Publishing open access
articles at Utrecht University
I want to publish my article open access.
Before submitting:
have you considered uploading the article to a preprint server?
Check your funder requirements (e.g., NWO, EC, ERC) before you submit!
You will need to pay
an Article Processing Charge (APC)
Do you want to publish in
another journal?
No No
Sign the publisher’s license agreement, preferably choosing the least restrictive open license (CC-BY)
Don’t forget: send your invoice to the Open Access Fund (if you meet the requirements).
No
Yes Yes
You will not have to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC)
Is the journal hybrid
or full open access?
Check the open access options per journal in the
UU Journal Browser
Yes
Do you have all costs covered?
Do you have all costs covered?
Full open access journals are marked with this logo in the UU Journal Browser.
Before submission
After acceptance
Uponpublication
open access Gold
Check your research grant or the UU Open Access Fund for (partial) coverage of APC costs.
When you register your article with the publisher, make sure to use your UU or UMCU email address!
Share an open access copy of your article
in a repository
Your article is published open access on the journal website Register your publication
in PURE! Sign the Taverne license agreement to share the published version of your paper open access.
You can also choose to upload your (Author) Accepted Manuscript to the Utrecht University Repository.
Green open access
FullOA Hybrid
The journal has no option to publish open
access
Questions? Mail us at library@uu.nl APC costs for
hybrid journals are not covered by grants or the UU Open Access Fund. Full costs will have to be covered by your departmental budget.
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