The university library will contribute a flat rate amount to Open Access book publication fees, up to a maximum of 4.201, 68 € (net)/5.000 € (gross). All eligible invoices up to this amount will be paid by the library in full, with no author contribution. Funding is not limited to Book Processing Charges (BPCs) under a certain threshold. Provided you can cover the excess amount yourselves, you can request funding towards BPCs above 4.201, 68 € (net)/5.000 € (gross).For example, if your book fulfils the eligibility criteria and your BPC is 7.900 € (net)/9.401 € (gross), the library will pay your invoice in full, subtract the flat rate of 5.000 € and invoice you the remaining 4.401 €.
Books of special relevance such as textbooks or books containing outstanding research might be funded fully by the library (in collaboration with other university funding bodies) even if BPCs exceed 5000 €. Please contact us in any case regardless of the amount of your BPC.
Remember that all project publications in
CRIS must always be linked to the respective research projects.
If your fee is in a foreign currency, please take into account today’s exchange rate and 19% German VAT.
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Details of author participation
The University Library usually transfers the full invoice amount first so that the publisher receives his or her money quickly. If the publisher's invoice exceeds € 4201.68 net or € 5,000 gross, the University Library will usually then invoice the author for the difference on top.
In the following text field, please provide us with the corresponding or a different address, for example your private address, should the possible difference be financed privately. In case of third-party funding of the remaining amount please note that we cannot issue invoices to addresses outside of Germany: