Folder Open Access Publishing BOKU

Milestones to Open Access at BOKU

  • In 2015 BOKUs Open Access Strategy was signed by the rectorate and published on June, 24th 2015 in Mitteilungsblatt Nr. 17. The Open Access Strategy was entered in the Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies (ROARMAP).
     
  • As a signatory of the Berlin Declaration BOKU endorses Open Access to scientific literature.
     
  • As a member of Cooperation E-Media Austria (KEMÖ), the library participates in Open Access Agreements with various publishers. The costs for Open Access publications can be covered for BOKU members under certain conditions.
  • Open Access publishing fund: According to the feedback of the Rectorate the Open Access fund will not be endowed in 2024.