When you submit an article, always use your work email address from the Radboudumc or the Radboud University!
Mail us: openaccess@ubn.ru.nl
This libguide is based on a Central Medical Library, UMCG publication: http://libguides.rug.nl/umcg/openaccess/home
Open access and the Dutch universities
The Dutch government aims to have publicly funded research freely accessible. That's why Dutch universities concluded agreements with several publishers about changing their journals into open access. The list on top of this guide shows all agreements applicable to Radboud University & Radboudumc researchers.
Open access and the NWO
NWO has made Open Access mandatory: all publications emerging from a 'call for proposals' published by NWO must be immediately accessible to everybody from the moment of publication. More info on the website of NWO.
Open access and the European Commission
Open access publishing is mandatory for all publications derived from projects recently funded by the European Commission. This applies to both finished and running FP7 projects, as well as Horizon2020 projects. Authors can use both the Gold and Green routes to open access.
Most open access journals can easily compete with traditional journals in terms of quality, but they are more susceptible for predatory publishing (see glossary below). The following links are useful tools when selecting the right journal: