Open Access
Open Access means that scientific publications are freely accessible online. This ensures that research results can be disseminated and received without restriction.
With innovations in information technology and online publishing, open access has developed into the standard in scientific communication since the early 2000s.
How Does Open Access Publishing Work?
What Are the Benefits of Open Access?
- better visibility of results
- higher citation rate
- easier international knowledge transfer
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more innovation through increased visibility of research results from distant disciplines
- more transparency & efficiency in research
- the public has access to the research it funds
What is the Reputation of Open Access Publications?
Research publications are subject to high scientific quality requirements. Depending on the discipline, these are ensured by different review procedures during the publication process. The careful selection of suitable publication organs is an important task for researchers.
Funder Requirements
More information can be found here: Requirements Open Access
Open Access at UZH
The University Library Zurich promotes and supports the implementation of the UZH Open Science Policy: For scientific publications, the OSS team runs ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive) and the journal platform HOPE.
About the UZH Open Science Policy
Open Science Policy in a Nutshell
- Publications are considered Open Access if they are “digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions”.
- UZH expects its researchers and staff to publish all their scholarly output Open Access. As far as possible, scholarly output should be made available immediately, without restriction, under an open license, preferably in the version of record and not subject to an embargo.
- UZH expects its researchers to deposit all their published scientific works in the Zurich Open Repository and Archive (ZORA). The UZH Academic Reports are based on ZORA.
Practical Implications
As a researcher at UZH, you always (also) present your scientific publications in ZORA. This does not limit your publication options. Just bear this in mind:
- Obtain legal protection from the publisher so that you can make your work accessible in ZORA - if necessary after the expiry of an embargo period.
- If this is not possible, you can only deposit the bibliographic data in ZORA, if necessary with protected full text.
- The transfer of the bibliographic data from ZORA to the Academic Reports takes place independently of the full text.
Open Access in Switzerland and the EU
You can find more information at openscience.uzh.ch.