Here is a list of all the individual Open Access policies of Dutch universities:
Institutional policies
Institutional policies
Open Access policies of Dutch universities
Open Access in Dutch copyright law (Taverne Amendment)
Open Access in Dutch copyright law
Information on the Taverne Amendment
The ambition of the Netherlands is to achieve 100% open access. Agreements with publishers have helped with approaching this goal; however, they do not cover all types of publications and journals. Fortunately, Dutch copyright law offers an alternative.
Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act (Taverne Amendment) allows researchers to share short scientific works (e.g. articles & book chapters), regardless of any restrictive publishers' guidelines.
Taverne Amendment
The Taverne Amendment allows researchers to share the final published version (Version of Record) of short scientific works via the institutional repository after an embargo period, even if they were published behind a paywall.
"The maker of a short scientific work, the research for which has been paid for in whole or in part by Dutch public funds, shall be entitled to make that work available to the public for no consideration following a reasonable period of time after the work was first published, provided that clear reference is made to the source of the first publication of the work." (Dutch Copyright Act 2015)
Together, Dutch universities have decided to interpret 'short scientific work' as journal articles, proceedings papers and book chapters, and 'a reasonable period of time' as six months.
Conditions for participation
Short scientific works by authors at Dutch universities can be made public after six months under the following conditions:
- The publication is funded wholly or partly with Dutch public funds. This is the case if the work was done for a university or UMC; see also the point below.
- The maker(s) has/have an employment contract with an institution affiliated to the UNL; the makers can be any (co-)author of the work (i.e., it doesn’t have to be the first or corresponding author). (If you have a guest affiliation, policies differ; contact your local repository team or open access librarian to learn more.)
- It is a short scientific work; it has the length of a scientific article or book chapter in an edited collection.
How does it work?
- Many Dutch universities and UMCs are now taking advantage of this regulation on an OPT-OUT basis. This means that the published version of scientific works meeting the criteria will automatically be made publicly available 6 months after publication via the institutional repository, without any actions taken by the authors.
- If your university is not working on an OPT-OUT basis or if you have a publication that you think meets the criteria but has not yet been made publicly available, contact your university library to participate (see contact info here).
- Once made available, the works are freely accessible worldwide to download and print for personal use only. You can share the (perma)link to the work with scientists and audiences around the world, not the PDF itself. Any use of the publication other than authorized under copyright law is prohibited.
- If you receive questions at any time, for example from the publisher, reach out to your University Library. You can then decide together whether it makes sense for the university to communicate with the publisher on your behalf.
Developments
Dutch universities have been taking advantage of this amendment to give open access an extra boost for several years already, starting with a pilot in early 2019.
- See also background information about the Pilot and a Q&A for authors
- Evaluation of the pilot (Dutch) and summary in English
In 2020 Dutch Universities and University Medical Centers started implementing the Taverne regulation widely.
As of 2024, many Dutch universities are now working on an OPT-OUT basis. This means that output that meets the criteria will be made available automatically unless the author objects. If you have questions about how the Taverne regulation is being implemented at your institution, reach out to the contact at your university.
Questions?
Find the contact information for your institution's Open Access Team here.
Funder policies
Funder policies
The most relevant Open Access policies of funders in the Netherlands
Open Access funder policies in the Netherlands
Research funding organizations play a vital role in advancing science and academia, providing essential support for conducting research across a wide range of disciplines. These organizations are increasingly driving the shift toward open access by requiring grant recipients to make their research findings freely available.
Many funders have implemented clear guidelines to ensure compliance and offer financial support for open access publication costs. For researchers affiliated with Dutch universities, the most relevant funding bodies are part of cOAlition S, which aims to accelerate the transition to full open access for scholarly publications.
In 2018, cOAlition S launched Plan S, a policy that requires researchers funded by these bodies to publish all their work open access with a Creative Commons License. The policy prohibits using grant funds for Article Processing Charges (APCs) in hybrid journals—those that charge both subscription fees and APCs. Instead, grants can only cover APCs for fully open access journals that are transparent about their fees.
Funders under cOAlition S
These are the most important funding bodies for researchers affiliated with Dutch universities:
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO): NWO follows Plan S and mandates open access for all publicly funded research (NWO Open Access Policy).
- ZonMw: As part of its commitment to open access, ZonMw, a key funding agency for health research in the Netherlands, also requires open access publication for all its funded projects (ZonMw Open Access Policy).
- Horizon Europe: As the successor to Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe follows Plan S principles and requires open access for publications resulting from EU funding. (Horizon Europe Open Access Policy).
Main policies of cOAlition S funders
- Mandatory Open Access for Research Articles: All peer-reviewed articles resulting from research funded by cOAlition S funders, either the published version (‘Version of Record’) or the author's final manuscript as accepted by the journal (‘Author Accepted Manuscript') must be made freely available in open access with a Creative Commons License.
- No funds for APCs in Hybrid Journals: cOAlition S does not allow researchers to use grant funds to submit articles to hybrid journals (journals that offer both open access and subscription-based content). They do, however, fund APCs in fully open access journals.
- Publishing Books Open Access: cOalitionS recommends that all academic books based on original research that was directly supported with funding from cOAlition S organizations should be made available open access on publication. This is however not a mandate, and each funder is free to adopt their own policy for books and book chapters. For instance, NWO has an Open Access book policy set at 12 months. The European Commission, conversely, has a stricter policy that mandates all books and book chapters to be Open Access without embargo. Most cOAlition S funders have dedicated funds (e.g. NWO Book Fund) to cover Book Processing Charges (BPCs).
