Gemeinsam geht es besser – Kooperationen auf dem Weg zum Informationsbudget Der Online-Workshop findet am 24.09.2024 von 9 bis 12 Uhr statt. Er ist Teil der Veranstaltungsreihe " Finanzielle Gestaltung der Open-Access-Transformation an Hochschulen und Wissenschaftseinrichtungen ", die im Rahmen des BMBF-geförderten Projekts open-access.network von der UB der Universität Bielefeld und dem Helmholtz Open Science Office durchgeführt wird. Abstract Die Einrichtung eines Informationsbudgets stellt die Wissenschaftseinrichtungen vor sehr unterschiedliche Herausforderungen. Das Ziel ist klar umschrieben, aber den Weg bahnt sich jede Einrichtung selbst. Gibt es trotz der Vielfalt an Rahmenbedingungen und Ansprüchen sinnvolle Kooperationsmöglichkeiten? In diesem Workshop geht es um verschiedene Formen der einrichtungsübergreifenden und internen Zusammenarbeit, denn Vernetzung, Austausch und gemeinsame Projekte wirken als Problemlösungsbooster. Im ersten Vortrag wird der "Kooperationsverbund Thüringer Hochschulbibliotheken" vorgestellt. Der Schwerpunkt der Zusammenarbeit liegt auf der Frage, wie die Open-Access-Transformation gemeinsam gestaltet werden kann. Aus Jena berichten Henrike Walter für die Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule und Lea Satzinger für die Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek über aktuelle Entwicklungen in Thüringen und im Kooperationsverbund. Anschließend folgen Berichte über die konkrete Zusammenarbeit anhand von zwei Praxisbeispielen. Über Kooperationen zum OA-Monitoring und zur OA-Finanzierung sprechen Lea Satzinger für die Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena sowie Peter Blume von der TU Ilmenau. Mit dem dritten Vortrag wechseln wir nach Nordrhein-Westfalen. Die Landesinitiative openaccess.nrw ist eine Serviceeinrichtung für die NRW-Hochschulen, in der sich Universitäten, Fach-, Kunst- und Musikhochschulen zusammengeschlossen haben. Eine der zentralen Aufgaben ist das Monitoring von Publikationszahlen und Publikationskosten. Nina Schönfelder und Jan-Philip Tummes von der Universität Bielefeld berichten über die Erhebungen und fragen: Was sagen uns die Zahlen? Dass Kooperationen die Arbeit erleichtern und neue Lösungsansätze erst ermöglichen, ist kein Geheimnis. Um den Schwung der Gemeinsamkeit in Gang zu setzen, hat sich die Fokusgruppe Informationsbudget gegründet. In diesem informellen Zusammenschluss von Kolleg*innen verschiedener Einrichtungen steht der Austausch im Mittelpunkt. Margit Schön und Irene Barbers vom Forschungszentrum Jülich sprechen über die Motivation zur Gründung der Fokusgruppe und was bislang erreicht wurde. Die Teilnahme am Workshop ist kostenfrei. Wir bitten um verbindliche Anmeldung über das Registrierungsformular auf open-access.network bis zum 23.09.2024. Programm Zeit Titel Sprecher*in 9:00 Begrüßung und Einführung Katja Dammann (Universität Bielefeld / open-access.network) MODERATION: Paul Schultze-Motel (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft / open-access.network) 9:10 Open Access und das Informationsbudget – Zusammenarbeit im Kooperationsverbund Thüringer Hochschulbibliotheken Henrieke Walter (Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena) & Lea Satzinger (Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena) 9:40 Kooperation zu OA-Monitoring und OA-Finanzierung – zwei Praxisbeispiele Lea Satzinger (Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena) & Peter Blume (TU Ilmenau) 10:10 Pause 10:20 Was sagen uns die Zahlen? Monitoring von Publikationen und Publikationskosten auf NRW-Landesebene Nina Schönfelder & Jan-Philip Tummes (Universität Bielefeld) 10:50 Graswurzelbewegung zur Zusammenarbeit – die Fokusgruppe Informationsbudget Margit Schön & Irene Barbers (Forschungszentrum Jülich) 11:20 Auswertung und Abschlussdiskussion MODERATION: Katja Dammann & Paul Schultze-Motel 12:00 Ende Präsentationen Barbers, I., & Schön, M. (2024). Graswurzelbewegung zur Zusammenarbeit – die Fokusgruppe Informationsbudget . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13842910 Satzinger, L., & Blume, P. (2024). Kooperation zu OA-Monitoring und OA-Finanzierung – zwei Praxisbeispiele . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13842671 Satzinger, L., & Walter, H. (2024). Open Access und das Informationsbudget – Zusammenarbeit im Kooperationsverbund Thüringer Hochschulbibliotheken . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13842556 Tummes, J.-P., & Schönfelder, N. (2024). Die Kostenreports der Landesinitiative openaccess.nrw . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13842883 Blogbeitrag In Kooperation gemeinsam Ziele erreichen. oa.blog . https://doi.org/10.64395/mr725-k8f05...
Personalressourcen und Infrastrukturkosten als Teil des Informationsbudgets Der Online-Workshop findet am 25.02.2025 von 9 bis 12 Uhr statt. Er ist Teil der Veranstaltungsreihe " Finanzielle Gestaltung der Open-Access-Transformation an Hochschulen und Wissenschaftseinrichtungen ", die im Rahmen des BMBF-geförderten Projekts open-access.network von der UB der Universität Bielefeld und dem Helmholtz Open Science Office durchgeführt wird. Abstract Wie viele Personenstunden sollten ins Informationsbudget eingerechnet werden? Welche Infrastrukturkosten gehören dazu? In diesem Workshop legen wir den Fokus auf Aspekte des Informationsbudgets, die bislang eher wenig beachtet wurden, nämlich Personalaufwände und Betrieb von Infrastruktur für Repositorien, OJS-Instanzen, Publikationsberatung, etc. Zu Beginn stellt Bernhard Mittermaier von der Zentralbibliothek des Forschungszentrums Jülich sein „Schalenmodell“ des Informationsbudgets vor, wobei er nach einem Überblick über die verschiedenen Kostenarten im Informationsbudget den Bereich der Personalkosten genauer betrachten wird. Anschließend folgt ein Perspektivwechsel. Die Verlegerin Barbara Budrich vom gleichnamigen Verlag betrachtet in ihrem Vortrag den Prozess der Buchpublikation und gewährt einen Einblick in verlagsseitige Abläufe und Aufwände, die in einem Open-Access-Buch stecken. Im dritten Vortrag spricht Tina Osteneck vom Verband der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e. V.. Unter dem Titel „Diamond Open Access kostet nichts? Doch!“ berichtet sie über die Erfahrungen als Fachgesellschaft eine wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift herauszugeben. Abschließend wird Gernot Deinzer von der UB Regensburg seine Einschätzungen und Überlegungen vorstellen, welcher Personalaufwand und welche zentralen und dezentralen Kosten beim Betrieb von OA-Zeitschriften an einer wissenschaftlichen Einrichtung entstehen. Die Teilnahme am Workshop ist kostenfrei. Wir bitten um verbindliche Anmeldung über das Registrierungsformular auf open-access.network bis zum 24.02.2025. Programm Zeit Titel Sprecher*in 9:00 Begrüßung und Einführung Katja Dammann (Universität Bielefeld / open-access.network) MODERATION: Paul Schultze-Motel (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft / open-access.network) 9:10 Personalkosten im Schalenmodell des Informationsbudgets Bernhard Mittermaier (Zentralbibliothek des Forschungszentrums Jülich, FZJ) 9:40 Mehr als ein Knopfdruck: die unsichtbare Verlagsarbeit hinter OA-Publikationen Barbara Budrich (Verlag Barbara Budrich) 10:10 Pause 10:20 Diamond Open Access kostet nichts? Doch! Tina Osteneck (Verband der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V., VHB) 10:50 Wer ist bei Zeitschriften der Universität Regensburg beteiligt und wie können die Kosten abgeschätzt werden? Gernot Deinzer (Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg) 11:20 Auswertung und Abschlussdiskussion MODERATION: Katja Dammann & Paul Schultze-Motel 12:00 Ende Präsentationen Budrich, B. (2025). Mehr als ein Knopfdruck: die unsichtbare Verlagsarbeit hinter OA-Publikationen . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14938939 Deinzer, G. (2025). Personal- und Kostenaufwand beim Betrieb von Open-Access-Zeitschriften an einer wissenschaftlichen Einrichtung . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14939048 Mittermaier, B. (2025). Personalkosten im Schalenmodell des Informationsbudgets . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14938885 Osteneck, T. (2025). Diamond Open Access kostet nichts? Doch! https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14938990 Blogbeitrag Workshop: Personalressourcen und Infrastrukturkosten im Fokus des Informationsbudgets. oa.blog . https://doi.org/10.64395/204x4-td533...
