Independent Research Fund Denmark – Open Access Policy and Dissemination Guidelines

What is this about?

IRFD outlines an open access policy adopted jointly in Denmark in 2019 that aims to increase public access to taxpayer‑funded research while balancing publisher contracts and embargo periods. The fund’s website provides high‑level principles, references national policy, and offers practical grant‑management pages on dissemination and publication, terms and conditions, and openness in assessment. It notes that while the fund supports open dissemination, it does not currently fund APCs and allows limited embargoes within national guidelines. Applicants and grantholders are directed to follow the conditions specified in individual grant letters and to use repositories to achieve compliance when feasible.

For whom is this important?

Research institutions

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