Why is my institution not listed?
This tool only lists UK institutions. If your institution is not present, please contact help@jisc.ac.uk (adding open policy finder in the subject field).
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Why did my journal submission get rejected?
It is possible that you may find that your submission has been rejected for listing in the open policy finder. Potential reasons for this include:
- The inclusion criteria are not met in full.
- Your open access policy is unclear, and you do not respond to requests asking for further explanation so that we can present it correctly.
- Your application form has not been completed properly or in full, and you do not respond to requests for the relevant details to help us with the listing.
Please check each of the above carefully and get back to us with further information if necessary.
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Why did my publisher submission get rejected?
It is possible that you may find that your journal submission has been rejected for listing in open policy finder. Potential reasons for this include:
- The inclusion criteria are not met in full
- Your open access policy is unclear – and you do not respond to requests asking for further explanation so that we can present it correctly
- Your application form has not been completed properly or in full - and you do not respond to requests for the relevant details to help us with the listing
Please check each of the above carefully and get back to us with further information if necessary.
Please also note we are currently not accepting new 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 January 2025.
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Why did my Funder submission get rejected?
It is possible that you may find that your submission has been rejected for listing in open policy finder. Potential reasons for this include:
- The inclusion criteria are not met in full
- Your open access policy is unclear – and you do not respond to requests asking for further explanation so that we can present it correctly
- Your application form has not been completed properly or in full - and you do not respond to requests for the relevant details to help us with the listing
Please check each of the above carefully and get back to us with further information if necessary.
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Why did my Books policy submission get rejected?
It is possible that you may find that your submission has been rejected for listing in open policy finder. Potential reasons for this include:
- The inclusion criteria are not met in full
- Your open access policy is unclear – and you do not respond to requests asking for further explanation so that we can present it correctly
- Information about the policy has not been submitted in full - and you do not respond to requests for the relevant details to help us with the listing
Please check each of the above carefully and get back to us with further information if necessary.
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