Rechnungen für Publikationskosten abteilungsübergreifend kennzeichnen und erfassen Der Online-Workshop findet am 29.05.2024 von 9 bis 12 Uhr statt. Er ist Teil der Veranstaltungsreihe " Finanzielle Gestaltung der Open-Access-Transformation an Hochschulen und Wissenschaftseinrichtungen ", die im Rahmen des BMBF-geförderten Projekts open-access.network von der UB der Universität Bielefeld und dem Helmholtz Open Science Office durchgeführt wird. Abstract In Wissenschaftseinrichtungen werden Rechnungen über Publikationskosten in verschiedenen Abteilungen bearbeitet. Grundvoraussetzung für den Aufbau eines Informationsbudgets ist, dass alle Kosten im Kontext wissenschaftlicher Veröffentlichungen klar erfasst und zugeordnet werden. Wie gelingt eine abteilungsübergreifende Zusammenarbeit unter dem gemeinsamen Ziel, die Publikationskosten für die gesamte Einrichtung zu erfassen, zu steuern und schließlich zu budgetieren? Mit diesem Workshop richten wir uns insbesondere an Kolleg*innen-Tandems aus Bibliotheken und Rechnungs- bzw. Finanzabteilungen. Denn nur mit einer gemeinsamen Perspektive lassen sich die wichtigen Fragen für die erfolgreiche Implementierung eines Informationsbudgets klären. Deshalb: Kommen Sie gemeinsam mit einem Finanz- oder Bibliotheksmenschen Ihrer Einrichtung, um sich auszutauschen und voneinander zu lernen! Im ersten Vortrag geht es um die Frage, welche Informationen zum Thema Publikationskosten die Leitungsebene und relevante Bereiche der Verwaltung benötigen. Melanie Stummvoll und Christian Kaier präsentieren Informationsmaterialien und Musterworkflows sowie Empfehlungen zur Erfassung und Bearbeitung von Publikationskosten, die im Projekt Austrian Transition to Open Access Two (AT2OA 2 ) erarbeitet wurden. Ergänzend berichten die Referent*innen über erste Erfahrungen und eine aktuelle Umfrage zum Thema Publikationskostenmonitoring an österreichischen Forschungseinrichtungen. Im Mittelpunkt der beiden anschließenden Vorträge steht ein Praxisbeispiel aus dem Deutschen GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam. Zuerst demonstrieren Diana Otto und Luise Ott die Workflows der Rechnungsbearbeitung in der Bibliothek. Anschließend ergänzt Christina Braunwarth aus der Finanzabteilung, wie SAP-Reports im Controlling von Publikationskosten eingesetzt werden können. Die drei Referentinnen haben sich für diese Vorträge erstmals zusammengetan und erkunden nun als Bibliotheks- und Finanzabteilungs-Tandem neue Wege des Austauschs und der Zusammenarbeit. Und wie lassen sich all die Daten sinnvoll erfassen und zusammenbringen? Carsten Elsner und Christian Knoop von der TU Braunschweig stellen das Workflow-Tool CODA (Customizable Open Access Database Application) vor. Die browserbasierte Open-Source-Software bietet eine niedrigschwellige Lösung für Erfassung, Bearbeitung und Reporting publikationsbezogener Daten. Die Nutzung ist frei, die Funktion an den Bedarfen der Community orientiert und sie soll kollaborativ weiterentwickelt werden. Die Teilnahme am Workshop ist kostenfrei. Wir bitten um verbindliche Anmeldung – gerne im Tandem mit Kolleg*innen aus Bibliothek bzw. Finanzabteilung – über das Registrierungsformular auf open-access.network bis zum 27.05.2024. Programm Zeit Titel Sprecher*in 9:00 Begrüßung und Einführung Katja Dammann (Universität Bielefeld / open-access.network) MODERATION: Paul Schultze-Motel (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft / open-access.network) 9:10 Erhebung und Analyse von Publikationskosten – Empfehlungen zur bereichsübergreifenden Zusammenarbeit Melanie Stummvoll (Universität Wien) & Christian Kaier (Universität Graz) 9:40 Workflows zur Rechnungsbearbeitung für Publikationskosten am Deutschen GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Luise Ott, Diana Otto & Franziska Stahlberg (Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ) 10:10 Pause 10:20 Einsatz von SAP zum Reporting und Controlling von Publikationskosten Christina Braunwarth (Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ) 10:50 CODA – ein Tool zur Verarbeitung von Antrags- und Kostendaten Carsten Elsner & Christian Knoop (TU Braunschweig) 11:20 Auswertung und Abschlussdiskussion MODERATION: Katja Dammann & Paul Schultze-Motel 12:00 Ende Präsentationen Braunwarth, C. (2024). Publikationen – Herausforderungen für interne Schnittstellen und SAP . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11577823 Elsner, C., & Knoop, C. (2024). Introducing CODA – Customizable Open Access Database Application . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11578273 Kaier, C., & Stummvoll, M. (2024). Erhebung und Analyse von Publikationskosten – Empfehlungen zur bereichsübergreifenden Zusammenarbeit . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11576501 Ott, L., Otto, D., & Stahlberg, F. (2024). Workflows zur Rechnungsbearbeitung für Publikationskosten am Deutschen GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11577384 Blogbeitrag Ein Ziel, zwei Abteilungen: Bibliotheken und Finanzverwaltung im Austausch über Rechnungserfassung von Publikationskosten. oa.blog . https://doi.org/10.64395/g4tqt-xac47...
