{"id":43684,"date":"2026-03-17T14:39:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ub.fau.de\/ijcgrcbr\/?page_id=43684"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:29:05","slug":"what-is-open-access","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ub.fau.de\/ijcgrcbr\/en\/research\/open-access\/what-is-open-access\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Open Access?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open access refers to free, unrestricted access to peer-reviewed scientific research. As part of open science, it facilitates the widespread dissemination and sustainable use of all research information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guidelines for implementing Open Science at FAU can be found in FAU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/13906765\/files\/Open-Science-Policy_FAU_A4_english_v2.pdf?download=1\">Open Science Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapsibles \"><div class=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"strongcorresponding-author-strong\" data-href=\"#strongcorresponding-author-strong\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"strongcorresponding-author-strong-section\" id=\"strongcorresponding-author-strong\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Corresponding Author<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"strongcorresponding-author-strong-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"strongcorresponding-author-strong\" role=\"region\" name=\"strongcorresponding-author-strong\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The corresponding author is the primary point of contact for the publisher throughout the publication process, and for any subsequent reader enquiries. The corresponding author is also responsible for open access fees. Under &#8218;<a href=\"https:\/\/ub.fau.de\/ijcgrcbr\/en\/research\/open-access\/funding\/read-and-publish-agreements\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"19126\">Publish and Read&#8216; agreements<\/a>, articles are assigned based on the corresponding author who submitted them. Publishers may assign additional titles, such as &#8218;first author&#8216; or &#8218;last author&#8216;, but these are often irrelevant for the purposes of such agreements. If you have any questions about the corresponding author or cost coverage eligibility, please contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/ub.fau.de\/ijcgrcbr\/en\/library\/contact\/online-inquiry\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18530\">online help desk<\/a> or write to us.: <a href=\"mailto:ub-open-access@fau.de\">ub-open-access@fau.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"strongpure-open-access-strong\" data-href=\"#strongpure-open-access-strong\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"strongpure-open-access-strong-section\" id=\"strongpure-open-access-strong\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Pure Open Access<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"strongpure-open-access-strong-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"strongpure-open-access-strong\" role=\"region\" name=\"strongpure-open-access-strong\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All content in pure open access journals is freely accessible. This content is published under a Creative Commons licence, meaning it can be freely reused. Publishing in these journals incurs a fee, which varies significantly depending on the journal. FAU offers financial support towards these fees. \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ub.fau.de\/ijcgrcbr\/en\/research\/open-access\/funding\/funding-for-pure-open-access-publications\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14267\">Publication Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most quality-assessed open access journals are listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/doaj.org\/\">Directory of Open Access Journals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/service.tib.eu\/bison\/\">B!son Open Access Journal Recommender<\/a> suggests suitable open access journals based on your article abstract<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an additional guide to pure open-access journals, we recommend the <a href=\"https:\/\/finder.open-access.network\/\">oa-finder<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"stronghybrid-open-access-strong\" data-href=\"#stronghybrid-open-access-strong\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"stronghybrid-open-access-strong-section\" id=\"stronghybrid-open-access-strong\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Hybrid Open Access<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"stronghybrid-open-access-strong-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"stronghybrid-open-access-strong\" role=\"region\" name=\"stronghybrid-open-access-strong\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a hybrid journal, the corresponding author can choose to publish the article as open access or not. If you select open access, a fee will apply. If you do not select open access, no fee will apply, but readers will need a subscription to access the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FAU will only cover the costs of hybrid articles if a &#8222;publish-and-read&#8220; agreement is in place. In that case, however, the costs will be covered in full.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"panel_17328708\" data-href=\"#panel_17328708\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel_17328708-section\" id=\"panel_17328708\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Diamond Open Access<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"panel_17328708-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"panel_17328708\" role=\"region\" name=\"panel_17328708\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are no publication fees or subscription costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find quality-assured Diamond Journals at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ddh.edch.eu\/en\">Diamond Discovery Hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about Diamond Open Access at FAU:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ub.fau.de\/ijcgrcbr\/en\/research\/open-access\/funding\/publish-for-free\/diamond-open-access\/\">Diamond Open Access<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"panel_6988abdd\" data-href=\"#panel_6988abdd\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel_6988abdd-section\" id=\"panel_6988abdd\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Open Access Books<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"panel_6988abdd-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"panel_6988abdd\" role=\"region\" name=\"panel_6988abdd\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Books are also published through open access. Many open access publishers are listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doabooks.org\/\">Directory