Before submitting: have you considered uploading the article to a preprint server?
Check your funder requirements before you submit.
Check the open access options per journal in the UU Journal Browser
There are three options:
Option 1: The journal has no option to publish open access.
Question: Do you want to publish in another journal?
Answer is no: Route to green open access; Share an open access copy of your article in a repository
Please note: Register your publication in PURE. Sign the Taverne license agreement to share the published version of your paper open access. You can also choose to upload your (Author) Accepted Manuscript to the Utrecht University Repository.
Answer is yes: Check again the open access options per journal in the UU Journal Browser
Option 2: You will need to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC)
Question: Is the journal hybrid or full open access?
Answer: The journal is hybrid
Question: Do you have all costs covered?
Please note: APC costs for hybrid journals are not covered by grants or the UU Open Access Fund. Full costs will have to be covered by your departmental budget.
Answer is no
Question: Do you want to publish in another journal?
Answer is no: Route to green open access; Share an open access copy of your article in a repository
Please note: Register your publication in PURE. Sign the Taverne license agreement to share the published version of your paper open access. You can also choose to upload your (Author) Accepted Manuscript to the Utrecht University Repository.
Question: Do you have all costs covered?
Answer is yes: Route to Gold open access: your article is published open access on the journal website.
Please note: Don’t forget to send your invoice to the Open Access Fund (if you meet the requirements)
Question: Is the journal hybrid or full open access?
Answer: Full Open Access
Question: Do you have all costs covered?
Check your research grant or the UU Open Access Fund for (partial) coverage of APC costs.
Answer is no.
Check again the UU Journal Browser
Answer is yes: Route to Gold open access: your article is published open access on the journal website.
Please note: When you register your article with the publisher, make sure to use your UU or UMCU email address
Sign the publisher’s license agreement, preferably choosing the least restrictive open license (CC-BY)
Option 3: You will not have to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC)
Route to Gold open access: your article is published open access on the journal website.
Please note: When you register your article with the publisher, make sure to use your UU or UMCU email address
Sign the publisher’s license agreement, preferably choosing the least restrictive open license (CC-BY)
