Open Access Publishing

TU Publication Fund provides financial support for the publication of articles in Open Access Journals, Open Access Proceedings, articles / chapters in Open Access Volumes and complete Open Access Monographs. The financial support for the fund is provided by DFG and TU Braunschweig.

Funding requirements for articles in Open Access Journals:

• You are a researcher at TU Braunschweig and "Corresponding Author" of the submitted manuscript.
• Your article will be published in a Gold Open Access journal, i.e. all articles in this journal will be provided free-of-charge via the Internet immediately after publication. The majority of OA journals are listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
• The journal is peer-reviewed, i.e. it is verified on its quality by independent peer reviewers.
• The article processing fee (APC) is funded with a maximum of 2,000 EUR incl. VAT. If the APC should be higher, please contact us.

Are not eligible for funding:

• The fee-based "activation" of an article in a subscription-based journal (hybrid journal, "Open Choice" model). There are exceptions for publishers with whom it has been agreed that authors will not be charged for activation (such as Wiley and SpringerNature). Detailed information can be found under "Special conditions of individual publishers".
• Publications from third-party-funded projects, where the third-party funding provider covers the publication fees completely.

To submit your application, please use the application form.

Funding conditions for Open Access monographs, contributions to Open Access Volumes, conference Papers, etc:

•     Please contact openaccess(at)tu-braunschweig

  For information on the application process and billing, please see our FAQs.

In case of a grant, we ask you to indicate the financial support from the Publication Fund in your publication in the following way:

•  We acknowledge support by the German Research Foundation and the Open Access Publication Funds of Technische Universität Braunschweig. (English publications)
• Diese Publikation wurde gefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft und den Open Access-Publikationsfonds der Technischen Universität Braunschweig. (German publications)

List of funded publications

• DEAL Operations. Enabling Open Access.
  The nationwide Projekt DEAL negotiations are driving the transition of scholarly journal publishing to open access. Making peer-reviewed articles by German scholars openly available fosters excellence in research and accelerates the advancement of science. Currently, the following DEAL contracts have been concluded:
  • SpringerNature (DEAL) (until 31/12/2022)
    Invoicing is handled centrally by the University Library
    Open Access Journals: 20% discount (except Nature Communications and Scientific Reports) on the regular APCs.
    Hybrid Journals (Springer OpenChoice): no additional fees for activation, please select the CC-BY license for your article.
    Further information can be found in the  SpringerNature-DEAL-Contract (incl. list of participating journals) and in the Springer-Guide for Corresponding Authors.
  • Wiley (DEAL) (until 31/12/2021)
    Invoicing is handled centrally by the University Library
    Open Access Journals: 20% discount on the regular APCs.
    Hybrid Journals (OnlineOpen): no additional fees for activation, please select the CC-BY license for your article.
    For further informaiton for authors please visit the Publisher's website (incl. list of participating journals).
• MDPI Publishers (until 30/09/2021)
  10% discount on the regular APCs.
  For further informaiton please visit the Publisher's website.
• Copernicus (until 31/12/2021)
   The University Library pays automatically the APCs.
• Cambridge University Press (CUP) (until 31/12/2021)
  Hybrid Journals: no additional fees for activation.
  For further informaiton please visit the Publisher's website.
• Cogitatio Press (until 31/12/2022)
  20% discount on the regular APCs.
• ECS The Electrochemical Society - ECS PLUS Konsortium (until 31/12/2021)
  Open Access Journals: free of charge
  Hybrid Journals: no additional fees for activation.
  For further informaiton please see the Flyer.
• EDP Sciences
  20% discount on the regular APCs.
  Information on the participating journals can be found in the PDF.
• IOP Press (until 31/12/2021)
  Hybrid Journals: each year a certain number of articles are published open access.

Self archiving allows the additional publishing of an article after the primary publication in a classical journal of a publishing house.
This can be useful if the article has limited access in the publisher's journal. If authors have transferred their exploitation rights for their articles to a publisher, they are no longer permitted to provide the articles freely via the Internet. The consent of the publishers is required.

The terms of the publishers permitting self archiving can be found in the SHERPA/RoMEO list. Most publications may be self archived after a waiting period of 12 months.

Changes in copyright law ( § 38(4) UrhG ) have permitted self archiving since 1st January 2014, without taking your publishing contract into account, under the following conditions:

•   the original publication was published one year ago
•  the publication is the result of a research project, at least half funded by public authorities (e.g. DFG, BMBF)
• the publication has been published in a periodical appearing at least twice a year (no conference proceedings)
• self archiving is not for commercial purposes

If you would like to use self archiving for your articles and research results, we are pleased to support you. The Digital Library is the official institutional repository of TU Braunschweig and offers all requirements for self archiving.

Please contact us:
digibib(at)tu-braunschweig.de
+49 (0) 531  391 5052

Where can I publish Open Access?

In principle you can publish Open Access in journals, books and repositories. To get an overview, the following platforms are available:

• the subject-specific access on open-access.net
• the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
• the Directory of Open Access Repositories (DOAR)

Does Open Access increase the visibility of my publications?

According to recent studies, the visibility of freely accessible publications is higher compared to those that are fee-based. The visibility is measured by the citation frequency. The citation frequency is also a measurement in the calculation of the Journal Impact Factor (JIF). It provides information on the quantity of citations of articles published in a journal annually. Analogue to studies on citation frequency, some Open Access Journals already have a higher Impact Factor than similar subscription-based journals in various disciplines.

What is the difference between Open Access Gold and Open Access Green?

Open Access Gold is the primary publication in a commercial Open Access Journal. The journal is financed by Article Processing Charges (APCs), which are paid by the authors. Under certain conditions APCs can be funded by the Publication Fund of TU Braunschweig. Further information can be found in the menu entry TU Publication Fund.

Open Access Green is the right of self archiving of an already published article on your institutional or subject-specific repository. Digital Library is the institutional repository of TU Braunschweig. You can find further information in the menu entry Self Archiving.

What funding opportunities are offered?

TU Publication Fund provides financial support for the publication of articles in Open Access Journals, Open Access Proceedings, articles / chapters in Open Access Volumes and Open Access Monographs. The conditions of funding can be found in the menu entry TU Publication Fund.

Furthermore, TU Braunschweig participates in the DEAL agreements with SpringerNature and Wiley and also participates in discount or membership programs with other publishers. Detailed information on this can be found in the menu entry Special Conditions of Selected Publishers.

How can I identify 'predatory journals' or 'fake journals'?

Not every predatory journal is easily recognized as such. However, there are some helpful tools on the internet like Think!Check!Submit!. In case of doubt or if you have any questions please contact us:  openaccess(at)tu-braunschweig.de.

Basics

• Open Access Policy of TU Braunschweig
• Guidelines for the Standardized Use of the Name Technische Universität Braunschweig in Publications

• Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities

Forms

• Publication Fund Application Form
• Self Archiving in Digital Library Braunschweig (in German only)

Background knowledge

• Copyright Law, in particular Self Archiving §38(4) UrhG  (in German only)
• CC-License-Chooser

Frau Blanck / Herr Kissler

openaccess(at)tu-braunschweig.de

+49 (0) 531 391 5052