of Open Access Books<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oapen.org\/\">OAPEN Library<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oabooks-toolkit.org\/\">OA Books Toolkit<\/a> can help you get started with publishing open access books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open-access book publications incur a publication fee. If your book is related to a DFG project at FAU, however, you may be eligible for a grant from the <a href=\"https:\/\/ub.fau.de\/ijcgrcbr\/en\/research\/open-access\/funding\/funding-for-pure-open-access-publications\/support-for-an-open-access-book-based-on-my-current-dfg-project\/\">book fund<\/a>. Otherwise, you can contact the foundations that support FAU: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fau.de\/universitaet\/foerderung-und-unterstuetzung\/stiftungen\/\">https:\/\/www.fau.de\/universitaet\/foerderung-und-unterstuetzung\/stiftungen\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"stronggreen-open-access-post-print-strong\" data-href=\"#stronggreen-open-access-post-print-strong\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"stronggreen-open-access-post-print-strong-section\" id=\"stronggreen-open-access-post-print-strong\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Green Open Access: Post Print<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"stronggreen-open-access-post-print-strong-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"stronggreen-open-access-post-print-strong\" role=\"region\" name=\"stronggreen-open-access-post-print-strong\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most publishers allow you to republish certain versions of your article through a repository, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/open.fau.de\/home\">OPEN FAU<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look up publisher terms and conditions at <a href=\"https:\/\/openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk\/\">https:\/\/openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"strongcreative-commons-licenses-strong\" data-href=\"#strongcreative-commons-licenses-strong\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"strongcreative-commons-licenses-strong-section\" id=\"strongcreative-commons-licenses-strong\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Creative Commons Licenses<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"strongcreative-commons-licenses-strong-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"strongcreative-commons-licenses-strong\" role=\"region\" name=\"strongcreative-commons-licenses-strong\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<ul>\n  <li>Open License for Open Access Content<\/li>\n  <li>Ehat is Creative Commons? <a href=\"https:\/\/de.creativecommons.net\/was-ist-cc\/\">https:\/\/de.creativecommons.net\/was-ist-cc\/<\/a><\/li>\n  <li>The University Library recommends the CC-BY license: <a href=\"https:\/\/deal-konsortium.de\/warum-ccby\">Reasons for choosing CC-BY<\/a>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Allows readers to reuse the content freely<\/li>\n      <li>Publishers retain copyright ownership of the content<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/li>\n\n  <li>If a publisher wishes to retain the copyright and exclusive rights of use, please use the Scholar\u2019s Copyright Addendum <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.creativecommons.org\/scholars\/\">https:\/\/labs.creativecommons.org\/scholars\/<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/legal-tools-licenses\/author-addenda\/\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/legal-tools-licenses\/author-addenda\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>General Information on Copyright: <a href=\"https:\/\/irights.info\/\">https:\/\/irights.info\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"strongdocument-versions-strong\" data-href=\"#strongdocument-versions-strong\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"strongdocument-versions-strong-section\" id=\"strongdocument-versions-strong\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Document Versions<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"strongdocument-versions-strong-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"strongdocument-versions-strong\" role=\"region\" name=\"strongdocument-versions-strong\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preprint: version submitted for peer review<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Author\u2019s Accepted Manuscript \/ Postprint: including all changes from the peer review, prior to publisher formatting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publisher\u2019s \/ Final Version: the final version published by the publisher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"panel_5fc1f59b\" data-href=\"#panel_5fc1f59b\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel_5fc1f59b-section\" id=\"panel_5fc1f59b\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Open Educational Resources<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"panel_5fc1f59b-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"panel_5fc1f59b\" role=\"region\" name=\"panel_5fc1f59b\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open Educational Resources are freely accessible teaching and learning materials. If you would like to make your materials available to the public, please note the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you have the rights to make publicly available any third-party content included in the materials, such as images? Are you permitted to publish all elements under a Creative Commons license?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of saving files as a Word document (<em>.docx), can you save them in an open file format, such as OpenDocument Text (<\/em>.odt)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would you like to update the materials on an ongoing basis? If so, StudOn would be a better option than OPEN FAU. You can also use an open educational resource (OER) repository, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oercommons.org\/\">OER Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A wide range of information on finding and creating open educational resources is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/open-educational-resources.de\/\">https:\/\/open-educational-resources.de\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information and frequently asked questions, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/ub.fau.de\/ijcgrcbr\/en\/frequently-asked-questions\/open-access\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"43067\">Open Access FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open access refers to free, unrestricted access to peer-reviewed scientific research. As part of open science, it facilitates the widespread dissemination and sustainable use of all research information. 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