We support multiple routes to open access for all publications types, allowing you to maximise the impact of your research and meet any funder requirements.
Making your journal articles open access at LSE is simple and supported by LSE Library. This flowchart outlines the routes available to authors.
First, check if your journal is included in a transformative agreement, if it is, confirm your eligibility with the publisher so the article is published Gold OA.
We’ll make your research open access on publication, under a CC BY licence in accordance with LSE Open Access policy.
What is an "Author Accepted Manuscript"?
It is your own final version, after peer-review and any subsequent edits, but without any copyediting or formatting by the publisher. It is also referred to as a post-print or AAM.
From 1 January 2026, monographs, chapters and edited collections will fall under LSE Open Access Policy and can be made open access from LSERO with a Creative Commons licence.
The corresponding author will need to be LSE affiliated (honorary or visiting positions are not eligible) and use their LSE email. Please ensure you select the CC BY licence.
Check these links for information about how to check your eligibility and take advantage of these agreements:
If you are funded by a UK Research Council you can apply to use the UKRI block grant to cover open access publishing costs.
LSE has an institutional fund to support non-funded researchers to publish their work open access. The fund is limited and requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Eligibility criteria may be stricter when the fund is low.
Eligibility criteria
The fund is prioritised for research staff and staff eligible to submit their publications to REF. Each year, a portion of the fund will be reserved for PhD students and non‑REF‑eligible staff on a first‑come, first‑served basis.