- Data and Open Science: cOAlition S also supports open science practices, including the open sharing of research data, ensuring that all aspects of research are accessible and reusable by others.
How can you comply with your funder’s policies?
- Publish in Fully Open Access Journals: Researchers can use grant funds to publish in journals that are entirely open access, ensuring that they comply with the Plan S requirements. The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a trusted resource to find suitable journals.
- Use Open Access Repositories: If publishing in a journal is not possible, researchers can deposit their work in open access repositories, such as institutional repositories or preprint repositories such as arXiv. For NWO-grants awarded before 2021, a preprint is sufficient (i.e. the article as submitted, before peer review).
- Publish in Hybrid Journals through our Publisher Deals: Even if cOAlition S funders do not cover APCs in hybrid journals, by publishing immediate open access through the payment an APC, researchers would still comply with their funders. However, since cOAlitionS funders do not cover these charges, researchers should make use of our Publisher Deals.
- Make use of the Rights Retention Strategy. This strategy, developed by cOAlitionS, aims to give researchers the tools to exercise the rights they have on their manuscripts to deposit a copy of the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) in a repository on publication and provide open access to it even when submitting to a subscription or hybrid journal. More information can be found on cOAlitionS's website. For researchers funded by NWO and Horizon Europe in particular, this FAQ document provides more detailed information as well as a copy-pasteable Rights Retention statement that should be appended to articles upon submission.
Resources for researchers
Think. Check. Submit.
Think. Check. Submit. is a checklist to help researchers assess whether a journal or publisher is reputable and follows open access policies.
Directory of Open Access Journals
The DOAJ is a trusted resource for finding legitimate open access journals.
Institutional Open Access Support Teams
All Dutch universities have open access teams that provide advice, guidance, and support for researchers.
Open Access Policies
Open Access Policies
Open Access Books
Open Access Books
Everything to know about publishing your book Open Access
Open access monographs are establishing themselves as a publication model in the humanities and social sciences. Yet open access for books is still in its infancy compared to open access for journal articles.
The landscape of book publishing is inherently more complex than that of journal articles. While journal articles are typically shorter and part of fast-paced publication cycles, books are the result of years of research effort and therefore require thorough planning and substantial investment. Books have a wide range of appearances, from monographs and edited collections to textbooks. In addition, depending on the field and target audience, authors and editors may have specific needs, from reproducing copyrighted sources to including content in multiple languages or producing an e-book with multimedia components. As a result, customization is often required. Additionally, the book landscape is populated by a variety of different actors, ranging from commercial publishers to established university presses, to library initiatives, smaller non-profits, and software platforms that enable self-publishing.
In this publishing context characterized by library biodiversity and a multitude of actors, no single OA model has yet positioned itself as dominant. The mix of traditional book publishers and (idealistic or market-driven) innovation has resulted in a whole range of business models; some of these models recover publishing costs from the author, while others are supported by universities and can therefore operate at no cost to authors and readers.
Business models
Most established publishers use Book Processing Charges (BPCs) to cover the cost of open access publishing. Depending on the publisher and the length of the book, these BPCs can vary widely, ranging from €5,000 to more than €15.000+. Some publishers offer the option of making a book open access at a discounted BPC after an embargo period of 12-24 months (“delayed OA”), but since it is often not made transparent how the discount offered is proportional to the publisher's revenues during the embargo period, this model can be seen as a form of double dipping.
Other publishers are instead experimenting with business models that do not charge BPCs, such as freemium (e.g. OpenEdition), collective funding models and library membership (e.g. Open Book Collective, Punctum Books and Sidestone Press), institutional subsidy models (e.g. Netherlands University Presses)), voluntary author contributions (e.g. Open Book Publishers), the sale of paper books (e.g. Language Science Press), or some combination of these. These models all fall under the Diamond open access umbrella, where publications are made available immediately and with an open license (usually Creative Commons) at no cost to authors or readers.
Green OA may also be an option for books. Often, publishers’ self-archiving policies for books include embargo periods and allow only for a small part of the publication to be made available. The version of the output that can be shared varies by publisher but usually consists of the version that does not include work carried out by the publisher. Single chapters in edited volumes count as short scholarly work, which means they qualify for the Taverne route and can be made available after a six-month embargo, regardless of the publisher's own embargo policies.
Choosing a publisher
When selecting a publisher for an OA book, several factors must be considered:
- Your grantor's open access requirements, if any. When it comes to books, these can vary widely and some funders are more stringent than others. (Publication after an embargo period is sufficient for NWO, for example, but not for ERC.)
- The publisher's values, code of conduct and business model are also critical. If the publisher charges a BPC, is there transparency about its amount and calculation? Do you have funding available to cover these costs?
- The publisher's academic quality and peer review process
- Practical issues around the file formats supported for e-books, and whether they allow for all desired functionality (e.g., embedding multimedia applications).
- Licensing options should be reviewed to ensure they offer suitable OA terms. If the publisher proposes an ND or NC Creative Commons license, ensure what this will mean for you in practice and who will manage these rights. Sometimes, publishers will use these restrictions to make money from the sale of your work, or make it harder to produce new or translated editions. Use the NWO/UKB guide to Creative Commons licenses or ask your open access or copyright librarian for advice if necessary.
- Consider the timeline for OA publication: will the book be available immediately, or subject to embargo? If the publisher provides a BPC discount in exchange for a longer embargo, are they transparent about the calculation of this discount?
- Long-term preservation is another important factor; ensure the publisher guarantees the continued accessibility of the book, for instance via OAPEN and CLOCKSS.
- Finally, assess how the publisher plans to disseminate and promote the book to ensure visibility and discoverability.
