Starting today (1 April 2016), any research paper you have accepted for publication must comply with the HEFCE Open Access Policy to be eligible for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment. 
The easiest way to achieve compliance is to deposit your accepted manuscript into the University of Salford Institutional Repository (USIR) as soon as you receive the acceptance message from the journal. The Library team will then either set up your paper to comply automatically, or will contact you to advise on options if they cannot achieve compliance on your behalf.
If you have any questions about this policy or any aspect of open access, please contact us on 56370 or usir@salford.ac.uk or visit our web pages at http://www.salford.ac.uk/library/research/openaccess