Open access policies at MIT

In March 2009, MIT faculty passed one of the country’s first open access policies; the policy covers their scholarly articles by default.

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.