- All foundation funded manuscripts will be made available as an Open Access preprint with a CC-BY license.
- Grantees can continue to publish in the journal of their choice but are not mandated to select the Open Access option for the journal’s version of record.
- Grantees will be able to publish their preprints through Gates Open Research and other verified preprint servers.
- The foundation will no longer support Article Processing Charges (APCs) or open access fees on a per article basis. Posting a preprint does not accrue a cost for the author or reader.
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