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Open Access increases the visibility of your publications, both within the scientific community and with partners in industry and practice.

Publishing in Open Access makes scientific literature accessible to a broad public free of technical and legal barriers. Publications are easier to find and more frequently cited, and national and international research and business partners can access them. The faster dissemination of research results promotes innovation and progress.

In line with the national strategy of swissuniversities, the SNSF and other international players, FHNW is committed to Open Access and supports its employees in publishing Open Access. Details can be found in the FHNW Open Science Policy (PDF, 184 KB).

When publishing via the gold or hybrid way, publishers generally incur fees in the form of Article or Book Processing Charges (APC / BPC). FHNW has corresponding agreements with various publishers that cover Open Access publication fees for FHNW members in full or in part.

In the journal lists you will find all titles that are part of the respective agreement (excluding certain article types or journals). In addition, some publishers have an annual quota of available articles. Once the quota has been exhausted, other financing options must be found.

The prerequisite for the assumption of article processing charges (APC) is that the corresponding author belongs to FHNW. This is based on the corresponding register of people. As a corresponding author, you confirm your affiliation with FHNW in the submission system and use your institutional e-mail address. Ideally, you should also be in the IP range of FHNW; this enables automatic assignment for invoice processing by many publishers. Publications that were created during employment at FHNW but are only submitted after the employment relationship has ended must include the FHNW affiliation. Once your publication has been accepted, you will receive a request from the publisher to complete the publication process by selecting various publication options. Confirm that you wish to publish your article Open Access and select a Creative Commons license. The FHNW Library recommends CC BY 4.0.

A helpful tool for finding a suitable Open Access journal is the OA-Finder. It allows you to compare Open Access publication conditions.

If publication under the Read&Publish agreements is not possible or not desired, the OA-Finder is a helpful tool to search for an Open Access journal. It allows you to compare Open Access publication conditions. Publication costs outside the Read&Publish agreements are not covered by FHNW Library.

As part of the project funding, publication costs incurred for articles and books may be covered. Please consult the information on the procedure and funding conditions of SNSF.

FHNW Library is a member of SOAP2, a Swiss publishing platform ("Shared Open Access Publishing Platform") on which scientific journals can be published free of charge in what is known as Diamond Open Access. The platform is based on open-source software and offers editorial workflows, hosting, DOI assignment, long-term archiving and support for publishers.

If you have any questions, please contact openness@fhnw.ch.

In the case of an Open Access secondary publication, the first publication takes place in a journal with paid reading access. There are no publication fees. Secondary publications can be published in parallel or with a time delay at a different location. In the case of scientific publications, this is done via a specialist or institutional repository. Many academic publishers allow secondary publication, but the specific conditions must be clarified in advance.

At FHNW, secondary publication is possible via the Institutional Repository FHNW (IRF). The verification of secondary publication rights is undertaken by trained library staff.

In addition to providing support for Open Access publishing, FHNW Library also offers advice on other aspects of academic publishing. This includes questions about copyright and licensing, or choosing suitable publication outlets regardless of the access model. We are also happy to offer advice on topics such as impact measurement, predatory publishing, or the use of AI in writing and publishing processes.