# Scholarly Open — Rights Retention Strategy (RRS) Cover Letter Template

To: Editorial Office / Editor-in-Chief
Date: [Insert Date]
Manuscript Title: [Insert Title]
Authors: [Insert Authors]

Dear Editor,

Please find enclosed our manuscript entitled "[Insert Title]" for consideration for publication in [Insert Journal Name].

RIGHTS RETENTION STRATEGY (RRS) NOTICE:
For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license to any Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) version arising from this submission. 

Under our funder's Open Access Mandate (Plan S / Horizon Europe / DFG / OSTP), this submission maintains immediate open access rights without embargo upon acceptance.

DATA AVAILABILITY:
All raw datasets supporting the findings of this study have been formatted according to FAIR principles and deposited in the open repository [Repository Name, e.g. Zenodo] with DOI [Insert DOI / Link].

Sincerely,

[Corresponding Author Name]
[Institutional Affiliation]
[Email Address]