Can I add a Funder or Policy to the platform?

We welcome suggestions for new funder listings via our funder submission form. Please ensure you have checked the funder meets our inclusion criteria prior to submitting.

Can I add a Journal or Policy to the platform?

General users of open policy finder...

We accept suggestions for new journal listings if the publisher of the journal is already listed in our dataset. Please check the database first to ensure that the publisher is listed, and that the journal meets our inclusion criteria. You can then email us at help@jisc.ac.uk giving the details of the publication/journal, including its title, URL, ISSNs, and the publisher's name.

Publishers already listed in open policy finder...

If you wish to add new journals to your existing inventory, please first check our inclusion criteria for journals. If all criteria are met, please then complete the new record form. The form will require your publisher details and will provide options to list a single journal or to upload a spreadsheet of multiple journals.

Publishers not already listed in open policy finder...

Please also note we are currently not accepting new journal publishers for listing in open policy finder (unless part of a pre-existing collaboration) while our acceptance criteria and collection management policies are under review. This information will be updated further in July 2025.

Can I add a Books policy to the platform?

You can submit a new open access book policy suggestion by sending an email to help@jisc.ac.uk (mentioning ‘open policy finder - books’ in the subject line). Please ensure you have checked the publisher and policy meet our inclusion criteria prior to submitting.