{"id":3998,"date":"2022-12-01T14:43:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T13:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centre-mersenne.org\/which-creative-commons-license-to-choose\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:13:59","slug":"which-creative-commons-license-to-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centre-mersenne.org\/en\/which-creative-commons-license-to-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Creative Commons license to choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The choice of a Creative Commons license<\/a> remains the choice of an author or a journal. However, the impact of the choice of certain licences must sometimes be taken into account. <\/p>\n\n

Funder’s request<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Some funders require authors to have a CC-BY licence. For example, UKRI<\/a> requires authors whose research they have funded to publish in CC-BY or exceptionally CC-BY-ND or CC-BY-NC. <\/p>\n\n

It is the responsibility of the author, at the time of submission, to check whether the journal accepts the licence requested by its funder. Tools exist to find out the policy of funders, for example Sherpa Juliet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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Apply to DOAJ Seal<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)<\/a> is a platform that indexes and provides access to open access scientific journals. It recommends the use of CC licences. <\/p>\n\n

The DOAJ Seal is a label that highlights journals that comply with good open access practices. For a standard application, all licences are accepted. However, to apply for the DOAJ Seal<\/a>, only the following licences should be used: <\/p>\n\n