Open Access Guidelines of the Funding Agencies

The guidelines of the various research funding organisations differ considerably. In the database Sherpa/Juliet you can search for the individual guidelines. The guidelines of the most important institutions can be found below.

• Swiss National Science Fund (SNSF)

  Green Open Access: Maximum embargo fo 6 months

  Gold Open Access: Funding of APC for articles in gold Open Access journals and for books

  Hybrid Open Access: Accepted but not funded

  Website: https://oa100.snf.ch

• Horizon 2020 (European Commission)

  Green Open Access: Maximum embargo of 6 months (science) and 12 months (humanities and social sciences) respectively

  Gold Open Access: APC are funded for the duration of the project, also articles in subscription journals (hybrid OA) are funded

  Further information:
  http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/grants_manual/hi/oa_pilot/h2020-hi-oa-pilot-guide_en.pdf

• National Institutes of Health (US)

  After a maximum embargo of 12 months an electronic version of the publication must be available on PubMed Central. Non-compliance will result in cuts in project funding.

  Website:  http://publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm

• Wellcome Trust (UK)

  Green Open Access: after a maximum embargo fo 6 months an electronic version of the publication (also books) must be available on PubMed Central oder Europe PubMed Central. Non-compliance will be sanctioned

  Gold Open Access: CC-By licence recommended

  Website: https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/guidance/complying-our-open-access-policy

• Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation

  Only Gold Open Acces with CC-By License. APC are funded.

  Website: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/how-we-work/general-information/open-access-policy