To support researchers to publish their research Open Access, local and national deals have been negotiated by the VSNU with various publishers. Depending on the deal, UG/UMCG employees

• have a discount on the Article Processing Charges (APC) that need to be paid by the author to publish an article Open Access;
• can publish open access for free in more than 10.000 journals (i.e. the author doesn't have to pay APCs at all).

Check the Journal Browser: type the title of the journal of interest in the bar below for an overview of the open access discounts available to you. Direct link to the Journal Browser

Next step 3: Meet UMCG requirements

If there is no APC discount at all for a particular journal, there are three options to make your article open access available:

Paying for Open Access
If you or your department pays the APC, your article will be published open access. Many funders also cover these costs—check their conditions. See our [Funder requirements FAQ] for tips on budgeting in grant proposals.

Publish behind a paywall
Publishing closed access in a hybrid journal? Your article will be made open access via self-archiving in Pure, six months after publication. This is done automatically by the Medical Library under the Dutch Taverne amendment, which allows publicly funded authors to share their work after a short delay—regardless of publisher agreements.

No Funding?
Some publishers waive APCs if your research wasn’t funded. A template for a “No Funding Statement” is available to help with this.

Next step 3: Meet UMCG requirements

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