• more readers for their articles at an early stage and hence more citations;
• an updated list of all their publications while they are employed at the University; and
• simplified and more effective research reporting.

Date of Implementation
Please note that the policy (http://www.up.ac.za/intranet/registrar/index.html) is to be implemented throughout the University as from 1 July 2009. It will have the following implications for UP researchers:

• You are required to submit the final version of the manuscript of each research paper to UPSpace, the University’s institutional repository (/s:http://www.up.ac.za/dspace/), after it has been accepted for publication, peer reviewed and corrected.
• You are required to comply with the policies of research funders such as the Wellcome Trust regarding the archiving of research papers.
• You are requested to negotiate with publishers with very harsh copyright regimes in order to retain limited rights for yourselves, the University and the research community.
• You are requested to consider accredited open access journals when deciding where to publish your research.

Staff's concerns about copyright and the publishers' position on mandates and archiving receive the University's serious and ongoing attention. Library Services take responsibility for adhering to publishers' regulations at all times.

Library Service will manage the implementation of the mandate as part of its Open Scholarly Communication Programme (openUP). Guidelines, advice and help are available on the web at /openup.library.up.ac.za/ and at your faculty library.

Contact person
Mrs Monica Hammes
Assistant Director
Library Services
012 420 2845, [email protected]