Business Finland open science requirements

The articles should be made open in one of the following ways: 

• by publishing articles in the Open Access journals, 

• by self-archiving articles e.g. in an institutional repository  (ACRIS in Aalto University)

• It is not recommended to publish in hybrid open access journals in which some of the articles are opened by paying the article processing charge (APC).   

Embargoes (publication delay periods) for the opening of publications is allowed 

• Humanities and social sciences: 12 months 

• Other fields: 6 months 

Please also note that 

• The project research plan must include a publication plan in which Open Access publishing is taken into account 

• Publication costs are no longer eligible costs in the project planning stage as they are now already included in the overhead cost multiplier for Aalto researchers. If you have questions regarding this, you should contact the Grant Advisor(s) in your school.

It is recommended to provide access to research material (e.g., research data) considering the legal framework and agreements.  

Data management plan (DMP) must be included to the research plan.  

• Find Business Finland DMP template on the DMPTuuli service 

Business Finland’s Open Science recommendations (pdf)  

Always check the up-to-date information from the funders' instructions.