After some delay, the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications has been released. The policy requires that any peer-reviewed publication(s) arising from grants received from any of the three agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) be made freely accessible within 12 months of publication. The new policy comes into force for any grants awarded after May 1st, 2015. It’s worth noting that CIHR has had an open access policy since 2008.
Researchers funded by any of these three agencies are required to either:
1) Publish in a journal that allows immediate open access or one that permits open access within 12 months of initial publication; and/or
2) Deposit the final, peer-reviewed author version of your article in an online open access repository, such as RULA’s Digital Repository.
It is important to note that option 2 does not require any payments to publishers, but option 1 might incur an open access article processing fee.
The Ryerson Library maintains deposit accounts, to cover open access charges, with PLoS, Biomed Central, and Hindawi. In addition, we accept applications for funding from other journals, subject to criteria outlined in our Open Access Author Fund policy page.