Netherlands University Presses
The Netherlands University Presses (NUPs) are a great example of how Diamond Open Access (OA) can work on a large scale. The NUPs network includes presses from universities such as Maastricht University Press, Open Press Tilburg University, Radboud University Press, TU Delft Open Publishing, University of Groningen Press, and Leiden University Press.
The goals of these university presses is to remove financial barriers for both authors and readers, while ensuring sustainable and high-quality publications. In addition, authors retain copyright of their books, meaning they retain control over how their work is used and shared.
NUPs cover the full breadth of scholarly research in the Netherlands, from international to local, with room for multilingualism and other forms bibliodiversity. NUPs can accommodate subjects that may not find a place with larger publishers with a commercial or international focus. NUPs publish journals, monographs, collections and textbooks; the precise range of offerings varies from press to press
Third party material and Open Access books
Third-party content can be included in open access books, but there are a few key considerations to keep in mind. First, it is important to obtain the necessary permissions from the rights holders of any third-party material. With third-party copyrighted material, it is likely that the rights holder will not grant permission to share their material under the same open license as the book as a whole. In that case, a more restrictive license can be agreed upon for their material. Every piece of content originating from third parties should be provided with a source citation that includes both the name of the copyright holder and the license under which the material is shared.
OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit
The OAPEN Foundation has created a Toolkit to promote and support open access to academic books. It serves as a key resource for researchers, libraries, institutions, funders, publishers and anyone interested in open access book publishing. The Toolkit includes concise articles on a wide range of topics related to open access books, with each article offering references and further reading. As part of the EU-funded PALOMERA project, a Knowledge Base was also added to assist with policy development in the field of open access books.
Resources
OAPEN OA Books Toolkit
The go-to resource for information about open access book publishing
Directory of Open Access Books
DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers.
OAPEN - Online library of open access books
OAPEN promotes and supports the transition to open access for academic books by providing open infrastructure services to stakeholders in scholarly communication.
Think.Check.Submit
A checklist which includes a step-by-step guidance to evaluate books and book chapters
Open Access Books Network
A place to discuss open access books
Open Book Environment (OBE) Dashboard
A dashboard that provides information on Open Access book publishing
Source acknowledgments
Library Lancaster University. (2024). A Guide to Publishing Open Access Monographs, Books, Book Chapters and Long-form Outputs—Overview. A Guide to Publishing Open Access Books, Monographs, Book Chapters, and Longform Outputs by Lancaster University. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/articulate/OA_Books/#/
Netherlands Open Access Books: Facilitating knowledge exchange between libraries. (n.d.). https://openbooksnl.hcommons.org/
OAPEN. (n.d.). OA Books Toolkit. https://oabooks-toolkit.org/
Predatory and Questionable Publishers
Predatory and Questionable Publishers
Recognizing and avoiding predatory publishing practices
What are questionable (predatory) publishers?
Questionable publishers exploit researchers by charging Article Processing Charges (APCs) without providing proper peer review, editorial oversight, or transparency. Publishing in questionable journals can severely damage your academic reputation. These journals often lack rigorous peer review, meaning your work may not receive the scrutiny it needs to ensure quality. Additionally, these publishers may not be indexed in widespread academic databases, limiting the visibility and impact of your research. Moreover, they often charge hidden or inflated fees that are not disclosed upfront. Ultimately, publishing in these outlets can result in wasted time, financial loss, and diminished academic credibility.
Key characteristics of predatory journals
- Unclear or absent peer review. Predatory journals may have unclear or absent peer review processes. If they do provide peer review, the process is usually unrealistically fast. Sometimes, questionable publishers might even guarantee the acceptance of articles upon payment of fees.
- Lack of transparency. Predatory journals often lack transparency. This is usually shown by hidden fees and undisclosed Article Processing Charges (APCs). Moreover, on their websites you might find no editorial boards, or fake contact information.
- Deceptive indexing and metrics. Some questionable journals also make deceptive claims about their indexing in reputable databases like Scopus, Web of Science or OpenAlex, or use fake impact metrics.
- Spam invitations. A widespread practice of predatory journals is sending spam invitations to authors. Many send spam invitations to write in special issues, but also unsolicited emails inviting you to submit articles or join editorial boards without any prior relationship.
How to verify a journal or publisher
To verify the credibility of a journal, start by checking trusted directories like the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and using the Think. Check. Submit. checklist. Double check that the journal is indexed in reputable databases such as OpenAlex, Scopus, PubMed, or Web of Science, and be cautious of false claims. Investigate the editorial board to confirm the members are experts in the field and that the journal follows a transparent peer review process. Finally, if unsure, seek guidance from your university’s Open Access team.
Tools and resources
Avoid questionable publishers to ensure your work remains credible, visible, and impactful. If you are unsure, reach out to your institution’s library or Open Access team for support.
UKB Guide on Predatory Publishing
A thorough guide on how to recognize predatory publishing practices and how to avoid them
Think. Check. Submit.
A checklist which includes a step-by-step guidance to evaluate journals
Directory of Open Access Journals
The DOAJ lists only reputable journals that do not employ predatory practices.
Copyright and Open Licenses
Copyright and Open Licenses
Understanding Copyright and Open Licensing for academic works
Copyright is a key consideration when making your work open access.
The particular aspect of copyright that is relevant for your publication depends on which route to open access you are using and at what stage of the publication process you are.
Copyright considerations also differentiate between different versions of a scientific work:
- Preprint: This version is the original submission to a journal; it has not yet been peer-reviewed.
- Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM): This version, also known as the Postprint, has been accepted for publication but not yet formatted for the journal.
- Published Version: Also known as the Version of Record, this is the final version of an article. The published version will have a DOI from the journal.
