Funding 2025-2027
The German Research Foundation (DFG) supports Open Access books at the University of Stuttgart resulting from DFG-funded projects or collaborations via the „Open Access Publication Funding“ program.
- The demand must be applied for in time, before the manuscript has been finished and before a publisher has been determined, in order to be able to offer the best possible solution.
- The publication server OPUS is available for the publication of dissertations.
- The funding criteria are geared to the Quality standards for Open Access books of the Working Group of German-speaking University Presses (DE).
- Funding amount: EUR 5,000 in case of application approval
Post-Grant Fund of the BMBF
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) also supports Open Access book publications up to a net amount of EUR 2,000 via the Post-Grant Fund. Only expenses for Open Access publications of research results from a completed BMBF-funded project are eligible for funding.Zuwendungsfähig sind ausschließlich Ausgaben für Open Access-Publikationen von Forschungsergebnissen eines abgeschlossenen durch das BMBF-geförderten Projektes.Zu
Further information
Members of the University of Stuttgart can make use of the book publication services of the University Library. Self-funding from resources of the authors, institutes, or faculties should only be undertaken after consultation with the Open Access officer. Some basic tips:
- The fixed Book Processing Charges (BPC) offered by publishers should be viewed critically. It is important to request publisher services that are as detailed as possible.
- As a means of quality assurance, the Quality standards for Open Access books of the Working Group of German-speaking University Presses should be consulted.
- True Open Access can only be guaranteed by granting appropriate licenses such as “CC BY” or “CC BY-SA”.
- Open Access books must be freely available immediately after publication. The practice of publishers to request user data upon download is opposed to Open Access.
- In order to comply with publication standards, the publication guidelines of the University of Stuttgart must be respected.
Stefan Drößler
Academic Liaison Librarian, Open Access Officer, Coordination Publication Server OPUS, BMBF Grants TU9_Monos, Diamond Thinking, DFG Grant Open Access Publication Costs
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