Open Access Publishing 2016-2017 / University of Freiburg

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Hans-Jochen Schiewer
• Term: from 2010 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 186826624

Freiburg University establishes a publication fund to support its members in publishing open access articles. The initial funding provided by the German Research Foundation is used to create a reliable financing structure for publication fees. The fund reimburses fees for publications in original, peer-reviewed open access journals. Accompanying organizational, technical and legal¿ measures ensure that scientists are offered a sustainable as weil as an innovative service for making their research findings openly accessible.

• DFG Programme: Science Communication, Research Data, eResearch (Scientific Library Services and Information Systems)
• Co-Investigators: Dr. Antje Kellersohn; Dr. Annette Schreiner