Posted by n.chuehong on 9 April 2013 - 10:25am

The RCUK's policy on Open Access came into effect on 1st April 2013. RCUK have recently published revised guidance and answers to frequently asked questions to help researchers and research organisations with implementation of the policy.

Although this policy does not include software, it is an important step towards the transparency and accessibility of scientific research, of which the availability and reusability of software plays a part.