Universität Bonn

Open Access Service Center

Open Access Journal Hosting

The University of Bonn supports you with a free service for publishing open access journals. 

Our service

With the Open Journal Systems (OJS) software, the University of Bonn provides you with a system that maps the entire publication process for scientific journals—from submission and peer review to publication.

We offer:

  • Advice on journal creation or journal migration
  • Provision of technical infrastructure
  • Support with publication
  • Application for an ISSN (International Standard Serial Number)
  • Assignment of DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and URN (Uniform Resource Name)
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OJS service at a glance

  • For all disciplines
  • Hosting and migration of OA journals
  • Editorial system accompanies the publication process from submission of an article through peer review, revisions, and typesetting
  • OJS training for editors
  • Web layout can be customized (by the editors themselves)

Requirements

  • At least one editor must be a member or affiliate of the University of Bonn.
  • Specified URL: [title of the journal].uni-bonn.de
  • If desired, editors can register their own domain. They will receive the necessary information from the ULB so that the journal can be accessed under their own domain.
  • Format templates must be agreed upon with the ULB.
  • Publication with a Creative Commons license

Open access journals

The following section presents the scholarly OA journals of the University of Bonn supported by the University and State Library Bonn (ULB Bonn). These journals publish peer-reviewed research freely accessible in the spirit of Diamond Open Access.

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© Erdkunde, Universität Bonn

ERDKUNDE – Journal of Human and Physical Geographies is an international, peer-reviewed OA journal covering all fields of geography. Independent of commercial publishers and free of charge for authors, it publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed articles with rapid online publication.

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© Notas de Antropología de las Américas, Universität Bonn

Notas de Antropología de las Américas (NAA) is the OA journal of the Department of Anthropology of the Americas at the University of Bonn. It promotes the exchange of current research on the anthropology, archaeology, and history of Latin America.

Scenarios

Start a new journal

Do you have an idea for a new open access journal and are looking for a suitable environment? We can help you get started and advise you on what you need to consider.

Move your journal

Are you the editor of a journal and would like to publish it in open access in the future? We can help you migrate your journal to a new (digital) environment.

Optimize your workflow

You don't have the option of publishing the journal in open access, but would like to optimize your workflow? This is also possible with digital management.

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