Erste Schritte zum Informationsbudget: Publikationskosten erfassen und sichtbar machen Der Online-Workshop wird am 07.02.2024 von 9 bis 12 Uhr im Rahmen des BMBF-geförderten Projekts open-access.network von der UB der Universität Bielefeld und dem Helmholtz Open Science Office durchgeführt. Es ist die zweite Veranstaltung der Workshopreihe "Finanzielle Gestaltung der Open-Access-Transformation an Hochschulen und Wissenschaftseinrichtungen" . Abstract Die Erfassung von Publikationskosten ist zentraler Bestandteil eines transparenten Informationsbudgets an Hochschulen und Wissenschaftseinrichtungen. In diesem Workshop werden verschiedene Aspekte zur Einführung und Umsetzung des Informationsbudgets thematisiert. Zu Beginn wird die Datenbank Open APC vorgestellt und die Teilnehmer*innen erhalten einen Einblick, wie sie die vielfältigen Abfragemöglichkeiten und -ergebnisse für das Kostenmonitoring- und -reporting in ihrer eigenen Institution nutzen können. In einer kurzen Praxis-Session können die Teilnehmer*innen Zahlen für die eigene Institution abfragen. Anschließend werden zwei verschiedene praktische Ansätze zur Rechnungserfassung vorgestellt: der zentrale Weg, in dem alle Rechnungen zu Publikationskosten an einem Ort zusammengeführt werden und der dezentrale Weg, in dem Publikationskosten anhand von Rechnungsinformationen identifiziert und erfasst werden. Im Fokus der Vorträge stehen die Prozesse der Entwicklung, Entscheidung und Implementierung an den jeweiligen Hochschulen. Teil drei widmet sich der Einbindung und Nachnutzung von Kostendaten. In einem Praxisbeispiel wird vorgestellt, wie die Erfassung von Publikationskosten in einem Repositorium erfolgt und wie Kosteninformationen mithilfe des im Projekt openCost entwickelten Metadatenschemas über eine Schnittstelle wieder extern zur Verfügung gestellt werden können. Die vorgestellten Beispiele möchten wir im zweiten Online-Workshop dieser Reihe mit Teilnehmer*innen aus Wissenschaftseinrichtungen und Hochschulen diskutieren. Dabei werden die einrichtungsspezifischen und -übergreifenden Herausforderungen praxisorientiert verglichen und bewertet. Ziele des Workshops sind Einblicke in praktische Lösungsansätze zur Erfassung von Publikationskosten sowie Austausch und Vernetzung der Teilnehmer*innen auf dem Weg zu einem transparenten Informationsbudget. Die Teilnahme am Workshop ist kostenfrei. Wir bitten um verbindliche Anmeldung über das Registrierungsformular auf open-access.network bis zum 05.02.2024. Programm Zeit Titel Sprecher*in 9:00 Begrüßung und Einführung Katja Dammann (Universität Bielefeld / open-access.network) MODERATION: Paul Schultze-Motel (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft / open-access.network) 9:15 Transparentes Kostenreporting mit OpenAPC Julia Bartlewski (Universität Bielefeld) 9:40 Praktischer Einblick in die OpenAPC-Daten – Demonstration anhand interaktiver Treemap-Diagramme Julia Bartlewski (Universität Bielefeld) 10:00 Pause 10:10 Erfassung von Publikationskosten an der Universität Regensburg: der (lange) Weg zu einer zentralen Rechnungsbearbeitung Gernot Deinzer (Universität Regensburg) 10:35 Von Nadeln und Heuhaufen: erste Schritte zu einem Informationsbudget für die Universität Münster Viola Voß (Universität Münster) 11:00 openCost & DESY: Zentrale Erfassung und Nachnutzung von Kostendaten im Repositorium Lisa-Marie Stein (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) 11:25 Auswertung und Abschlussdiskussion MODERATION: Katja Dammann & Paul Schultze-Motel 12:00 Ende Präsentationen Bartlewski, J. (2024). Transparentes Kostenreporting mit OpenAPC . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10649830 Deinzer, G. (2024). Erfassung von Publikationskosten an der Universität Regensburg: d er (lange) Weg zu einer zentralen Rechnungsbearbeitung . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10650327 Stein, L.-M. (2024). openCost & DESY: z entrale Erfassung und Nachnutzung von Kostendaten im Repositorium . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10650661 Voß, V. (2024). Von Nadeln und Heuhaufen: e rste Schritte zu einem Informationsbudget für die Universität Münster . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10650395 Blogbeitrag Die ersten Schritte zum Informationsbudget gemeinsam gehen. oa.blog . https://doi.org/10.64395/4rqnf-s5z09...
Open-Access-Transformation der wissenschaftlichen Buchproduktion aus der Perspektive von Institutionen Der Online-Workshop wird am 07.10.2022, 10 bis 14.30 Uhr im Rahmen des BMBF-geförderten Projekts open-access.network vom Helmholtz Open Science Office veranstaltet. Die Veranstaltung ist Teil der Workshopreihe "Open-Access-Monografien" . Abstract Ziel dieses Workshops ist die vertiefte Diskussion der Frage, wie eine Transformation des wissenschaftlichen Buchmarktes hin zu Open Access erreicht werden kann und wie die Akteure Wissenschaft, Verlage und Forschungsförderer die Transformation des Publizierens wissenschaftlicher Bücher unterstützen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Perspektive von Forschungsinstitutionen, die diese Transformation voranbringen wollen. Wichtige Aspekte, die dabei bedacht werden müssen, wie Kooperation zur Erbringung von Publikationsdienstleistungen Gemeinschaftsfinanzierung von Open-Access-Büchern und Aktivitäten zur Open-Access-Transformation der wissenschaftlichen Buchproduktion werden in Vorträgen vorgestellt und diskutiert. Hauptzielgruppen des Workshops sind Bibliothekar*innen und "Open Access Professionals", Entscheider*innen von Hochschulen oder Forschungsinstitutionen und Vertreter*innen von Verlagen. Programm Zeit Titel Sprecher*in 10:00 Begrüßung und Einführung Paul Schultze-Motel (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft / open-access.network) 10:10 Development of the Open Access Book "Market" From a Macro Perspective Niels Stern (OAPEN) 10:45 Der Publikationsfonds für Open-Access-Monografien des Landes Brandenburg – welche Motivation und welche Förderziele stehen dahinter? Anita Eppelin (VuK Open Access Brandenburg) 11:20 Anforderungen von Fördergebern an Open-Access-Bücher Katharina Rieck (FWF / cOAlition S) 11:55 Mittagspause 12:50 GEMEINSCHAFTSFINANZIERUNG VON OPEN-ACCESS-BUCHPUBLIKATIONEN: ZWEI ANSÄTZE Open Book Collective: Community-geleitete Governance und Finanzierung von Infrastrukturen für Open-Access-Bücher Tobias Steiner (COPIM) KOALA: Konsortiale Finanzierung von Open-Access-Schriftenreihen Katharina Schulz (KOALA) 13:25 Kommerzialisierung vs. scholar-led – Historie der Universitätsverlage in Deutschland Margo Bargheer (SUB Göttingen) 14:00 Diskussion / Resümee 14:30 Ende Präsentationen Bargheer, M. (2022). Kommerzialisierung vs. Scholar led – Historie der Universitätsverlage in Deutschland . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7194512 Eppelin, A., & Zeltner, A. (2022). Der Publikationsfonds für Open-Access-Monografien des Landes Brandenburg – Motivation und Förderziele . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7155640 Rieck, K. (2022). Anforderungen von Fördergebern an Open-Access-Bücher . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7220864 Schulz, K. (2022). KOALA: Konsortiale Finanzierung von Open-Access-Schriftenreihen . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7221008 Steiner, T. (2022). Open Book Collective: Community-geleitete Governance und Finanzierung von Infrastrukturen für Open Access-Bücher . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7152952 Stern, N. (2022). Development of the Open Access Book “Market” from a Macro Perspective . https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7220909...
