JOINNSF implements immediate public access requirements
On January 22, NSF announced an immediate update to its public access policies in its Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). Effective immediately for new “financial assistance awards,” NSF grant recipients are required to deposit an accepted manuscript to the NSF Public Access Repository (PAR) immediately “at or before the time of publication.”
On the positive side, the new Guide explicitly allows payment of APCs, referred to as “special fees for the purpose of making published versions of record (VORs) publicly accessible.” The Guide also includes language reaffirming that copyright belongs to the author and encourages — but does not require — the use of permissive reuse licenses for publications.