Publication fund for Open Access at the University of Bergen
Researchers from the University of Bergen can apply for funding to cover Article Processing Charges (APC) to publish Open Access.
Main content
ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»® has Open Access publishing deals with several publishers. You do not need to apply for funding for articles that are covered by these deals. Read more about the deals, which journals are covered, and which authors are eligible.ÌýFor more information, please see our tutorial open access - step by step.Ìý
The publication fund covers:
1. Open Access articles
- The publication fund may provideÌýfunding up to NOK 36 000 + taxes to cover article processing charges (APC) to publish in eligible open access journals. The journal must be registered on level 1 or 2Ìýin the ÌýandÌýin the .
- Open Access articles in subscription journalsÌý(Hybrid Open Access)Ìýare not eligible for funding.
2. Open Access books
- The publication fund may provideÌýfunding up to NOK 120Ìý000 + taxes to publish an open access monograph.
- The publication fund may provideÌýfunding up to NOK 36 000 + taxes to publish a chapter in an open access anthology. The whole anthology must be published open access. The amount of funding will be based on the total cost of the book and the share of ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»® authors.
Applications will be granted based on the complete guidelines.
The main principles for support are:
- The applicant must be the corresponding author of the publication and affiliated to ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»®.ÌýThe affiliation to ÐÒÔË·Éͧ¼Æ»® must be stated in the publicationÌýas the author’s institutional address.
- The article/book/chapterÌýmust be a peer reviewed academic publication and count in the Norwegian funding model (for instance editorials, comments, debates, study protocols and case reports does not count).
- The journal/publisher must be registered on level 1 or 2 in the .
- The article/book/chapter must be published with a Creative Commons-license.
- The application must be submitted before the article/book/chapter is published.
Application form
You can apply for fundingÌýby using the following
The application will usually be processed within 2 working days. For approved applications the applicant will receiveÌýinformation about payment in the reply.
Contact
If you have any questions see ourÌýFAQ or contact: bora@uib.no