Intro Open Access in 60 Sekunden Quelle: Brinken, H., Hauss, J. & Rücknagel, J. (2021). Open Access in 60 Sekunden, open-access.network. https://doi.org/10.5446/50831 ( CC BY 3.0 DE ) The key takeaways from this article are 1 Open access has developed into a highly dynamic field in the area of book publications in recent years. 2 As the publication landscape in the area of scholarly books is very heterogeneous, the established open access models for journals cannot simply be transferred. 3 An efficient infrastructure with various publication and funding options has now also developed in the area of open access books. A Dynamic Field Open access for books – this long-neglected topic has gained enormously in importance in recent years. Until well into the 2010s, the open access activities of research funders , libraries and authors focused mainly on the area of scholarly journals. However, the stakeholders in the scholarly publishing system have now also recognised the enormous potential of open access for books, and have initiated transformation measures ( Bargheer et al., 2017; Ferwerda et al., 2017; Stone & Marques, 2018 ). This is impressively demonstrated by the numerous studies and projects conducted at national and international level; by improved funding structures and new funding models ; and by dynamic initiatives, working groups, and discussion forums. open-access.network (2021) ( CC BY 4.0 International ) Scholarly Books open-access.network (2026) ( CC BY 4.0 International ) Monographs, Collections and Co. You can find a map of terms on open access and books here (in German). Book publications still play an important role, especially in the humanities and social sciences . The text-oriented disciplines favour the more extensive book format in the interests of long argument , where the theoretical approach must be comprehensively set out. Furthermore, the results of inter- and transdisciplinary research can be published only to a limited extent in the research report format possible in journal articles. Common types of scholarly books are monographs, edited collections, and conference proceedings. As a rule, scholarly books appear in different editions: as a digital publication, or e-book, and, in addition, as a print volume. They are published either in a series or as a single publication. Substantively and technologically, a large proportion of open access books are digital counterparts of print books. In addition to their content, they also usually contain navigation elements such as tables of contents and figures. However, providing the work in digital form enables in-depth content analysis through multiple apparatuses (footnotes, endnotes, critical editions), as well as enrichment through links to further stocks of knowledge, such as Wikipedia, specialised databases, or primary sources and digitisations. In addition, the e-book format allows the incorporation of research data, virtual research environments, and dynamic objects such as scripts, visualisations or software. What Are Open Access Books? A book is open access when access to the e-book is not restricted by licence or payment barriers, but rather it is available free of charge and re-usable in the long term immediately upon publication. Publishers of open access books can earn revenue through publication fees ( book processing charges, BPCs ) and the sale of the print edition ( dual publishing ), which is often produced using digital print-on-demand technology. Other publishers finance the basic costs of their open access segment via crowdfunding (e.g., Knowledge Unlatched, transformative agreements negotiated by consortia) or institutional memberships (e.g., Open Book Publishers [OBP], the Open Library of Humanities [OLH], Language Science Press). As in the case of open access journals , authors and editors of edited collections should not have to grant exclusive rights of use to the publishers or publication platforms. For licensing purposes, it is recommended to use an open Creative Commons licence , such as CC BY or CC BY-SA. Studies suggest that books published in open access gain a larger and more diverse readership ( Lucraft, 2021 ). Besides being made available in open access immediately upon publication ( gold open access ), books, too, can be self-archived in an open access repository ( green open access ; see Green and Gold ). Open Access Books in Specific Subjects Find out here how common open access books are in individual disciplines. Common Myths There are still some common myths about open access publishing. The Open Access Books Toolkit helps dispelling them. Open Access Helpdesk Our Open Access Helpdesk is happy to help with all questions open access. Serials Crisis and Monograph Crisis You Would Like to Know More About the History of Open Access? We have gathered the most important milestones for you here. The reasons why open access for books was neglected for many years date back to the beginnings of the open access movement . Sparked by the serials crisis in the 1990s, the movement emerged in the natural sciences, where book publications traditionally play at most a marginal role. It was only in the mid-2000s that the advent of a monograph crisis ( see Herb, 2015 ) precipitated by the serials crisis became the subject of increasing discussion. Rising book prices, gaps in the supply of scholarly literature in the libraries, and authors who during the publication process performed more and more tasks themselves yet still had to pay sometimes high publication cost subsidies: the problems of closed access now became evident in the area of scholarly books. Open Access Books Versus Open Access Journals Against the backdrop of the monograph crisis and the increasing establishment of open access in the area of scholarly journals, calls for open access in the humanities and social sciences also became louder. However, compared with scholarly journals, the publication landscape in the area of books has a number of particularities, the most important of which will be mentioned here (see also Snijder, 2019; Open Access Books Toolkit, 2020 ): In the humanities and in parts of the social sciences, an important role is played by small and medium-sized book publishers that are highly regarded in their specialist areas. Close relationships between authors and publishers are not uncommon. Both groups have in part adopted attitudes to open access that range from wait-and-see to critical, also because the participants in this setting find it harder to maintain the necessary competencies in the rapidly changing publishing landscape. For example, knowledge of the self-archiving rights of authors is sometimes lacking, and authors often have to negotiate with publishers to secure their rights to self-archive their works in a repository . In contrast to scholarly journals, print editions of books are of continuing importance despite generally declining sales figures, and are desired not least by the authors themselves. The dissemination channels and reception processes continue to be geared towards the processing of physical and fee-based objects. Not all books are alike: they range from unostentatious edited collections and conference proceedings, through elaborately designed several-hundred-page monographs, to experimental, multimedia-enriched publication projects. Submission, peer-review, and editorial processes are less standardised than in the area of journals. Especially in the German-speaking area, responsibility for quality assurance lies with editors or publishing house staff (editorial review). The costs of publishing open access books vary greatly. However, because of the larger size of the works, publishing costs are, as a rule, higher than those for articles in open access journals. Furthermore, certain book types, such as handbooks, lexica, or editions, require elaborate editorial processes that are factored in by the publishers. This does not mean, however, that open access books are less cost-efficient than open access journals. In the case of the high-priced open access journals of commercial publishers, the price per page is even several times higher than that of the overwhelming majority of book projects. All these factors make it clear that in order to develop their full potential, the models and tools developed for journals must be adapted to the specific requirements of open access books. This is true not least with a view to developing sustainable business models for small and medium-sized publishers (see also the international project Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs, COPIM ), building suitable publication infrastructures, and developing adequate funding instruments. Both the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) have recently drawn up programmes to address these challenges (BMBF: Richtlinie zur Förderung von Projekten zur Beschleunigung der Transformation zu Open Access [Directive on the Promotion of Projects to Accelerate the Transformation to Open Access] , 2020; DFG: Funding Programme: Open Access Publication Funding , from 2021 onwards). open-access.network (2021) ( CC BY 4.0 International ) Open Access Journals Find an introduction here. Open Access and Research Funders Find an introduction here. Why is Open Access so Complicated with Books? The Open Access Books Toolkit explains how open access books and journals differ. Zukunftsmusik oder State of the Art – Experimentelle Formate für Bücher?" Bericht zur Erhebung" [Pipe Dream or State of the Art – Experimental Formats for Books?] The report summarises key results of a survey conducted within the framework of the project open-access.network. Services for Books Video zum Publizieren von Open-Access-Büchern Quelle: Stern, N. (2020). Publishing your book in Open Access?, open-access.network. https://doi.org/10.5446/52108 ( CC BY 3.0 DE ) Working Group Universitätsverlage Learn more about the members and principles of