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Open Access Publishing
Make your scientific publications openly available. Your work will be accessible for everyone without restrictions and not just to those who have paid for subscriptions.
Aalto University aims to publish all publication types according to open access principles and requires that all peer-reviewed scientific articles and conference papers will be parallel published in Aalto University repository, unless parallel publishing conflicts with the rights of publishers or other authors.
Aalto University aims to publish all publication types according to open access principles and requires that all peer-reviewed scientific articles and conference papers will be parallel published in Aalto University repository, unless parallel publishing conflicts with the rights of publishers or other authors.
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Benefits of open access
Open access enables rapid and wide dissemination of research results. It means more readers, more potential collaborators and more citations for your work. Open access publications get more visibility than publications which are available only through subscriptions. The wider the audience that can access and build upon the latest research, the more likely the research benefits the whole society.
Current in open access publishing
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Aalto University policies and services supporting open access
Get to know Aalto University Open Science and Research Policy and our services and resources that support open access.
Aalto University Open Science and Research Policy
The goals of open science are responsible research and societal impact.
Open science means open access to scientific publications, research data, methods, software codes, educational resources, and infrastructures. It is a key instrument for increasing the impact of the research conducted at Aalto University.
Services and resources supporting open access
Aalto University open publication archive consists of ACRIS Research Information System and Aaltodoc publications archive. Moreover, Aalto University offers other resources to support open access.
Funders' requirements on open access publishing
Get to know funders' open access policies and read more about Plan S open access initiative.
Funders' open science requirements
Research funders want to promote open science and research, which is why they set requirements for the openness of research publications and data they are funding. European Commission (EC) and Research Council of Finland (former Academy of Finland) are participating in the open access initiative Plan S, which affects the open access and open data requirements in calls starting in 2021.
Plan S
Plan S is an open access initiative launched by the EU Commission and Science Europe.
Open publication channels and self-archiving
Learn more about open publication channels and self-archiving in repositories.
Self-archiving and repositories
Learn more about self-archiving in repositories
ACRIS, open access publishing and manuscript service
Instructions on open access publishing in ACRIS
Open access fees and agreements
Open access fees refer to article processing charges (APC fees) set by publishers. Aalto University provides open access agreements which cover APC fees on behalf of the authors.
Open access fees
Article processing charges (APC fees)
Open access agreements with publishers
Publish open access articles without APC fees
Practical information on publishing
What needs to be taken into account when choosing a publication channel and submitting your manuscript?
Checklist: before submitting your manuscript
What needs to be taken into account before submitting your manuscript?
How to choose a scientific publication for your research
Publishing in a high-quality publication channel will increase the impact of research.
Researcher identification and research profiles
Researcher identifiers aim to reduce the problems caused by ambiguity in researcher names.
Licenses and copyrights
Learn more about open Creative Commons licenses and what needs to be taken into account when signing a publishing agreement.
Open content licenses - Creative Commons
CC licenses let creators and copyright owners give permission in advance for certain uses of their material. The various license terms define the ways in which users can legally share, modify, or build upon a copyrighted work without the need to ask the owner/ creator for permission.
Publishing agreements
In publishing agreements, authors agree for example on copyright issues and terms for open access publishing.
Contact information
For any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Open Science and ACRIS team ([email protected]) or your school liaison:
News on open access publishing
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Read & Publish agreements under renewal: how this affects open access publishing in early 2025?
ACM, Cell Press, Emerald, Nature Research, SAGE, T&F and Wiley are under renewal
Changes to Publication Forum (JUFO) ratings
The level ratings of 271 journals from MDPI and Frontiers will be downgraded to level 0 from the beginning of year 2025.
Last chance to nominate for 2024 Aalto University Open Science Award
The deadline for submissions is 3 Dec, 2024.
FT50 Journals available in Aalto open access agreements
Aalto-affiliated corresponding authors can publish articles without the open access fee.
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