Open Access Policy Draft

Overview of Proposed Changes 

This is a new policy resulting from a Faculty Senate Resolution to promote and disseminate research and scholarship as widely as possible. The policy establishes a process for University Libraries to inform Authors (defined in the policy) that their work is subject to the policy.  

The feedback period will remain open until October 27, 2025. 

How to Provide Feedback on this Policy Draft

We invite all current Faculty, Postdocs, Staff, and Students to provide feedback on this policy draft.

You can view the Draft Policy above, which is hosted on our GW Box system and requires you to log in to access the proposed changes.

To send feedback, select the "Provide Feedback on this Policy" button above. This will direct you to the myGW portal to submit. This will also require you to log in using your GW credentials. Based on learning from feedback received while a more permanent policy review process is finalized, the university has modified the form hosted within myGW to hone in on the type of feedback you are proposing to assess the scope and central themes more fully.

Thank you for participating in this process. Your insights help shape policies that best support the GW community.