Publication Fund for Articles & Book Chapters
Need to pay publication fees for your Open Access article in a journal or your Open Access book chapter? Apply for funding from the University of Bonn’s publication fund!
The University of Bonn’s Publication Fund helps cover the costs associated with publishing an article in a journal or a book chapter as Open Access. The fund is managed by the Bonn University and State Library (ULB Bonn).
Important Note
The funding covers publication costs for publishers without a separate agreement with the University of Bonn.
Eligibility for Funding
Who is eligible for funding?
The fund is open to members of the University of Bonn or the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) who are the corresponding author and indicate their primary affiliation. Students and early-career researchers are especially encouraged to apply. Authors of funded articles are responsible for communicating with the respective publisher.
What is eligible for funding?
As a member of the University of Bonn, you can apply for funding for Open Access publications that follow recognized quality assurance processes like peer review. The journal must be listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) or the Journal Citation Reports (JCR).
What is not eligible?
Funding is not available for non-research articles, mirror journals, secondary fees (e.g., submission charges, page charges, color charges), opt-out articles, contributions in edited volumes or conference proceedings with other funding sources, and double funding (preprints).
Funding Criteria
As of June 1, 2025, the previously applicable funding cap will no longer apply. From this date onward, publication costs can be covered in full by the publication fund, provided all other funding criteria are met.
We reserve the amount for 3 months. If you do not receive an invoice by then, please contact us, and we will extend the reservation for another 3 months. In case of delays or rejections, please notify us in time, as we may release the funds otherwise.
Publications funded by the Publication Fund must include the following statement:
"This publication was supported by the Open Access Publication Fund of the University of Bonn."
Further information on affiliations and funding conditions can be found in the University of Bonn’s guidelines.
The funded publication is published under a Creative Commons license.
For more information on Creative Commons licenses, please click here.
How to Apply for Funding?
Please forward these requirements to the publisher to avoid subsequent invoice corrections.
The invoice must include the following billing address without exception:
Universität Bonn
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn
Zeitschriftenmanagement / Open-Access-Team
Regina-Pacis-Weg 3
53113 Bonn
The billing address must not include any reference to your institute or department.
The payment term must be at least 30 days!
Due to administrative procedures, it often takes at least 30 days for the university’s finance department to process an invoice. Please inform the publisher accordingly and check the payment term stated on the invoice. Only forward the invoice to us once the payment term is correct.
For invoices issued within Germany: gross invoice including the applicable VAT rate and the VAT amount.
For invoices issued from abroad (EU countries and third countries): net invoice including the VAT ID of the University of Bonn (VAT ID: DE 122119125) as well as the VAT ID of the publisher.