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Open Access Policy Article Submission Form (MED Only)

Please note: This form is for BU Medical Campus faculty only. All other faculty should use My CV to submit articles. Thank you.

Please use this form to submit an article to OpenBU under BU's opt-out open access policy.

The opt-out/waiver option is at the bottom of this form.
More about the policy — Text of the policy (PDF)

  • Please provide your BU email address.

  • Article Information

  • Please provide the name(s) and email address(es) of all BU-affiliated authors on this publication.
    First NameLast NameBU Email Address 
  • Please provide the name of the journal in which the article will be published.
  • If known, please provide the journal volume, issue, and/or page numbers for the article, in the format Vol(Issue):pp-pp.
  • Please provide the name of the publisher in whose journal the article will be published.
  • Please upload the accepted manuscript (after revisions, but before copy editing and layout) of the article.
    Max. file size: 100 MB.
  • Please specify when, if at all, you would like us to make this article openly accessible through OpenBU. Please note that this is a separate issue from the waiver option addressed in the next field.
  • If the publisher requests that you opt out of BU's non-exclusive license to your work granted under BU's open access policy, and you (at your sole discretion) check the box below, the waiver is granted automatically. You will receive an automated email confirming this, which will be sent to the submitter's address above. We will supply you with a more formal letter if needed.

    If you have questions, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. If you need to quickly review the text of the policy, there's a link at the top of this form.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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