Universität Bonn

Open Access Service Center

Open Access
Service Center

Sharing knowledge, making information accessible to all and accelerating academic debate — these are the aims of open access. The Open Access Service Center can help you publish your research findings in an open-access format, provide support with complying with open-access guidelines and advise on technical and financial issues connected with open access. Feel free to contact us!

You would like to apply directly for funding of your open access publication? Use the application form!

Basics

  • What is open access?
  • What models are available?
  • How can I find the right journal?

Funding

  • Funds for articles and monographs
  • Open-access initiatives
  • Special terms

Recommendations

  • How can I assign licenses?
  • How can I find authors
  • What standards are there?

Advice and training

We can advise you on all issues connected with open access and help you with your contracts with publishers.

Infrastructure

We will tell you about the key forms of infrastructure for implementing open access, such as the DEAL project.

Events

Here you can find an overview of our events. We are also happy to come to your faculty, institute, department or working group.

Publishing work for a second time

Looking to publish your work again in an open-access format now that some time has passed? Want to find out about the legal situation?

Publishing a periodical

Keen to start an open-access periodical?

Planning to digitalize the workflow for your periodical?

Open Science

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Promoting an open science culture is a key component of the University of Bonn's Excellence Strategy.
The term "open science" encompasses a range of measures geared toward guaranteeing transparency, traceability and reproducibility in an increasingly digital academic world. Alongside the Open Access Service Center, the Research Data Service Center can help you make your research findings publicly accessible.

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Workshops & Trainings
Yes, you can re-use my stuff, but there are some conditions!
Online via Zoom
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Open Licenses for Open Science Open content licences (e.g. Creative Commons Licences) are standardised licences that allow the public to use the works in ...
Open Access made easy
Online via Zoom
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Institutional publishing agreements at the University of Bonn You as an author are often faced with very high fees for individual publications. With this in ...
Where to save my data?
Online via Zoom
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Storage infrastructure at the University of Bonn The University Computer Centre (HRZ) offers storage space quotas to members, institutes and facilities of ...
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