What authors need to know

• Articles eligible for funded publication: original research articles only (original articles reporting on primary research).
• You must be the corresponding author* of the article.
• You must be affiliated with an eligible institution, at the time at which your article is accepted for publication.
• Your institution’s OA Agreement with BMJ must be active, with sufficient funds, on acceptance of your paper. (The current BSB/ BMJ Read and Publish Agreement runs until December 31st 2024).
• You must clearly state your primary affiliation in the published manuscript.
• You will need to verify your eligibility at submission using your both your institution’s Ringgold ID and email domain. Find out more about Ringgold IDs and why they are important.
• All open access articles will be published allowing reuse under a CC-BY-NC licence unless your funder mandates reuse under the CC-BY licence.

*Acting as the main contact with us after editorial acceptance.