UKRI have stated that authors do not need to seek approval from UKRI to use one of the exemptions, but UKRI need to be notified by the author's institution that an exemption has been applied
Please use the forms below to note the exemption you will be applying to your long-form publication; please use the appropriate form.
UKRI Exemption application: Monograph and edited collections
UKRI Exemption application: Book chapters
Please refer to Annex 3: Guidance for authors on using policy exemptions for long-form monographs, book chapters and edited collections, to note your reason
The library Open Research Team will keep a record and will supply as directed by UKRI.
UKRI recognises there may be rare instances where meeting open access requirements for long-form publications may not be possible. Therefore, the following exemptions may apply:
a) If the only appropriate publisher for your work does not provide a compliant open access option. UKRI expects this to be rare, and only after significant consideration of options and liaison with the publisher.
b) If the sole funding acknowledgement is for a UKRI ‘training grant’ (eg PhD stipend).
c) If permissions for third party material cannot be obtained and there is no suitable alternative which enables open access publication.
d) Trade books are exempt from the policy, except in cases where they are the sole output of UKRI funded research. The classification of a book as a ‘trade book’ will be at the discretion of author and publisher.
e) Scholarly editions, exhibition catalogues, scholarly illustrated catalogues, textbooks and all types of fictional work are exempt from the policy.
f) If a contract has been signed between author and publisher before 1 January 2024 which prevents adherence to the policy (however, UKRI strongly encourages authors to think about open access options in advance of the policy start date).