the working group on university publishers. ScholarLed Learn more about the members and principles of the ScholarLed initiative. Practical Tip Valuable information about community-led publication infrastructures for monographs – for example a report on resources, technical workflows, tools, and platforms – can be found on the website of the COPIM project. Although numerous challenges in transforming books to open access have yet to be mastered, authors already have a wide range of options when it comes to publishing an open access book. Many established publishers have incorporated open access models into their portfolios, and offer gold open access publications using CC licences. Publishers are often also willing to discuss the possibility of self-archiving a work in an open access repository after an embargo period (green open access). The fear frequently voiced by publishers that open access leads to serious shortfalls in the sales of print editions has been refuted in various studies ( Graf et al., 2020; Snijder, 2019; Collins & Milloy, 2016 ). Academic presses operated by universities or their libraries are an affordable and high-quality alternative to commercial publishers. The majority of the German-language university presses have joined together in the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Universitätsverlage (working group of the German-language university presses). They have collaboratively produced a variety of materials on publishing books in open access, including a paper on quality standards ( AG Universitätsverlage, 2018 ) that is also helpful when examining an open access offering and choosing a publisher. And finally, as in the case of journals, there are now a number of publishing initiatives founded by scholars and scientists (e.g., the consortium ScholarLed ). These initiatives are committed to fair open access and stand out because they demonstrate a high degree of transparency with regard to their business models ( see Nordhoff, 2018; Barnes & Gatti, 2020 ). Scholarly books are now increasingly published via institutional publishing platforms ( Open Monograph Press [OMP] , PubPub , Janeway ). These platforms do not use publishing house business models, but rather are funded as a common good, which entails specific challenges. Funding Possibilities In order to relieve the financial burden on authors and editors, many institutions now make specific funds available for open access books. Publication funds are also being established at federal state level in Germany. The DFG funding programme Open Access Publication Funding , which was established in 2021, grants institutions an allowance of up to 5,000 euros towards the costs of the open access publication of books resulting from DFG-funded projects. The same amount can be drawn down annually for book publications via project-related publication expenses within the framework of DFG project funding. In addition, DFG publication grants can be awarded for editions of primary texts and manuscript material as well as for works of exceptional scientific importance. For some time now, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) have had dedicated programmes in place for funding open access books. Via the Open Access Monograph Bursary for early career researchers in digital humanities launched by the EU Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH-EU) in 2021, up to 7,000 euros per book can be made available. Video zur Finanzierung von Open-Access-Monographien Quelle: Brinken, H. (2020). Finanzierung von Open-Access-Monographien, open-access.network. https://doi.org/10.5446/49535 ( CC BY 3.0 DE ) Finding Open Access Books Practical Tip Numerous search engines specialise in open access publications and provide free access to full texts There are also special search services for finding open access books. You can find an overview in our Practical Tip for finding open access literature (in German). Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) DOAB is the central data base for open access books, searchable by subject. Open access books are indexed at many locations and are often searchable in the usual databases and search engines. The Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) , which also enables a targeted search for books or book chapters, specialises in open access content. In addition, open access books can also be easily found via the popular search engines, for example, Google Scholar. An important role in relation to findability and visibility is played by the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) , the central database for open access books, which can be searched by subject, language, and publisher. The metadata of books indexed in DOAB are harvested for inclusion in diverse library catalogues. The combined online library and publication platform OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) as well as disciplinary repositories for the humanities and social sciences, such as media/rep/ and SSOAR , are suitable for searching for open access books. In addition, the discipline-specific pages on open-access.network offer an introduction. Conclusion and Outlook For decades, open access for books was systematically implemented only by a very small number of protagonists, and thus remained a peripheral phenomenon. Although these pioneers recognised the scientific potential of open access for book-friendly disciplines at an early stage, comprehensive practices, approaches, and providers were lacking. However, although there is still a need to catch up, the area of open access books is now highly dynamic: Extensive studies (e.g., in projects such as COPIM and OPERAS-P ) are being conducted, publication funds are being established or expanded, new business models are being developed, and new publishing projects are being initiated. Moreover, networks like the Open Access Books Network , ENABLE! , or the Focus Group Open Access Books are being founded; manuals are being produced and recommendations are being formulated ( see Adema, 2019; Godel et al., 2020 ); and information platforms, such as the Open Access Books Toolkit initiated by OAPEN, are being created. Further impulses for the transformation of scholarly books to open access are to be expected from the 20 projects to promote the acceleration of the transformation to open access that are being funded by the BMBF from 2021 onwards. Select Projects and Initiatives for Networking COPIM OPERAS-P Open Access Books Network ENABLE! Fokus Group "Open Access Books" Feel free to discuss developments in Open Access Books with experts. Focus Group "Open Access Monograph Funds" Feel free to discuss development in Open Access Monograph Funds with experts. References Adema, J. (2019). Towards a roadmap for open access monographs . Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3238545 Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Universitätsverlage. (2018). Qualitätsstandards für Open-Access-Monografien und -Sammelbände (Version 1). Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3562239 Bargheer, M., Dogan, Z. M., Horstmann, W., Mertens, M., & Rapp, A. (2017). Unlocking the digital potential of scholarly monographs in 21st century research. LIBER Quarterly , 27 (1), 194–211. http://doi.org/10.18352/lq.10174 Barnes, L. & Gatti, R. (2020, May 28). The cost of open access books: A publisher writes. Open Book Publishers. https://blogs.openbookpublishers.com/the-cost-of-open-access-books-a-publisher-writes/ Collins, E., & Milloy, C. (2016). OAPEN-UK final report: A five-year study into open access monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences (p. 94). https://oapen.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/7a65d73f1087444d80807833a320fa36.pdf Ferwerda, E., Pinter, F., & Stern, N. (2017). A landscape study on open access and monographs: Policies, funding and publishing in eight European countries . Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.815932 Godel, R., Herb, U., Hillenkötter, K., Holzer, Angela, Nordhoff, S., Schäffler, H., Siegert, O., & Arbeitsgruppe “Wissenschaftliches Publikationssystem” der Schwerpunktinitiative „Digitale Information“ der Allianz der deutschen Wissenschaftsorganisationen. (2020). 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Open Access to academic books creates larger, more diverse and more equitable readerships. LSE Impact Blog . https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2021/03/03/open-access-to-academic-books-creates-larger-more-diverse-and-more-equitable-readerships/ Nordhoff, S. (2018). Cookbook for open access books . Language Science Press. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1286925 Open Access Books Toolkit (2020, October 29). The difference between an open access book and an open access journal . https://oabooks-toolkit.org/the-oabooks-landscape/1323435-oa-books-vs-oa-journals;jsessionid=08F1DF2737084E6DAD2E12BE59C55FD0 Snijder, R. (2019). The deliverance of open access books. Examining usage and dissemination . Amsterdam University Press. https://www.doi.org/10.26530/OAPEN_1004809 Stone, G., & Marques, M. (2018). Knowledge Exchange survey on open access monographs . Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1475446 Further Reading Neylon, C., Ozaygen, A., Montgomery, L., Huang, C.-K. (Karl), Pyne, R., Lucraft, M., & Emery, C. (2021). More readers in more places: The benefits of open access for scholarly books. Insights , 34 (1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.558 Snijder, R. (2023). Measured in a context: making sense of open access book data. Insights the UKSG Journal , 36 , 20. https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.627 Taylor, M. (2020). An Altmetric Attention Advantage for Open Access Books in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Scientometrics , 125 (3), 2523–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-020-03735-8 ....
