Open science and research

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.

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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. 

Open access publishing: terminology

Current in open access publishing

Current news in open access publishing. Remember to log in to see the internal content.

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Overview of Aalto's open access publications 2023

90 % of Aalto's scientific journal articles published in 2023 are available open access.

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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 Principles on Open Access Publishing

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.


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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.

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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.

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Plan S

Plan S is an open access initiative launched by the EU Commission and Science Europe.

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Open publication channels and self-archiving

Learn more about open publication channels and self-archiving in repositories.

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Open access journals and books

Get to know open publication channels

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Self-archiving and repositories

Learn more about self-archiving in repositories

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ACRIS, open access publishing and manuscript service

Instructions on open access publishing in ACRIS

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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)

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Open access agreements with publishers

Publish open access articles without APC fees

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Practical information on publishing

What needs to be taken into account when choosing a publication channel and submitting your manuscript?

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Checklist: before submitting your manuscript

What needs to be taken into account before submitting your manuscript?

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How to choose a scientific publication for your research

Publishing in a high-quality publication channel will increase the impact of research.

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Researcher Identification and Research Profiles

Researcher identifiers aim to lessen the problems caused by ambiguity in researcher names.

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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. 

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Publishing agreements

In publishing agreements, authors agree for example on copyright issues and terms for open access publishing.

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Contact information

For any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Open Science and ACRIS team ([email protected]) or your school liaison:

Leena Rantamäki

Information Specialist, BIZ
 Lucie Hradecká

Lucie Hradecká

Information Specialist, CHEM

Eeva Savolainen

Information Specialist, ELEC

Taija Tuoresjärvi

Information Specialist, ENG
 Katri Seitsonen

Katri Seitsonen

Information Specialist, SCI

News on open access publishing

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Electron Physics group embraces open data

A research group from the School of Electrical Engineering (ELEC) is changing its attitude towards open science. In addition to ensuring the open accessibility of published journal articles, they are now embracing a wider scope of open science principles.
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New Oxford University Press open access agreement

Aalto affiliated corresponding authors can publish their articles without the open access fee (APC) or with 15% discount.
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Provide feedback on defects in the assessment practices of scientific journals

Publication Forum collects experiences of defects in the quality assessment practices of scientific journals by all publishers. Feedback given by March 25, 2024, will be included in the spring evaluation, but feedback can also be provided later.
Unite! White paper - a new university open science and innovation governance model and policy for a sustainable world
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Unite!’s pathway for the management of open science and innovation in the European Universities Alliances

Unite! presents a new university open science and innovation governance model and five policy recommendations.
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