Publishing in open-access journals
Open-access journals are online scientific journals that are free to access. ETH Zurich supports and encourages its scientists who want to publish suitable articles in open-access journals.
Funding
Many open-access journals charge a publication fee for articles. The publication fees are either paid by the author, covered by an institutional membership, or covered by research funding agencies.
- On the APC Funding page, you can find all information on the funding of publication fees by the ETH Library.
- The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) finances publications that are the result of projects funded by the SNSF.
- Funds for publication of open-access articles resulting from European Commission research projects must be included in the project application.
Choosing an open-access journal
Open-access journals are listed in the external pageDirectory of Open Access Journalscall_made. ETH Zurich’s requirements in terms of scientific quality assurance are extremely demanding. For this reason, we recommend observing the following points when choosing a journal:
- Does the journal work with a peer-review process?
- Do renowned researchers write for this journal?
- Are there renowned researchers on the editorial board of this journal?
- Is the publisher a member of the external pageOpen-Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)call_made or another industry association?
- How high are the publication fees?
In addition, you can also find out whether a well-known colleague in your field has reviewed and recommended the journal on the external pageQuality Open-Access Market (QOAM)call_made.