For more information on copyright issues in academic publishing, see this video featuring Dirk Visser, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Leiden University and Martijn Katan, Professor of Nutrition at the Free University Amsterdam:
Note: The new link to SURF's website on copyright is: https://auteursrechten.nl/en/home/
Before you submit: The Rights Retention Strategy
Under the subscription model, authors typically sign away the rights to their work. However, the Rights Retention Strategy is a model agreement that an author can use to retain part of their copyright. If your publisher accepts this agreement you can place the full text of your publication (usually the AAM) on your personal page and publish it in open access in your university repository. If you wish to use your publication as material for your teaching, you do not need to request permission from your publisher.
For more information on how to make use of this model see the page on Self-Archiving and Repositories.
Creative Commons Licenses
Creative Commons (CC) licenses allow authors to grant others permission to use their work under specified conditions, while maintaining copyright of the work. Attaching a CC license to your work makes it easier for others to distribute and build upon it.
The table below gives an overview of the different CC licenses. The CC-BY license is the most permissive, allowing the broadest use of the work. Note that some universities and funders have policies for which CC licenses their employees/grantees are allowed to use, so be sure to check these requirements.
For more information on CC licenses, see this Guide from UKB.
After publication: Open Access via repositories
University libraries offer you the option of submitting the full text of your publications for inclusion in the institutional repository (see here for more information). Typically the published version of an article cannot be shared in this way under copyright, however a preprint or Author Accepted Manuscript often can, sometimes with an embargo period. To check which versions of an article are allowed to be shared and the conditions, you can use the JISC Open Policy Finder. Library staff will also check whether the version you supply may be shared worldwide via the repository before posting it.
Six months after publication: Making use of the Taverne Amendment to Dutch Copyright Law
Because of a provision in Dutch copyright law, it is now possible in many cases to publicly share the full text of short scientific works on institutional repositories 6 months after their publication date. For more information see the page on the Taverne Amendment.
Questions?
Most universities have a Copyright Information Point (AIP) to provide information and advice to academics about copyright in relation to open access. The AIP can also assist if you wish to use the Rights Retention Strategy to share your publication, for example, in the university repository. This service is usually attached to university libraries and you can reach out to them with any questions or for advice.
Resources for Researchers
SURF Website on Copyright
Auteursrechten.nl is a central resource for reliable information about copyright in higher education and research in the Netherlands.
Creative Commons Licenses Guide
This guide from the UKB aims to inform researchers about the Creative Commons (CC) license system.
JISC Open Policy Finder
The JISC Open Policy Finder provides information per journal about which versions of an article can be shared and under what conditions. You can also use it to find funder requirements for open access publishing.
Self-archiving and Repositories
Self-archiving and Repositories
Discover how to make your research available Open Access by uploading it on trusted repositories
What are repositories?
Repositories are one of the main delivery routes and one of the complementary strategies to achieve open access initially identified in the Budapest Open Access Initiative. Repositories are digital archives designed to collect, organize, and preserve research output, enabling its dissemination and reuse through compliance with interoperability standards. These may include a variety of materials, like peer-reviewed publications, preprints, datasets, and grey literature, among others.
There are several types of repositories, including disciplinary/subject repositories (which preserve and organize materials within a specific field) and institutional repositories (which capture and showcase the research produced by a particular institution). Other types of repositories include generalist or centralized repositories, like Zenodo. Repositories may also be aggregated, like the Netherlands Research Portal, resulting in a federated system that collects and disseminates scholarly content harvested from other repositories. National and regional networks of repositories are also increasingly expanding, like OpenAIRE in Europe and LA Referencia, in Latin America.
Many academic institutions that support open access archive their researchers’ publications in online repositories that are freely accessible worldwide and easy to find online. The publication of academic information in these online databases is called the ‘green route to open access; another term is self-archiving. All Dutch universities, most of the Universities of Applied Sciences, and other research institutes have their own institutional repository.
Netherlands Research Portal, the national portal for scholarly information
In the Netherlands Research Portal on OpenAIRE CONNECT, the national scholarly portal, you can consult all the Dutch repositories in one go. The research publications of HBO Knowledge Bank can also be found via this portal.
Submitting your publication to the repository
Nowadays, most Dutch universities will automatically archive affiliated researchers' publications in their repository, although it may be necessary for you to register the publication in your institution's research output registration system. For more information, get in touch with the contact person at your university or research institute. For HBO Knowledge Base there is more information on the website.
Publishers and self-archiving
Self-archiving allows authors to upload copies of their work to repositories, making research more accessible. Many publishers allow self-archiving, but they often impose specific conditions, such as embargo periods or restrictions on which version of the manuscript can be shared. Some publishers allow authors to upload the peer-reviewed version after a certain waiting period, while others only allow the preprint version. However, some publishers may still prohibit self-archiving altogether, and authors may need to negotiate permissions or seek individual agreements.
Many universities and research organizations require or encourage researchers to make their work publicly accessible through repositories to meet open access mandates and institutional policies. Authors must be aware of copyright policies and publisher rules, which can vary widely. To track and check publishers copyright and self-archiving policies, there are some tools available, like JISC Open Policy Finder (formerly Sherpa Romeo). It serves as a comprehensive resource, providing information on publishers' policies for self-archiving journal articles in digital repositories and other online platforms.
Dutch Copyright Act
The Dutch copyright law has enshrined certain open access rights that always take precedent over the publisher's self-archiving policies. This means that authors affiliated with Dutch universities are always allowed to make their work available through a repository six months after publication, the so-called Taverne regulation. For more information on Taverne, check our dedicated webpage.
