• Open Access policy. The University of Groningen (UG) and the University Medical Center (UMCG) prioritize open access publishing. To support this goal, the UG/UMCG has an Open Access Policy and accompanying support services.

• Follow these stepping stones:
  Step 1: Meet your research funder requirements
  Step 2: Search a journal, find a discount
  Step 3: Meet UMCG demands
  Step 4: Meet publisher demands
  Step 5: Publish closed access, when no suitable options are avialable. 

• Contact. The Medical Library has a service where you can post all your open access related questions: openaccess@umcg.nl. You will receive a response within one working day.

Next step 1: meet your research funder requirements