In March 2009, MIT faculty approved one of the first open access policies in the United States. This policy automatically encompasses their scholarly articles.
As of April 2017, all MIT authors, including students, postdocs, and staff, can “opt-in” to an open access license. See below for information on how to deposit a paper, get download statistics on your papers, or opt out of the policy. Authors covered by the MIT faculty open access policy do not need to sign this license.
- MIT faculty OA policy: Text of the 2009 faculty open access policy, as well as definitions of terms that appear in the policy.
- MIT authors’ opt-in OA license: Information and FAQs on MIT’s opt-in open access license. Sign the license.
- FAQ on MIT’s faculty OA policy
- Opt-out of MIT’s OA policies: Automated form to waive the faculty OA policy or authors’ opt-in license for a specific paper. Email oapolicyoptout@mit.edu for more information.
- Open access publishing support: Find support for open access publishing, including the OA fund.
- Research funder requirements: Major US research funder open access requirements for publications and data.