As a funder, joining Europe PMC will enable your grantees to make
their publications freely available, helping to increase the
visibility of the research you fund, and supporting the implementation
of your open access policies.
The following presentation outlines the key benefits of participating
in Europe PMC:
Membership in the Europe PMC funder group is currently limited to
organisations that are either:
Public organisations whose legal mission is research funding or
Not-for-profit organisations (charities, foundations, associations)
that fund research as a part of their mission.
In both cases the organisation must fund research in the life sciences
and related disciplines as a key part of their portfolio.
An eligible organisation that wishes to join Europe PMC must:
Have a publicly accessible open access (OA) policy, which as a
minimum, requires all research articles arising from its funding
must be made OA within 6 months of publication.
Be prepared to provide Europe PMC with a list of grantees – and
update this on an agreed, regular basis.
Make grant metadata openly available.
Other Organisations
Organisations that do not meet the membership criteria above (e.g. a
for-profit pharmaceutical company with a compliant OA policy) should
contact Hannah Hope,
h.hope@wellcome.org, to
discuss their requirements.
Application Process
Organisations interested in joining Europe PMC should send an email to
Hannah Hope,
h.hope@wellcome.org, setting
out how they meet the above criteria.
In accordance with the Europe PMC Collaboration Agreement (link) all
new applications received will be reviewed by the Wellcome Trust to
assess the new Member’s compatibility with the Europe PMC Funders’
Group mission and make a recommendation to the Europe PMC Funders’
Group if the new Member should be admitted.
Europe PMC Funders’ Group Members shall have two (2) weeks to register
any objection to the new Member.
Formal membership will commence once the new applicant has signed the
Collaboration Agreement.