It has never been so easy to obtain grants for open access publications from the SNSF. Researchers can now apply for them on the mySNF online platform – even after the project has ended. All researchers supported by the SNSF are required to publish their results in freely accessible articles, books or book chapters. The […]
Month: November 2018
Embargo Headaches: When Funders and Publishers Have Incompatible Policies
As an Open Science Team member at the University of Bern (and a veteran Open Access supporter), I find mandates by funding agencies a potent instrument to get more research away from paywalls. Unfortunately, when it comes to compliance, these open-access requirements still fall terribly short. Whether this is due to the current transitional situation […]