In its Open Access Policy, the University of Mannheim recommends its researchers to publish their research results in accordance with the principles of open access.
Open access means unrestricted access to research information, free of charge for readers. It means that anyone interested can read, print, save, distribute or automatically evaluate open access publications without financial, legal or technical restrictions.
In its Open Access Policy, the University of Mannheim advises its researchers to use open access publications to make their research results available to the international research community and the general public. Open access is also an important standard for national and international research funding institutions and is frequently a requirement when applying for external funding.
Options for open access publishing are provided by
Please note that the possibilities of re-publishing your articles may differ, according to the authors’ rights as governed by publishing agreements.
More information on open access: open-access.net
Benefit from the University Library’s services to make your research results available online and to publish them open access, if possible.
You want to publish your article open access with a publisher? As a researcher of the University of Mannheim, you benefit from special agreements with publishing companies, in particular the so-called publish-and-read licenses.
In Cambridge journals (PDF, 273 KB) where the open access publication is covered by the publish-and-read license, researchers of the University of Mannheim can publish open access articles. Additional costs are not incurred. This applies if you are “corresponding author” and your article is published between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2021.
It is necessary to complete the usual steps to place an article in a journal. Once your article is accepted by Cambridge University Press, fill in the “open access license to publish” form. The Article Processing Charges (APC) shown in the payment process will be reduced to zero after filling in “Mannheim University” as your affiliated institution.
Step-by-step guide
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Cambridge University Press (PDF, 128 KB) provides more information.
We are happy to advise you on this matter: publikationsdienste(at)bib.uni-mannheim.de.
In addition to access to all Wiley journals, the DEAL agreement includes advantages for open access publishing. As a researcher of the University of Mannheim you can benefit from these advantages, if you are the “corresponding author” of an article.
Online Open
In hybrid Wiley journals offering “OnlineOpen”, researchers at the University of Mannheim can publish open access articles without additional costs.
Requirements
Some Wiley subscription journals that do not offer “Online Open” are excluded.
To use this option for open access publishing, wait for the article to be accepted and then choose the option “Select OnlineOpen” on the page “Wiley Author Services” and confirm the University of Mannheim as your affiliated institution. We will then process the Article Processing Charge (APC).
We recommend to choose the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). This license meets the conditions of most research funders.
Gold open access
When publishing in a genuine open access journal, researchers of the University of Mannheim benefit from a 20 percent reduction on the Article Processing Charge (APC). This applies to articles accepted between January 22, 2019 and December 31, 2021, if you are affiliated with the University of Mannheim when the article is accepted, and you are the “corresponding author” off the article.
If you publish in a genuine open access journal, you can apply for funding from the Open Access Publishing Fund of the University of Mannheim.
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The DEAL Agreement: Publishing open access with Wiley
We are happy to advise you on this matter. publikationsdienste(at)bib.uni-mannheim.de
The DEAL agreement with Springer Nature not only provides access to around 1,900 Springer journals but also offers advantages when it comes to open access publishing. As a researcher of the University of Mannheim you can benefit from these advantages, if you are the “corresponding author” of an article.
Open choice
As a researcher of the University of Mannheim, you are eligible to publish open access in Springer Nature's hybrid journals with the option “open choice”. Additional costs are not incurred.
Requirements:
To use this option for open access publishing, wait for the article to be accepted. In the publisher’s work flow, please choose the option “open choice” and confirm that you are affiliated with the University of Mannheim.
Gold open access
When publishing in a genuine open access journal of BMC and SpringerOpen, researchers of the University of Mannheim benefit from a 20 percent reduction on the Article Processing Charge (APC).
This applies to articles published online between August 1, 2020 and December 31, 2022, if you are affiliated with the University of Mannheim when the article is accepted, and you are the “corresponding author” of the article.
If you publish in a genuine open access journal, you can apply for additional funding from the Open Access Publishing Fund of the University of Mannheim.
Further information
Springer Nature Open Access Agreement for Germany
List of journals (XLSX, 209 KB)
We are happy to advise you on this matter. publikationsdienste(at)bib.uni-mannheim.de
When publishing as “corresponding author” in one of the hybrid SAGE journals from the “Humanities and Social Sciences” package, researchers of the University of Mannheim benefit from a considerable reduction of the Article Processing Charge (APC).
List of journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences Package
In addition, the University Library will cover the remaining APC for a trial period. If you are interested, please contact publikationsdienste(at)bib.uni-mannheim.de.
If you publish articles in open access journals, article processing charges may be incurred. Apply for funding by the Open Access Publishing Fund of the University of Mannheim.
Open Access Publishing Fund of the University of Mannheim
Publish your research results quickly, world-wide and free of charge via the University of Mannheim’s research repository. Use MADOC, for example, to publish dissertations or to re-publish journal articles or conference contributions if you wish to use a secondary publication right.
Use the publication plug-in to create a publication list from MADOC and display it on the university’s websites: Once you register your publications with MADOC, your publication list will be updated automatically.
Please see the TYPO3 manual for instructions (in German only)
An ORCID ID serves to uniquely identify researchers. With an ORCID ID, your research activities and publications are unambiguously attributed to you which means that they become more visible and easier to find. Our service: The University Library can export your publication references from MADOC to your ORCID entry and keep them up-to-date.
If you wish to use a secondary publication right, the team of the University Library is happy to offer advice. The University Library’s team will also help you with more extensive projects, such as the digital secondary publication of monographs or collective volumes.
Example: Handbuch Quantitative Methoden (in German)
As a researcher at the University of Mannheim, you can use Open Journal Systems (OJS) to publish your own open access journal. The editorial system allows you to organize the publishing process online, from submission to peer review and publication. The University Library’s team will help you to set up your journal and will maintain and configure the system.
If you have questions about publishing or open access, the Open Access Representative of the University of Mannheim will be happy to help you.
Make an appointment for a consultation or send your questions to publikationsdienste(at)bib.uni-mannheim.de.
