubMed Central after the embargo period.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s open access policy requires the unrestricted access and reuse of all peer-reviewed published research funded, in whole or in part, by the foundation, including any underlying data sets.

For authors who publish in fully open access journals, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will pay the Article Publication Charges associated with open access under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY). The foundation’s open access policy applies to all publications resulting from grants signed after January 1st 2015. Prior grant agreements are encouraged to opt-in. Wiley will deposit the final, published version of the article to PMC on publication.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a member of cOAlition S and the policy is aligned with Plan S.

See the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Open Access Policy page for more information or email openaccess@gatesfoundation.org.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

Self-archiving

HHMI authors may deposit the accepted version of the article to PubMed Central (PMC) for release after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online). This information applies to manuscripts submitted to Wiley after October 31st, 2013.

Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is committed to improving the public’s access to the direct results of Federally funded research.

Self-archiving

IES mandates that authors submit their final manuscripts to ERIC upon acceptance for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The author's final manuscript is defined as the final version accepted for publication and includes all modifications from the peer review process. ERIC makes citation of submitted studies available shortly after submission. ERIC makes the final manuscript available 12 months after the publication of the article.

Gold open access

For authors who choose to publish gold open access (where an Article Publication Charge is paid), Wiley will publish the final article fully open access on publication under a Creative Commons license and when appropriate submit the published version of the article to PubMed Central.

Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Through CHORUS, Wiley supports public access to research funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

Self-archiving

The accepted version of the article will be made freely available on Wiley Online Library after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online), in accordance with the Public Access Plan. Through CHORUS, JST's public access interface will also link directly to the publicly available article on Wiley Online Library.

The accepted version of the article must also be self-archived in a public access compliant repository designated by JST.

Gold open access

For authors who choose to publish gold open access (where an Article Publication Charge is paid), Wiley will publish the final article fully open access on publication under a Creative Commons license and when appropriate submit the published version of the article to PubMed Central.

For more information, read the JST Open Science Policy.

National Health Research Institutes (NHRI)

Gold open access

Authors receive 20% discount on APC when they publish in a fully open access journal or in a subscription journal which offers open access. Articles must be published under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY).

For more information, please contact NHRI Library.

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

NIHR’s open access policy states that compliant journals must offer a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, and allow immediate deposit of the final published version in repositories without restriction on re-use.

Gold open access

Authors can choose to publish in a fully open access journal or in a subscription journal which offers open access. Gold open access articles must be published under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY).

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Through CHORUS, Wiley supports public access to research funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Self-archiving

The accepted version of the article will be made freely available on Wiley Online Library after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online), in accordance with the Public Access Plan. Through CHORUS, NIST's public access interface will also link directly to the publicly available article on Wiley Online Library.

The accepted version of the article must also be self-archived on the NIST Research Library.

Gold open access

For authors who choose to publish gold open access (where an Article Publication Charge is paid), Wiley will publish the final article fully open access on publication under a Creative Commons license and when appropriate submit the published version of the article to PubMed Central.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The NIH mandate applies to all articles based on research that has been wholly or partially funded by the NIH and that are accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008.

Self-archiving

Wiley will deposit the accepted version of NIH funded articles to PubMed Central (PMC) on acceptance by the journal. Once Wiley has posted the files, authors will receive an email to approve the upload for display in PMC. This approval is a requirement of their grant/affiliation. This accepted version will be made publicly available 12 months after publication.

For NIH employees only, Wiley accepts the NIH Publishing Agreement. The article will be identified as a US Government Work and will be in the public domain in the USA. In addition, Wiley will deposit the accepted version to PubMed Central, as long as the articles are supplied with the NIH Publishing Agreement attached.

Gold open access

Authors can choose to publish in a fully open access journal or in a subscription journal which offers open access. On payment of the open access Article Publication Charge, Wiley will deposit the final, published version of the article into PubMed Central, with public availability immediately on publication.

Green Open Access Map Gold Open Access Map

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Through CHORUS, Wiley supports public access to research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Self-archiving

The accepted version of the article will be made freely available on Wiley Online Library after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online), in accordance with the Public Access Plan. Through CHORUS, NSF's public access interface will also link directly to the publicly available article on Wiley Online Library.

The accepted version of the article must also be self-archived in a public access compliant repository designated by NSF.

Gold open access

For authors who choose to publish gold open access (where an Article Publication Charge is paid), Wiley will publish the final article fully open access on publication under a Creative Commons license and when appropriate submit the published version of the article to PubMed Central.

For more information, read NSF's public access policy.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Pays up to $3,500 pre-tax of Article Publication Charge for selected papers.
Please see Instructions to Awardees

Smithsonian Institution

Through CHORUS, Wiley supports public access to research funded by the Smithsonian Institution.

Self-archiving

The accepted version of the article will be made freely available on Wiley Online Library after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online), in accordance with the Public Access Plan. Through CHORUS, Smithsonian's public access interface will also link directly to the publicly available article on Wiley Online Library.

The accepted version of the article must also be self-archived in the Smithsonian Research Online repository.

