Burton, AdrianHenty, Margaret2011-03-032011-03-0330/05/2006APSR wishes to address three matters in the Funding Rules and associated Funding Agreements as they apply to Discovery, Linkage and Special Research Initiative Grants: � the preservation and sharing of research data; � the deposition of research article preprints in institutional repositories; and � the publication of research articles in open access journals. This submission is designed to facilitate your objective that eligibility criteria for ARC funding be �robust, up to date and relevant. � In making this submission, APSR has highlighted current directions in the United Kingdom and the United States of America as best practice.en-AU