What is Open Access? Find an introduction here. Source: based on Brinken, H. (2021). 10 Gründe für Open Access. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4643859 ( CC BY 4.0 International ) Open Access: Pros and Cons Find an introduction here. Open Access in Classical Studies Classical studies – or classics – is an umbrella term for all disciplines that study the cultures of classical antiquity and the early history of the Near East and Europe, with a particular focus on linguistic and material heritage. Because of the heterogeneity of these disciplines, it is difficult to make generalisations about the development of open access in classical studies. Nonetheless, a move towards open access publishing has taken place in the various sub-disciplines of classical studies in recent years. For example, Heidelberg University Library and Propylaeum – the Specialized Information Service Ancient Studies, together with representatives of the offices for the protection of monuments ( Landesdenkmalämter ) of the German federal states and the professional associations in the field of classical studies in Germany, have developed strategies for digital publishing in archaeology (see Mainzer Thesen zum Open Access Publizieren in der Archäologie ). And in Egyptology, ancient history, and classical philology, a number of important journals and book series are now published open access. Of note here, for example, is the project Digital Classics Online , which was started by scholars of ancient history at the University of Leipzig. Its outputs also include the creation of the series Digital Classics Books . Open Access Journals As of March 2024, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) listed 226 open access journals under the search terms archaeology, ancient history, Greek language and literature, Latin language and literature, and history of the Greco-Roman world . In addition to these newly founded journals, existing journals are being retrodigitised and made available in open access. New editions of these journals either appear simultaneously in print and online, or the digital version is made freely available online upon expiry of an embargo period (moving wall). Important open access journals include: Aegyptiaca. Journal of the History of Reception of Ancient Egypt CIPEG Journal: Ancient Egyptian & Sudanese Collections and Museums Archäologische Informationen Archaeology International DOAJ Axon. Greek historical inscriptions DOAJ Ciceroniana DOAJ Digital Classics Online DOAJ Forum Classicum Frankfurter elektronische Rundschau zur Altertumskunde Fundberichte Hessen Digital Gallia DOAJ Göttinger Forum für Altertumswissenschaft Journal of Greek Linguistics DOAJ Journal of Neolithic Archaeology DOAJ Pylon. Editions and Studies of Ancient Texts Tyche – Beiträge zur Alten Geschichte, Papyrologie und Epigraphik In collaboration with Propylaeum – the Specialized Information Service Ancient Studies, the University of Heidelberg provides a technical infrastructure for the publication of open access journals . The service is addressed to classicists worldwide. As of March 2024, 48 open access journals were being made available via Propylaeum. In addition, via its platform iDAI.publications , the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) provides open access to digitally available journals (and monographs) of its own institute, for example Archäologischer Anzeiger , Chiron and e-Forschungsberichte . The Ancient World Online ( AWOL ) from the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University provides a List of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies (last updated on February 2026). What are Open Access Journals? Find an introduction here. Practical Tip Publishing Open Access: How to evaluate a journal's quality Video on the Funding of Open Access Articles Source: Becklas Dorow, C., Hauss, J. (2026). Funding Open Access Articles – What Are the Options?. Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB), open-access.network. https://doi.org/10.5446/73596 ( CC BY 3.0 DE ) open-access.network (2026) ( CC BY 4.0 International ) Open Access Publishing and Self-Archiving Find an introduction here. What are Open Access Books? Find an introduction here. open-access.network (2026) ( CC BY 4.0 International ) Open Access Books As of March 2024, the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) listed 2274 titles from the area of classical studies under subjects such as archaeology, ancient history to c 500 CE, classical history/classical civilisation , etc. The OAPEN Library listed over 2024 titles from the field of classical studies (as of March 2024). The open access publication platform Propylaeum eBOOKs , which is provided by Heidelberg University Library, makes scholarly monographs from the fields of Egyptology, ancient history, Byzantine studies, classical archaeology, classical philology, medieval and neo-Latin philology, and pre- and early history available in open access. The works are either first-time publications ( gold open access ) or self-archived digital versions of monographs published elsewhere ( green open access ). The service, which is free of charge, is addressed to classical studies scholars worldwide. Also worthy of note is the series Berlin Studies of the Ancient World published by Edition Topoi . The Ancient World Online ( AWOL ) from the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University provides an Alphabetical List of Open Access Monograph Series in Ancient Studies (last updated on February 2026). Disciplinary Repositories Propylaeum-DOK is the disciplinary repository of Propylaeum – the Specialized Information Service (FID) Ancient Studies. Scholars of classical studies can publish discipline-specific digital works (monographs, articles, conference papers, etc.) at no cost to readers and free of access restrictions. The self-archiving of digital versions of works already published in print form elsewhere is also possible and desired. As of February 2023, Propylaeum-DOK contained over 5,550 open access publications. An overview of relevant repositories is provided by the Open Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR) . What are Repositories? Find an introduction here. Legal Aspects Find an introduction here. Video über das Zeitveröffentlichungsrecht Quelle: Brehm, E. (2021). Zweitveröffentlichungsrecht für Wissenschaftler*innen, open-access.network. https://doi.org/10.5446/51789 ( CC BY 3.0 DE ) Practical Tip Finding Open Access Literature (in German) Open Access Helpdesk You are welcome to contact our Helpdesk if you have any questions about Open Access. oa.finder The oa.finder shows you from tens of thousands of journals which are Gold Open Access, whether they charge APCs and how high these are. You can also view the funding modalities of your own institution. Other Offerings Subject portals and platforms Propylaeum – Specialized Information Service Ancient Studies : an information and service portal for classical studies operated by Heidelberg University Library and the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library, BSB) Databases and the like PropylaeumSEARCH : Propylaeum’s central search portal, via which subject bibliographies, specific subject sections of relevant library catalogues, and full-text data sources can be simultaneously searched iDAI.objects arachne : the central object database of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the Archaeological Institute of the University of Cologne; it is also part of the portal iDAI.world . Image Databases Beazley Archive Pottery Database : Operated by the Classical Art Research Centre (CARC) at the University of Oxford, this is the world’s largest photographic archive devoted to ancient Greek pottery. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum : a database operated by the Classical Art Research Centre (CARC) on behalf of the Union Académique Internationale (UAI), via which over 400 digitized catalogues of ancient pottery from 24 countries can be made freely available. Virtual Catalogue of Roman Coins (VCRC) : contains images and descriptions of coins from the Early Republic up to the end of the 4th century A.D. Open Science in Classical Studies Edition Topoi, Collections : an information infrastructure for the peer-reviewed publication of open access research data, such as 3D models, high resolution images, data, and databases Research data at Propylaeum : Besides the possibility of self-archiving data in institutional research data repositories, the research data associated with open access works published or hosted by Propylaeum can be preserved in the long-term via Propylaeum. Research data at IANUS : German research data centre for digital data from archaeology and classical studies Open Access Ancient Language Textbooks, OERs, and Primers from The Ancient World Online ( AWOL ) open-access.network ( CC BY 4.0 International ) Literatur Further Reading Mainzer Thesen zum Open Access Publizieren in der Archäologie (ein Entwurf) . (2018). Propylaeum.de. https://www.propylaeum.de/fileadmin/media/publizieren/Mainzer_Thesen_draft_2018_04_11-2.pdf Content editor of this page: Dr Katrin Bemmann, Heidelberg University Library (Last updated: February 2023)....
