The University of Hohenheim has launched a fund to support open access publications starting 01.08.2024. Researchers at the University will receive financial support for the publication of their research results in Open Access via the publication fund. For all open access articles accepted by the publisher from 01.08.2024, authors can submit an online application for funding participation for their publication. The KIM is responsible for managing and processing the Publication Fund.
You can apply for funding during the entire publication process, ideally when your article is accepted into the peer review process.

Funding is available for journal articles in fully open access journals (Gold OA) and hybrid subscription journals (Hybrid OA) and monographs.

Articles published in Gold OA journals as part of DEAL contracts with the publishers Springer Nature, Wiley and Elsevier can also apply for funding from the Publication Fund. There are no publishing costs for you as an author in the hybrid journals of these publishers, so you do not need to apply for funding for these articles.

Who receives funding?

• All authors of the University of Hohenheim. Prerequisite: Corresponding author must indicate the affiliation University of Hohenheim

• In addition, the following note must be included in the Funding Acknowledgements:

   Publishing fees supported by Funding Programme Open Access Publishing of University of Hohenheim.

What is supported?

• Journal articles
  -    In fully open access journals (gold OA) and hybrid subscription journals (hybrid OA)
  -    No restriction to individual publishers or journals (except Predatory Journals and Mirror Journals)
  -    No funding for non-research articles

• Quality assurance for articles:
  -    Peer Review, Open Peer Review, Post Publication Peer Review, Community Peer Review
  -    Gold OA journals must be listed in the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)

• Monographs (No dissertations)

• License type: CC BY or CC BY-ND (CC BY-SA for books)

How much funding is available and what costs are covered?

• Funding is provided for 85% of the gross costs of a publication: max. 1.500 € per article, max. 4.000 € per article for top journals, max. 2.000 € for monographs

• Only APCs/BPCs (No administration fees, no fees for licensing, color charges, page charges, submission charges, etc.)

• Funding is only possible as long as no other earmarked funds are available to finance the publication, which must be given priority (e.g. in the case of third-party funds from projects)

• Double funding is not possible for different forms of aggregation (preprint and journal article, contribution to edited volume and journal article)