Rights Retention Strategy
The Rights Retention Strategy (RRS) was initially developed by cOAlition S to support researchers to comply with their funder's policy, by allowing authors to publish in subscription journals while retaining the copyright to all versions of their work apart from the final published one. RRS enables authors to deposit a copy of the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM, also referred to as post-print) in a trusted repository, under a Creative Commons license, without embargo.
If you want to make use of RRS, you should indicate so as soon as you first submit your article, by appending a 'Rights Retention Statement' to your submission. It is highly recommended that authors that are funded by a cOAlition S funder, like NWO or European Commission, always include the RRS statement in their submission, even if you plan to publish in a journal covered by a publisher deal. If the deal is not renewed, or the maximum number of articles is reached, RRS enables you to still comply with the open access policies of your funder even if the article's published version ends up behind a paywall.
There are standard versions of such RRS statements available. They highlight the fact that you are bound by a previous contract with your funder, under which you are obliged to make your AAM openly available. Researchers in the Netherlands who are funded by either NWO or ERC can refer to this FAQ for details about the procedure as well as copy-pastable RRS statements they can use. You can include the statement in your manuscript, cover letter or acknowledgements.
Additionally, a Journal Checker Tool has been developed to help researchers confirm which journal options are supported by their funder's open access policy, recommending a route based on the author’s journal of interest and funder requirements.
Tools and resources
Auteursrechten.nl
SURF has developed a range of practical tools (in Dutch) that authors can use to decide which copyrights they will transfer to the publisher and how they will make agreements about the re-use of material.
cOAlition S
cOAlition S resources on Rights Retention Strategy
OpenDOAR
To find a trusted repository, tools like OpenDOAR, the quality-assured, global Directory of Open Access Repositories can be used. OpenDOAR also lists all available trusted repositories in the Netherlands.
Rights Retention Strategy at Dutch Universities FAQ
The UKB Working Group Open Access developed a guiding FAQ with the aim to support researchers at Dutch universities complying with the Open Access requirements of Plan S and willing to make use of the RRS.
Publisher Deals
Publisher Deals
Publishing deals between the Universities of the Netherlands and commercial publishers
An overview of agreements between Dutch university libraries and traditional academic publishers with an open access element starting in 2015. For each publisher the number of open access publications is added.
On a regular base Dutch scientists opt for publishers which business model is based on pure open access. Of the major publishers the publication numbers are also available.
Information on capped deals
Some publisher deals only cover a limited number of articles a year: the so-called cap. Articles accepted after this cap has been reached cannot be published Open Access anymore that year, unless the author pays the APC themselves.
We advise authors who need to comply with a funder's Open Access requirements to make use of the Rights Retention Strategy if they submit an article to a journal that is part of a capped deal. In that way, they can meet funder requirements by placing their Author Accepted Manuscript in a institutional repository, even if the article itself inadvertently ends up behind a paywall.
Deals that involve a cap are marked as such in the overview below.
Open Access Journal Browser
Journal browser: Find the best home for your next article - with OA funding information
| Publisher | License details and conditions | Deal duration | |
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| ACM |
Corresponding authors of participating institutions can publish open access without costs in almost 60 journals and proceedings of this publisher. |
2021-2025 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
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More details on ACM Open can be found on ACM's website. See also the information on the workflow. Meer over ACM |
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| AIP Publishing (AIPP) |
Free open access publication in 26 hybrid journals of AIPP. Note: capped deal! |
2022-2025 | |
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Details and conditions of the licence
How does it work?
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See the workflow documentation for further explanation. More information on the AIPP website. This contract discloses the 'Content Licensing Agreement' with AIP Publishing. Meer over AIP Publishing (AIPP) |
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| American Chemical Society (ACS) |
Publish open access without any costs in more than 60 hybrid journals from ACS. Note: capped deal! |
2022-2025 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
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More information on the ACS website. This contract discloses the 'Online Products Institutional Access Agreement between |
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| Amsterdam University Press (AUP) |
Publish open access without costs in hybrid and full open access journals from Amsterdam University Press AUP. |
2025-2027 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
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More information on the AUP website. This contract discloses the 'Publish & Read agreement SURF - AUP'. Meer over Amsterdam University Press (AUP) |
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| Annual Reviews |
Publish open access without costs in the Subscribe to Open (S2O) journals from this publisher. |
2023-2025 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
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This contract discloses the 'Addendum Subscribe to Open Agreement SURF - Annual Reviews 2023-2025'. For more information, see the publishers' website. Meer over Annual Reviews |
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| Brill |
Publish open access without costs in hybrid and full open access journals from Brill. |
2022-2025 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
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More information on the Brill website. This contract discloses the 'Publish & Read agreement SURF - Brill'. Meer over Brill |
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| Cambridge University Press |
Hybrid as well as full open access journals are included in this deal. Note: (partially) capped deal! |
2024-2026 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on the website and in this powerpoint of Cambridge University Press. This contract discloses the 'Contract form for supply of products to SURF'. Meer over Cambridge University Press |
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| Elsevier |
No publishing costs for Dutch authors in more than 2200 'hybrid' and full open access journals. |
2025-2026 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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This contract discloses the Read & Publish Agreement More info on the publisher's website. More info about the workflow Meer over Elsevier |
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| Emerald Publishing group |
Publish free of charge in 374 Emerald full open access and hybrid journals. Note: capped deal!
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2025-2027 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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Emerald's Open Access publishing agreements page. For more info, please download the flyer: 'OA Voucher Leaflet'.
This contract discloses the 'Publish and Read Agreement SURF and Emerald 2025-2027'. Meer over Emerald Publishing group |
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| IOP Publishing |
Corresponding authors of participation universities can publish open access without any costs in (a selection of) the hybrid and full open access journals of this publisher. |
2023-2025 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
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Website of the publisher. Meer over IOP Publishing |
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| IOS Press |
Publish open access without any costs in all hybrid and full open access journals from IOS Press. |
2023-2025 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
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IOS Press' website.
Meer over IOS Press |
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| Karger |
Publish without any costs in all hybrid and full open access journals from Karger. |
2025-2027 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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This contract discloses the 'Publish and Read Agreement More about Karger Meer over Karger |
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| Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) |
Publish without costs in approximately 250 hybrid open access journals from LWW. Note: capped deal! |
2024-2026 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on the website of LWW. This contract discluses the 'Publish & Read Agreement between SURF and OVID Technologies'. Meer over Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) |
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| Oxford University Press |
Publish without costs in almost 368 hybrid and full open access journals by OUP. Note: capped deal! |
2024-2026 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information can be found on the website of Oxford University Press.
This contract discloses the Consortium Current Content Agreement. Meer over Oxford University Press |
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| Public Library of Science (PLOS) |
Corresponding authors affiliated of affiliated institutions can publish open access without costs in seven journals of the Public Library of Science (PLOS), including PLOS One. |
2025-2026 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
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This contract discloses the Read & Publish Agreement For detailed information please see these guidelines. More info on the publisher's website. Meer over Public Library of Science (PLOS) |
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| Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) |
Publish open access without any costs in 57 hybrid and full OA journals from this publisher. |
2025-2027 | |
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License and Conditions
How does it work? Use the email address of your own institution!
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Info about RSC Read & Publish deals.
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| SAGE |
Publish without any costs open access in 900+ hybrid journals and with a 20% discount in the full open access journals. |
2025-2026 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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See the SAGE website for more information. This contract discloses the 'Publish and Read Agreeement Surf and Sage Publications 2025-2026'. Meer over SAGE |
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| Springer |
Publishing open access in 2,000 hybrid journals at no cost to the author. Note: capped deal! |
2024-2026 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on Springers website.
This contract discloses the 'Springer UKB-SURF agreement 2024-2026'. Meer over Springer |
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| Taylor & Francis |
Cost free open access publishing in Open Select (hybrid open access) journals from Taylor & Francis for Dutch universities. Note: capped deal! |
2024-2026 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on the website of Taylor & Francis See also the workflow documentation. This contract discloses the 'Read & Publish Agreement'. Meer over Taylor & Francis |
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| The Company of Biologists |
Corresponding authors of participating universities can publish open access without any costs in three journals of The Company of Biologists. |
2024-2026 | |
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License and conditions: Authors (corresponding authors) of participating universities can publish open access without any costs according to the following scheme: Five-journal package (Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms, Biology Open):
Three-journal package (Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology):
Publication types that are part of the deal:
How does it work?
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More information on the publisher's website. Meer over The Company of Biologists |
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| Thieme |
Corresponding authors of participating universities can publish without any costs in 34 hybrid and 60 full open access Thieme journals. |
2022-2024 | |
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License and conditions:
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More information on the Thieme's website. This contract discloses the 'Agreement for Intermediary Services Content'. Meer over Thieme |
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| Walter de Gruyter |
Publish without costs in more than 300 hybrid and full open access journals from Walter de Gruyter. |
2023-2025 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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See for additional information the Walter de Gruyter website. This contract discloses the Read & Publish Agreement SURF - Walter de Gruyter 2023-2025. |
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| Wiley |
Publish without costs in over 1.300 hybrid open access journals from Wiley. |
2024-2026 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on the Wiley website and see the flyer 'How to Order OnlineOpen'.
This contract discloses the 'Amendment to Consortium Wiley Read and Publish Agreement'. This contract discloses the original 2021-2023 'Consortium Wiley Read and Publish Agreement'. Meer over Wiley |
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| American Chemical Society (ACS) |
Publish open access without any costs in all hybrid and full open access journals from this publisher. |
2017-2021 | |
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Note: The details of the new agreement with this publisher are currently being worked out. In the meanwhile you can continue publishing open access without any costs in the hybrid journals, the full open access journals wil not be part of the new agreement. Contact the open access specialists at your institute if you have any questions. License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on the ACS website and the ACS Flyer Update your ACS profile. Short instruction.
This Contract disclosed the 'ACS Online Products Institional Access Agreement'. Meer over American Chemical Society (ACS) |
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| Amsterdam University Press (AUP) |
Publish open access without costs in the Subscribe to Open (S2O) journals from this publisher. |
2022-2024 | |
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Gegevens licentie:
Hoe werkt het?
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This contract discloses the 'Bemiddelingsovereenkomst content tussen SURF & Amsterdam University Press 2022-2024. Meer over Amsterdam University Press (AUP) |
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| BMJ |
Authors of four universities can publish open access in 64 journals of this publisher without any costs. |
2019-2021 | |
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Note that the value of the specified yearly APC Waiver Cap for this year has been reached. Corresponding authors of participating universities and UMC’s are no longer able to publish open access without additional costs. This agreement will not be continued in 2022.
License and conditions:
How does it work?
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More information on the BMJ website.
This Contract discloses the 'BMJ Consortia OA Waiver Agreement'. Meer over BMJ |
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| Brill |
Publish without any costs open access in a total of 317 hybrid and full open access Brill journals |
2020-2021 | |
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Note: The details of the new agreement with this publisher are currently being worked out. In the meanwhile you can continue publishing open access without any costs. Contact the open access specialists at your institute if you have any questions.
How does it work?
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More information on the Brill website.