Intro The Advantages of Open Access Source: Brinken, H. (2021). 10 Reasons for Open Access, open-access.network. https://doi.org/10.5446/51995 (CC BY 3.0 DE) KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS ARTICLE 1 Authors can make their publications freely available by publishing them open access or by self-archiving them in an open access repository. 2 When choosing a publication venue, criteria such as thematic focus, quality, and costs should be considered. 3 When publishing or self-archiving works, authors should be mindful of granting rights of use. Scientific Publishing Only when authors publish their research results do their findings achieve visibility and can thus be adequately recognised and cited. For a long time, publishing works in print media – for example, as journal articles, monographs, or contributions to collections – was the most common way of permanently recording and disseminating scholarly and scientific information. Through the possibility of electronic publication, and especially through open access , a large number of alternative publication options have arisen. This significantly increases the citation frequency, and thus also the visibility, of research results ( Swan, 2010; Li et al., 2018 ). The aspects that should be considered when publishing open access or when self-archiving in an open access repository are outlined in what follows. Scientists can actively support the change to open science through their own publishing behavior. This practical tip "Supporting Open Access" explains how. Practical Tip What variants of open access publishing are there? Which ones are suitable for me? Where can I publish in accordance with the principles of open access? How do I find a suitable journal? What do research funders expect? You can find the answers in the presentation " Open Access Basics – How to Publish and What to Consider? " Practical Tip The AuROA catalogue of services ( Leistungskatalog ) offers a compilation of possible individual tasks and services in the open access publishing process. AuROA (Authors and Legal Certainty for Open Access) is a project that between 2021 and 2023 addressed the heterogeneous and complex needs, perspectives and demands of open access publishing in book-oriented disciplines. Publication Routes Source: based on Oberländer, A. (2020). Open Access – Es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt. In: Open Science. Von Daten zu Publikationen. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4018594 ( CC BY 4.0 International ) The road to publication usually starts with the decision as to how the research results should be published. There are many reasons in favour of open access publishing; they are summarised on the Reasons and Reservations page. Basically, two different open access strategies can be distinguished: gold open access and green open access . Gold open access refers to the publication of scholarly works as articles in open access journals , as open access monographs , or as contributions to open access collections or conference proceedings. This literature is freely available and reusable immediately, without an embargo period . Green open access means making research results freely available by self-archiving them in an institutional or disciplinary repository . This can also be done in parallel with or after publication in a journal or with a publisher. Choosing a Publication Venue Several parameters play a role when choosing a publication venue. These parameters are largely the same for closed access and open access publications. They include the thematic focus of the venue; the type of quality assurance it employs; its reputation in the field; and, if applicable, the licensing conditions under which the publications are made available and the level of any publication fees that may be charged. In the context of open access, research funders’ requirements increasingly play a role. Among funders, one finds not only regulations whereby grant holders should provide open access to the scholarly publications arising from funded research, but sometimes also specific requirements with regard to publication venues ( Dreher, 2020; Rücknagel, 2021 ). Further information on research funders’ policies and a list of funding organisations can be found on the Financing page . Die Vorteile einer Open-Access-Dissertation Quelle: Becklas, C., Hauss, J. (2024): Die Vorteile einer Open Access Dissertation. open-access.network, Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) et al. https://doi.org/10.5446/68305#t=00:00,01:15 ( CC BY 3.0 DE ) Source: Translation of a flowchart by Brinken, H. & Rücknagel, J. (2021). Open Access – Das sind Ihre Möglichkeiten für die Publikation von Artikeln. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5045255 ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ). Practical Tip The following tools can be helpful in finding suitable OA publication venues for your own manuscript: oa.finder (a tool for searching for scholarly publication venues; developed as a project by open-access.network ) B!SON (Open Access journal recommender, developed by TIB and SLUB Dresden ) Gold Open Access Finding Suitable Journals/Publishers If the intention is to publish a work open access (gold OA), for example, as a journal article, a monograph, or a contribution to a collection, it is advisable to first search for thematically suitable journals or publishers with open access offerings. On our web page Subject-Specific Open Access , we provide discipline-specific information that can offer helpful introductory pointers. Open access journals can be searched via the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) or the Electronic Journals Library (EZB) . For open access books, the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) and the online library and publication platform OAPEN are first ports of call. Suitable publication venues can also be found in conversation with colleagues. If a publisher does not offer a gold open access option, it is often worthwhile enquiring specifically whether it would allow the article to be self-archived in a repository. Quality Criteria Open access publications undergo the same quality assurance procedures as traditional publications. The review procedures do not differ either: from classical peer review and editorial review to open review procedures – everything can be found here. The German-language publication Qualitätsstandards für Open-Access-Monografien und -Sammelbände ( AG Universitätsverlage, 2018 ) offers guidance when choosing a suitable publisher for open access books. When choosing a journal, the German-language checklist on the quality of open access journals provided by Brinken et al. (2021) can help when assessing its quality. Further information in this regard can be found on the Open Access Journals and Open Access for Monographs pages. The impact and visibility of scholarly publications play an important role for the reputational gains and thus for the career prospects of individual scholars and scientists. Studies show that the citation frequency of open access publications is usually much higher than that of their closed access counterparts. Overviews in this regard are provided by the Open Access Citation Advantage Service and by Piwowar and colleagues’ Large-Scale Analysis of the Prevalence and Impact of Open Access Articles ( Piwowar et al., 2018 ). Journal Impact Factors , a metric of the citation frequency of articles in scholarly journals, are published in the annual publication Journal Citation Reports , which also covers open access journals. So-called altmetrics have emerged as an alternative to the traditional bibliometric indicators. They capture the diverse reactions to a scholarly publication on the Web. Financing In contrast to closed access, where libraries and users pay for access, open access publications are financed in a different way. The so-called author-pays model, whereby authors pay article processing charges (APCs) or book processing charges (BPCs) to have their works published, is very common in the open access context. To find out whether, or what level of, author fees are charged, it is usually helpful to check the website of the journal or publisher. If a journal indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) charges APCs, details are deposited in the journal record. However, a large percentage of open access journals indexed in DOAJ are free of charge both for readers and authors ( Morrison, 2018 ). These journals are financed, for example, by professional societies, academic institutions, library consortia, or – in kind – by voluntary work. For open access books, university presses run by universities or their libraries, and publishing initiatives established by scholars and scientists (e.g. the consortium ScholarLed ) are an affordable and high quality alternative to commercial publishers. Detailed information on financing open access articles and books can be found on the Financing page. Many research institutions have a publication fund from which open access publication fees can be paid. The management of the funds is usually located at the institutions’ libraries. In addition, some open access publishers offer institutional membership, which is similar to a discount model. Institutions pay an annual membership fee, thereby enabling their members to publish their works in the journal in question free of charge or for a reduced fee. Moreover, via transformative agreements with commercial publishers, such as those negotiated by the German initiative Projekt Deal , contractually agreed fees for individual hybrid open access articles in subscription journals are increasingly borne by library consortia. Information on this is provided by the open access officers at the respective institutions . The funding of genuine open access models by consortia is increasingly moving into focus: the costs are borne by a consortium, and no publication fees are payable by authors, irrespective of whether their institutions participate in the financing. In addition to funding research, some funding organisations also bear publication costs for articles in scholarly journals and other publications. When submitting a funding proposal to the German Research Foundation (DFG) , application can also be made for a publication grant. The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) have established dedicated funding programmes to finance open access articles and books. The Volkswagen Foundation also bears the publication costs incurred by the projects it funds and expects grant recipients to publish open access. International funding organisations, such as the Wellcome Trust , as well as the EU framework programme Horizon 2020 , reimburse publication charges for open access articles within the framework of their funding. In addition, the Open Access Books Toolkit provides a l ist of funding sources for open access books . Practical Tip An overview of the requirements that open access journals must fulfil and concrete criteria that authors can use as a guide when choosing a suitable publication venue, can be found in the presentation " Publishing Open Access: How to evaluate a journal's quality ". Research Funders and Open Access Find an introduction here. Video on the Funding of Open Access Articles Source: Becklas Dorow, C., Hauss, J. (2026). Funding Open Access Articles – What Are the Options?. Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB), open-access.network. https://doi.org/10.5446/73596 ( CC BY 3.0 DE ) Finanzierung von Open-Access-Monographien Quelle: Brinken, H. (2020). Finanzierung von Open-Access-Monographien, open-access.network. https://doi.org/10.5446/49535 ( CC BY 3.0 DE ) Self-Archiving (Green Open Access) It is not always possible to publish open access, for example, when no suitable open access journal is available. A publication can nonetheless be made freely available by self-archiving it in an open access repository. In this way, the author can comply with the open access mandate of a funding organisation or their own institution, and the publication can be made freely accessible to everyone worldwide. Finding a Suitable Repository The self-archiving of publications can take place in institutional or disciplinary repositories. The Information for Different Disciplines page lists the repositories available in the respective disciplines. The Open Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR) and the Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR) also provide overviews. Authors do not have to pay any charges to make their publications available in an institutional or disciplinary repository, nor do readers have to pay to access these publications. What specifically needs to be considered when (self-)archiving can be read by country in our legal section . Self-Archiving Rights Most publishers allow their authors to make their works available in repositories in parallel with publication. The Sherpa Romeo database provides an overview of the open access policies of many journal publishers. Publishers often allow the author’s final version after peer-review (author’s accepted manuscript, AAM) or the published version to be self-archived. Publishing agreements should be drafted in such a way that the authors reserve the right to self-archive their works online in a freely accessible way. Ideally, authors should grant the publisher only non-exclusive rather than exclusive rights of use for the intended types of use. If this is not possible, and no alternative publishing option is available, authors can consider attaching an addendum to the publishing agreement in order to reserve a non-exclusive right to use the work online in a repository. Various possible solutions to this problem are available on the Publishing Agreements page. Under Section 38 of the German Act on Copyright and Related Rights (UrhG) , authors of scientific contributions that result from research activities at least half of which were financed by public funds, and that were published in a collection that appears periodically at least twice a year, have the right to self-archive them in an open access repository upon expiry of 12 months after publication. According to this statutory provision on self-archiving , it is therefore possible in these cases to make these works available in a repository even if the publishers have been granted exclusive rights of use ( Brehm, 2021 ). A German-language guide issued by the Communication, Information, Media Centre (KIM) at the University of Konstanz provides an overview of the topic of self-archiving. Self-archiving is easier when a work is published in an open access journal or with an open access publisher. As a rule, they allow the work to also be made available in a repository provided the place of publication is credited. Find Repositories on OpenDOAR Click here. Legal Questions Find an introduction here. Legal Parameters Wie genau funktionieren Creative-Commons-Lizenzen? Quelle: Brinken, H., Hauss, J. & Rücknagel, J. (2021). Wie genau funktionieren Creative-Commons-Lizenzen? open-access.network. https://doi.org/10.5446/52952 ( CC BY 3.0 DE ) Source: Foter (2015). How To Attribute Creative Commons Photos ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Authors who wish to make their works available in open access should observe several legal parameters. Of central importance is that the authors themselves have the right to exploit their works online. However, this is not necessarily a given in standard publishing agreements. An overview of the legal situation in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland can be found on the Legal Issues page, which provides information on copyright, making documents available in repositories, publishing agreements, licences, liability law, and data protection. Open Access Licences One important aspect of open access is the reuse of publications. In order to make it clear what rights third parties have when (re-)using research results, user licences are granted. It is up to the authors themselves to decide what degree of freedom of use of their works they wish to allow. It is recommended that they allow a free worldwide right of access to and reuse of the publication. The granting of open licences by authors should take place in consultation with the respective publishers or, if applicable, in compliance with the repositories’ licensing requirements. In the area of science and research, the open Creative Commons (CC) are the most common. An overview of various open content licensing models can be found on our Licences page . The use of licences to grant specific rights of use facilitates law enforcement in the case of misuse and gives users explicit indications as to how the document in question may be reused. At the same time, the author reserves the right to permit in separate agreements further uses that go beyond those specified in the licence. Predatory Journals Unfortunately, there are also journals that exploit publication charges. These predatory journals , which are founded by so-called predatory publishers, try – sometimes massively – to attract researchers to publish in their journals. However, they do not observe the usual standards of good scientific practice. Hence, there is no quality assurance, for example, in the form of peer review, nor is there adequate editing. Thus, predatory journals damage science and scholarship because they also publish poor-quality contributions whose compliance with academic or ethical standards has not been checked. As publications in these dubious journals can cause substantial damage to the reputations of scholars and scientists, they are urgently advised against submitting manuscripts to them. Source: Monash Health Library. Predatory Publishing A-Z Elements ( CC BY-NC 4.0 ) Online course Find the online course Predatory Journals: Identify, Avoid, and Publish Safely here xd Practical Tip Recognising Predatory Journals It is not always easy for authors to recognise whether a journal is predatory or not, because the providers often go to a lot of trouble to make their journals appear trustworthy. On professional-looking websites, sometimes entire editorial boards are given false names or well-known researchers are listed as editors without their knowledge. The German-language checklist on the quality of open access journals provided by Brinken et al. (2021) can help authors to make informed decisions. Other criteria for the assessment of the trustworthiness of a journal are provided by the website Think. Check. Submit. It can also be helpful to ask colleagues whether they have ever heard of the journal in question. In case of suspicion, attention should definitely be drawn to the journal. By keeping their eyes open and being the properly aware, authors can avoid publishing with predatory publishers by mistake. The Monash Health Library has published the useful Predatory publishing A-Z elements . Further German-language information on predatory journals and predatory publishers can be found in an overview provided by Helmholtz Open Science and in a fact sheet published by the Science Media Center Germany . In addition, there is a catalogue of criteria for recognising high-quality journals and so-called fake journals. 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Open Access Scholarship / Littérature Savante En Libre Accès . https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2018/02/06/doaj-apc-information-as-of-jan-31-2018/ Piwowar, H., Priem, J., Larivière, V., Alperin, J. P., Matthias, L., Norlander, B., Farley, A., West, J., & Haustein, S. (2018). The state of OA: A large-scale analysis of the prevalence and impact of Open Access articles. PeerJ , 6 , e4375. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4375 Rücknagel, J. (2021, April 15). Fördererauflagen zu Open Access - was gilt es zu beachten? OpenAccessTalk. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4694320 Rücknagel, J., & Schmeja, S. (2021, January 28). Open access basics – How to publish and what to consider? OpenAccessTalk. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4530414 Swan, A. (2010). The Open Access citation advantage: Studies and results to date . https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/268516/ Further Reading Forschungszentrum Jülich, Zentralbibliothek (2022). Predatory Publishers. "Schwarze Schafe" im Wissenschaftsbetrieb. Checkliste. URL: https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/zb/open-science/predatory-publishers Reimer N., & Halbherr, V. (2021). Kriterienkatalog zur Erkennung von qualitativ hochwertigen Journals und von sogenannten Fake-Journals. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5031928 Schmitz, J., & Schmeja, S. (2019). Bericht zum Workshop "Was tun, wenn es passiert ist? Umgang mit Publikationen, die bei einem Predatory Journal eingereicht wurden." https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3553616 Solomon, D. J., & Björk, B.-C. (2012). A study of open access journals using article processing charges. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology , 63 (8), 1485–1495. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.22673...