Gold open access

For authors who choose to publish gold open access (where an Article Publication Charge is paid), Wiley will publish the final article fully open access on publication under a Creative Commons license and when appropriate submit the published version of the article to PubMed Central.

The accepted version of the article, or the version of record, must also be self-archived in the Smithsonian Research Online repository.

For more information, read the Smithsonian public access plan.

Telethon Foundation

Gold open access

For Telethon-funded authors, payment for hybrid open access or fully open access journal publication charges will be paid directly by Telethon with no charge payable by the author. Authors can choose to publish in a fully open access journal or in a subscription journal which offers open access. If an author submits an article to a subscription-based journal that does not typically offer open access, Wiley is able to give authors the ability to select open access. In such cases, when the article has been accepted for publication, the author should inform the editorial office about his or her intention to publish the article open access.

For more information, view Telethon's Open Access Policy.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)




RCUK Publishing Decision Tree UK Research and Innovation brings together the UK Research Councils, Innovate UK and a new organisation, Research England.

UKRI's open access policy states that compliant journals must offer either a gold open access option (where an Article Publication Charge is paid) or a self-archiving option (where the final accepted version of an article is self-archived online).

Gold open access

Authors can choose to publish in a fully open access journal or in a subscription journal which offers open access. Gold open access articles must be published under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY).

Self-archiving

If a UKRI funded author chooses not to pay for gold open access, the author must self-archive the accepted version of the article after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online), or after a 24 month embargo for authors funded by AHRC and ESRC.

Note: this will be overridden if the journal's green open access policy offers a reduced embargo.

For journals that do not offer a gold open access option, the embargo period is reduced to 6 months for authors funded by UKRI's STM Councils or 12 months for authors funded by AHRC and ESRC.

Gold Open Access Map
Green Open Access Map

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Through CHORUS, Wiley supports public access to research funded by the US Department of Defense (DOD).

Self-archiving

The accepted version of the article will be made freely available on Wiley Online Library after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online), in accordance with the Public Access Plan. Through CHORUS, DOD's public access interface will also link directly to the publicly available article on Wiley Online Library.

The accepted version of the article must also be self-archived in the Defense Technical Information Center Technical Reports database through the DTIC submission page (for those with a CAC/PIV card), or the Multi-Agency Submission Interface (for those without DoD credentials).

Gold open access

For authors who choose to publish gold open access (where an Article Publication Charge is paid), Wiley will publish the final article fully open access on publication under a Creative Commons license and when appropriate submit the published version of the article to PubMed Central.

The accepted version of the article, or the version of record, must also be self-archived in the DTIC Technical Reports database.

For more information, read the DoD Directive Type memorandum .

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Through CHORUS, Wiley supports public access to research funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE).

Self-archiving

The accepted version of the article will be made freely available on Wiley Online Library after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online), in accordance with the Public Access Plan. Through CHORUS, DOE's public access interface will also link directly to the publicly available article on Wiley Online Library.

The accepted version of the article, or the version of record if published gold open access, must be self-archived with the Department of Energy via DOE's E-Link system.

Gold open access

For authors who choose to publish gold open access (where an Article Publication Charge is paid), Wiley will publish the final article fully open access on publication under a Creative Commons license and when appropriate submit the published version of the article to PubMed Central. The USDOE Public Access Gateway for Energy and Science (PAGES) site will link to the article on Wiley Online Library.

The accepted version of the article, or the version of record if published gold open access, must be self-archived with the Department of Energy via DOE's E-Link system.

Gold Open Access Map Green Open Access Map

For more information, view the DOE Public Access Plan.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Through CHORUS, Wiley supports public access to research funded by the US Geological Survey (USGS).

Self-archiving

The accepted version of the article will be made freely available on Wiley Online Library after a 12 month embargo period (starting with first publication online), in accordance with the Public Access Plan. Through CHORUS, USGS's public access interface will also link directly to the publicly available article on Wiley Online Library.

The accepted version of the article must also be self-archived in the USGS Publications Warehouse.

Gold open access

For authors who choose to publish gold open access (where an Article Publication Charge is paid), Wiley will publish the final article fully open access on publication under a Creative Commons license and when appropriate submit the published version of the article to PubMed Central.

The accepted version, or the version of record, of the article must also be self-archived in the USGS Publications Warehouse.

For more information, read the USGS public access plan.


Please note that Wiley Open Access Accounts cannot be used to cover page charges, which individual journals administer separately.


How to select your Funder

When signing your license agreement in Author Services, please select your mandated funder to ensure you are offered the appropriate license compliant with your funder's policy. Not indicating a funder with a license mandate during this process may require a resigning of the copyright or open access agreement at a later date to make the article compliant.


Society Exceptions

*A limited number of society-owned journals have opted out of these funder agreements. For more information see the Hybrid Open Access Without a Creative Commons License page.


The societies for which Wiley publishes may decide on a different policy. We will continue to brief societies on any discussions held regarding funder agreements and the processing of the articles, appropriate acknowledgements with citation and linking to the final published version on the publisher's site, and clear licensing terms and conditions for the use of material protected by copyright.