This contract discloses the 'Brill Agreement for Intermediary Services Content'. Meer over Brill |
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| Brill |
Free publishing for the first 50 articles and discount from the 51st onwards. |
2017-2019 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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This Contract discloses the 'Agreement to the Intermediary Services' Meer over Brill |
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| Cambridge University Press |
Hybrid as well as full open access journals are included in this deal.
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2021-2023 | |
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How does it work?
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More information on the website and in this powerpoint of Cambridge University Press. This contract discloses the 'Contract form for supply of products to SURF'. Meer over Cambridge University Press |
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| Cambridge University Press |
Hybrid as well as full open access journals are included in this deal. |
2017-2020 | |
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NB. Details of a new agreement with this publisher are worked out at this moment. Open access publishing services as part of the former consortium deal will be continued in the meantime.
License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information about agreement on the publisher's website.
This Contract discloses the 'Contract form for supply of products to Surfmarket'. See also the 'Addendum' on the contract for 2020. Meer over Cambridge University Press |
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| Elsevier |
No publishing costs for Dutch authors in more than 2200 'hybrid' and full open access journals. |
2020-2024 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More info on the publisher's website. More info about the workflow.
This contract discloses the “Open Science Platform Products and Services Agreement”.
Meer over Elsevier |
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| Emerald Publishing group |
Publish free of charge in all Emerald full open access journals and a selection of hybrid journals. |
2021-2024 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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Emerald's Open Access publishing agreements page. For more info, please download the flyer: 'OA Voucher Leaflet'.
This contract discloses the 'Publish and Read Agreement SURF and Emerald 2021-2023 with Addendum 2024'. Meer over Emerald Publishing group |
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| Emerald Publishing group |
Vouchers can be used for publication in open access of one article in all journals issued by Emerald. The vouchers are valid for hybrid as well as full open access journals. |
2019-2020 | |
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NB. Details of a new agreement with this publisher are worked out at this moment. Open access publishing services as part of the former consortium deal will be continued in the meantime. However, journals that are part of the deal may change when an institution decides to make changes in the journals that are part of the deal. For more information: contact your library.
License and conditions
How does it work?
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Emerald open access partnership page.
For more info, please download the flyer: 'OA Voucher Leaflet'.
This contract discloses the 'Agreement for Intermediary Services (Licensed Material) and its associated Schedules'. Meer over Emerald Publishing group |
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| Emerald Publishing group |
This publisher offers vouchers for open access publishing. |
2016-2018 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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Emerald open access partnership page. Meer over Emerald Publishing group |
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| Frontiers | |||
| IOP Publishing |
Corresponding authors of participation universities can publish open access without any costs in the 58 hybrid journals of this publisher. |
2020-2022 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
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Website of IOP Publishing Meer over IOP Publishing |
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| IOS Press |
Publish open access without any costs in all hybrid and full open access journals from IOS Press. |
2019-2022 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
NB. To be sure that your open access request is not missed in the workflow of IOS Press, you are requested to send an email (preferably from your institutional email address) to: [email protected]. Please state the article reference number of your submission, the eligible institution you are affiliated with, and include 'NL Agreement' In the subject line of the email. |
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| Karger |
Publish without any costs in all hybrid and full open access journals from this publisher. |
2022-2024 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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This contract discloses the 'Publish and Read Agreement |
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| Karger |
No publishing fee in all journals for authors of 10 Dutch universities. |
2019-2021 | |
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Note: The details of the new agreement with this publisher are currently being worked out. In the meanwhile you can continue publishing open access without any costs. Contact the open access specialists at your institute if you have any questions. License and conditions
How does it work?
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See Kargers website and select Netherlands in the pulldown menu to see which universities are involved.
This contract discloses “the License Details page including Attachment 1, Customer and Licensee Information and The Product Terms including Schedules”. Meer over Karger |
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| Karger |
No publishing fee in all journals for authors of 9 Dutch universities. |
2016-2018 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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See Kargers website and select Netherlands in the pulldown menu to see which universities are involved.
This contract discloses “the License Details page including Attachment 1, Customer and Licensee Information and The Product Terms including Schedules”. Meer over Karger |
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| Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) |
Publish without costs in moret than 300 hybrid open access journals from LWW. |
2021-2023 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on the website of LWW. This contract discluses the 'Publish & Read Agreement between SURF and OVID Technologies'. Meer over Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) |
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| Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) |
Waiver codes for open access without any costs in more than 200 hybrid LWW journals. |
2017-2020 | |
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NB. Details of a new agreement with this publisher are worked out at this moment. Open access publishing services as part of the former consortium deal will be continued in the meantime.
License and conditions
How does it work?
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Additional information can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions by LWW and the documentation on how to use the 'waiver code'.
This Contract discloses 'Agreement for Intermediary Services Content' Meer over Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) |
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| Oxford University Press |
Publish without costs in almost 350 hybrid open access journals by OUP. |
2021-2023 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information can be found on the website of Oxford University Press.
This contract discloses the Consortium Current Content Agreement. Meer over Oxford University Press |
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| Oxford University Press |
The agreement for publishing in open access is put into action for 2019 and 2020 for around 322 hybrid journals of OUP. |
2019-2020 | |
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NB. Details of a new agreement with this publisher are worked out at this moment. Open access publishing services as part of the former consortium deal will be continued in the meantime.
License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information is available on the website of Oxford University Press.
This Contract discloses the 'Consortium Current Content Agreement (annual)'. Meer over Oxford University Press |
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| Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) |
Publish open access without any costs in 37 hybrid journals from this publisher. |
2022-2024 | |
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License and Conditions
How does it work? Use the email address of your own institution!
