Open Access

The promotion of Open Access which is essentially immediate, free, permanent and free online access to the results of publicly funded science and research is one of the fundamental steps towards Open Science. Open Access policies encourage researchers to publish in open journals or deposit their work in open repositories where it is freely accessible to the general public.

The UHK supports the OA implementation mainly through the services of the University Library and by providing funding to cover the Article Processing Charges (APC) for publishing in OA journals. 

 

Main OA models 

  1. Gold OA

    • Publications are immediately available free of charge on the publisher's website. 
    • Publication costs (APC) are borne by the authors or their institutions. 
    • There is no longer any subscription fee.

  2. Green OA

    • Authors publish in a closed journal, but can deposit the author's version of their work in an open repository (e.g., arXiv, Zenodo). 
    • The publication is accessible for free but may have a time embargo. 
    • It is necessary to comply with the licensing conditions of self-archiving set by the publisher (e.g., which version of the article the author can make available – preprint, post-print, published version). 

  3. Diamond OA

    • The publication is available free of charge to readers and authors without the need to pay the APC. 
    • Costs are covered by other sources, such as grants, universities or research institutions. 

  4. Hybrid OA

    • Subscription journals offer the option of making individual articles available in OA mode if the author pays the APC. The rest of the articles in the journal remain accessible to subscribers only. 
    • This pathway leads to double payment (subscription + APC). 
    • CzechElib transformation contracts (tokens) allow for a discount or complete waiver of fees for open access publishing. 

 

To find a suitable open access journal, you can use the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) database.

To find a suitable repository, you can use the OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories) database. 

To find open access books, you can use the DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books). 

 

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