F/1.3 Open access for QUT research outputs (including theses)
Policy Owner | University Librarian |
Approval Date | 14/09/2018 |
Approval Authority | University Academic Board |
Date of Next Review | 30/09/2021 |
1.3.1 Purpose
1.3.2 Application
1.3.3 Roles and responsibilities
1.3.4 Full-text access
1.3.5 Copyright
1.3.6 Definitions
Related Documents
Modification History
1.3.1 Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to outline Open Access mechanisms used at QUT to facilitate the widest possible availability, dissemination and reuse of QUT research by other researchers nationally and internationally, and by the wider community.
The policy is based on the ARC Open Access Policy and the NHMRC's Open Access Policy and allows the University to adhere to open access policies of state, national and international granting bodies and to support the global infrastructure of open access research.
1.3.2 Application
This policy applies to QUT staff and higher degree research students. It also applies to all University affiliates (visiting academics, academic title holders, industry fellows, emeritus professors, adjunct and honorary title holders, and conjoint appointments), where a QUT attribution is appropriate in the publication in question.
The policy applies to research outputs intended for publication, for the purpose of conferring a higher degree or for academic recognition and impact. It does not apply to social media communications, research outputs intended for commercial purposes or which contain culturally sensitive or confidential material.
1.3.3 Roles and responsibilities
Position |
Responsibility |
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Authors and researchers |
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Higher degree research students |
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University Librarian |
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Vice-President (Administration) and University Registrar |
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research) |
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Graduate Research Education and Development |
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1.3.4 Full-text access
The following materials must be made available via QUT ePrints:
- all refereed research articles and published conference papers at the post-peer review stage. The version provided to QUT ePrints by the author must be the author's accepted manuscript version except where the published version is open access in which case the published version must be provided
- digital theses submitted by research higher degree candidates (for the awards of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Professional Doctorate by Research, Higher Doctorates and Masters by Research) via Graduate Research Education and Development. Exemptions and embargoes must be approved by the Research Degrees Committee.
Refereed research articles and published conference papers should be deposited to QUT ePrints upon acceptance for publication or as soon as a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for the work is available. The article metadata will be made accessible immediately. While QUT’s preference is to make the work available immediately, an embargo period of up to12 months will be applied to the full-text if required by the publisher.
QUT Library does not receive, catalogue, or archive physical items which form part of a thesis. For some theses by creative work, only the exegesis is made available via QUT ePrints. Digital copies of theses submitted prior to 2005 and not under embargo or other restrictions are stored in QUT ePrints but, except where the author has given permission for open access, the theses are only available on request via Document Delivery (QUT staff access only).
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research) and/or the Research Degrees Committee may request temporary or permanent removal of a thesis from QUT ePrints when issues with the thesis are identified.
1.3.5 Copyright
The documents in QUT ePrints are protected by copyright according to Intellectual Property policy (D/3.1).
Refereed research articles and published conference papers
QUT assigns staff the right to publish work performed while at QUT, subject to a perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence in favour of QUT which allows QUT to make the work available via QUT ePrints.
Author accepted manuscript versions will be made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Licence (CC-BY-NC).
QUT Theses
As part of the enrolment process higher degree research students grant QUT a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to communicate their submitted thesis and peer reviewed journals articles via QUT ePrints. When a thesis includes copyright materials owned by a third party, such as a publisher, and permission of the copyright holder has not been obtained, an abridged version of the thesis will be made accessible via QUT ePrints and an intact version will be stored as an archive copy.
Except where a more liberal licence is requested, theses will be made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No-Derivatives Licence (CC-BY-NC-ND).
Document Delivery (QUT staff access only) supply of digital theses held in QUT ePrints is undertaken subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).
1.3.6 Definitions
Thesis means a substantive work as submitted for examination for the award of a higher degree by research and as defined in Higher degree research candidates (D/5.3).
Embargo in academic publishing is a period of time during which access to a specific version of the work is restricted by the publisher. For example, access to the author’s accepted manuscript may be restricted for a period of six months from the date of first publication.
Related Documents
MOPP D/3.1 Intellectual property
MOPP D/5.3 Higher degree research candidates
MOPP F/5.1 Copyright policy
QUT Copyright Guide (QUT staff access only)
QUT ePrints Guide to Depositing Items (QUT staff access only)
QUT Addendum (for modifying publishing agreements) (QUT staff access only)
Requirements for Presenting Theses (QUT staff access only)
Universities Australia policy statement on Open Access Research
Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
Australian Research Council Open Access Policy
Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)
Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)
Modification History
Date |
Sections |
Source |
Details |
05.05.21 | F/1.3.3, F/1.3.4 | Director, Governance, Legal and Performance | Minor editorial changes to align with Repositioning QUT for a post-COVID world organisational change - effective 31.01.21 |
12.12.18 | F/1.3.3 | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Commercialisation) | Revised to include department name change to Office of Research Services |
14.09.18 | All | University Academic Board | Revised and simplified policy to consolidate F/1.3 QUT ePrints repository for research output and F/1.10 Library treatment of theses |
09.12.16 | F/1.3.2, F/1.3.4 | Enhancing the Student Experience REAL Difference Change Manager | Revised policy to include REAL Difference initiative, approved name change for position title, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and Learning Support) to Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and Library Services) - effective 03.01.17 |
01.02.13 | All | Associate Director, Library Services (Information Resources and Research Support) | Periodic review - minor revisions only |
07.10.10 | All |
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and Learning Support) |
Revised due to the removal of Australasian Digital Theses (ADT) |
18.09.09 |
All |
University Academic Board |
Policy revised and renamed |
24.03.06 |
All |
University Academic Board |
Revised policy (endorsed by University Research and Innovation Committee 01.03.06) |
26.09.03 |
All |
University Academic Board |
New policy (endorsed by University Research and Development Committee) - effective from 01.01.04 |