Open access (CC BY immediate)
2017All Gates-funded peer-reviewed publications must be CC BY at time of publication. No embargo. Pre-prints encouraged.
Funder guidance · North America
Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The largest private foundation funder of global health and development research. First major funder to mandate fully open access without embargo (2014, took effect 2017). All Gates-funded publications must be immediately CC BY; underlying data must be made openly available.
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Active mandates
Note
CRediT status
Application-specific; CV
Biosketch format
North America
Jurisdiction
Mandates + policies
Active Gates Foundation requirements
What Gates Foundation currently mandates of funded researchers, and when each rule took effect.
Open data
2017Underlying data must be made openly available where ethically permissible.
Preprint encouragement
2019Gates Open Research platform launched; preprints actively encouraged.
ORCID
ongoingRecommended for grantee authors; used in profile linking on Gates Open Research.
Cross-cutting policies
How CASRAI standards apply
CRediT statements
CRediT required on Gates Open Research; recommended elsewhere
AI-use disclosure
Follows publisher policies on disclosure
Biosketch / CV
Application-specific; CV format varies by RFP
Reporting cycle
Per-grant deliverables + annual narrative reports
Common questions
Gates Foundation FAQ
Does the Gates Foundation allow paywalled publication?+
No - all Gates-funded publications must be immediately CC BY. Hybrid OA in subscription journals is permitted if the article is immediately CC BY.
Related CASRAI guidance