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| Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) |
The agreement applies from 1 January 2019 for 37 hybrid journals. |
2019-2021 | |
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Note: The details of the new agreement are currently being worked out. In the meanwhile the agremeent will be continued under the conditions of the previous agreement. License and Conditions
How does it work? Use the email address of your own institution!
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General info about RSC Info about RSC Read & Publish deals This contract unlocks the "Agreement for Intermediary Services Content". |
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| Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) | 2017 | ||
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No open access agreement 2018 The deal with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has ended on 31 December 2017. For 2018 negotiations are going on. RSC has suspended the discount and the deals for open access free of charge with the universities of Eindhoven, Delft and Leiden. Dutch researchers of all universities have to pay the full open access amount (APC) until an agreement is reached on this point. It is uncertain when that will be. |
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| Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) | 2015-2016 | ||
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| SAGE |
Publish without any costs open access in 900+ hybrid journals and with a 20% discount in the full open access journals. |
2022-2024 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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See the SAGE website for more information. This contract discloses the 'Publish and Read Agreeement Surf and Sage Publications 2022-2024'. Meer over SAGE |
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| SAGE |
Publish without any costs open access in 900+ hybrid journals and with a 20% discount in the full open access journals.
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2020-2021 | |
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Note: The details for a new agreement are currently under negotiation. In the meantime the agremeent will be continued under the conditions of the previous agreement. License and conditions
How does it work?
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See the SAGE website for more information. This contract discloses the 'Agreement for Intermediary Services Content'. Meer over SAGE |
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| SAGE |
Publish without costs in over 700 journals. |
2017-2019 | |
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âLicense and conditions
How does it work?
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SAGE published this information of the Dutch deal.
This Contract discloses 'Agreement for Intermdiary Services Content' Meer over SAGE |
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| SAGE | 2015-2016 | ||
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More information on the SAGE OA-website and the VSNU website. Link to the contract (this version of the contract discloses “the License Details page including Attachment 1, Customer and Licensee Information and The Product Terms including Schedules”). Meer over SAGE |
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| Springer |
Publishing open access in 2,000 hybrid journals at no cost to the author. |
2018-2023 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on Springers website. This contract discloses the 'License Details including Attachment 1, Customer and Licensee Information and The Product Terms including Schedules'. Meer over Springer |
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| Springer | 2017 | ||
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on Springers website. Meer over Springer |
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| Springer | 2015-2016 | ||
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More information on the Springer website. Meer over Springer |
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| Taylor & Francis |
Cost free open access publishing in more than 2200 hybrid open access journals from Taylor & Francis for Dutch universities. |
2021-2023 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on the website of Taylor & Francis See also the workflow documentation. This contract discloses the 'Read & Publish Agreement'. Meer over Taylor & Francis |
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| Taylor & Francis |
Free of charge publishing in 2,300 hybrid journals, under the CC-license of your choice. |
2018-2020 | |
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NB. Details of a new agreement with this publisher are worked out at this moment. Open access publishing services as part of the former consortium deal will be continued in the meantime.
License and conditions
How does it work?
* Please note that in 2018 there is a publication cap of 1448 articles; in 2019 of 1449 articles; in 2020 of 1551 articles. When we reach a 100 articles below the maximum there will be a notification on this website. |
More information on Taylor & Francis' website. More information about the workflow.
This contract discloses “the License Details page including Attachment 1, Customer and Licensee Information and The Product Terms including Schedules”. Meer over Taylor & Francis |
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| Taylor & Francis | 2016-2017 | ||
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on Taylor & Francis' website. Link to the contract (this version of the contract discloses “the License Details page including Attachment 1, Customer and Licensee Information and The Product Terms including Schedules”). Meer over Taylor & Francis |
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| The Company of Biologists |
Corresponding authors of participating universities can publish open access without any costs in three journals of The Company of Biologists. |
2021-2024 | |
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License and conditions:
How does it work?
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More information on the publisher's website. Meer over The Company of Biologists |
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| Thieme |
The agreement is valid for 52 journals for the universities of Leiden, Groningen, Amsterdam (UvA), Eindhoven and Maastricht. |
2016-2021 | |
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The contract with Thieme is extended for 2021 under the same conditions. License and conditions
How does it work?
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More information on Thiemes site This Contract discloses the 'Agreement for Intermediary Services Content' Meer over Thieme |
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| Walter de Gruyter |
Publish your article open access without any cost in 305 hybrid journals and with a 20% discount in the full open access journals from Walter de Gruyter. |
2020-2022 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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This contract discloses the 'Agreement for Intermediary Services Content' Meer over Walter de Gruyter |
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| Walter de Gruyter |
A 90% discount on publishing in hybrid journals. |
2016-2019 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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This Contract discloses the 'Agreement for Intermediary Services Content' Meer over Walter de Gruyter |
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| Wiley |
Publish without costs in over 1.400 hybride open access journals from Wiley. |
2021-2023 | |
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License and conditions
How does it work?
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Mor information on the Wiley website and see the flyer 'How to Order OnlineOpen'.
This contract discloses the 'Consortium Wiley Read and Publish Agreement'. Meer over Wiley |
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| Wiley |
This deal applies to 1,400 hybrid journals. |
2016-2020 | |
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NB. Details of a new agreement with this publisher are worked out at this moment. Open access publishing services as part of the former consortium deal will be continued in the meantime.
License and conditions
How does it work?
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Mor information on the Wiley website and see the flyer "How to Order OnlineOpen".
This contract discloses the 'Wiley Online Journals License'. See also the contract 'Amendment to Wiley online agreement' for 2020. Meer over Wiley |
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