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Non-University Publication Venues

Disciplinary Repositories

In addition to the institutional repository PUB of Bielefeld University, there are numerous repositories that are available to researchers across institutions and internationally for the publication and archiving of their works (preprint, postprint, version of record) along disciplinary lines, including:

arXiv

Social Science Open Access Repository (SSOAR)

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

PubMed Central (PMC)

bioRxiv: The Preprint Server for Biology

Publishers

The publication of articles in peer-reviewed journals, peer-reviewed contributions to conferences or contributions to edited volumes as well as a book publication is still the standard in scientific communication. In addition to university presses and institutionally published journals, most journals are published by publishing houses. Open Access publications increase the visibility and reach of academic results. Bielefeld University Library promotes open access publishing with publishers by paying publication fees and through the DEAL project.

What do I Need to Consider When Submitting a Manuscript?

  • Does the article match the journal's thematic focus or the publisher's programme profile?
  • Have the guidelines for authors been observed?
  • Is it a reputable journal (not a „predatory journal“) or a reputable book publisher?
  • Is it an open access journal or is there an open access option?
  • Does the publication fulfil the open access requirements of the third-party funder?
  • Are there any costs? Are there financing options?
  • Are additional services (editing, typesetting and layout, print edition, translation, etc.) desired?
  • Has the contract with the publisher on usage rights been reviewed?
  • Has the institutional e-mail address been used?
  • Are all authors listed and their consent obtained?
  • ORCID iDs specified?
  • ROR ID provided where applicable?
  • Affiliations correctly stated (according to the affiliation guidelines of the respective institution)?
  • Third-party funder and project number stated in the acknowledgements?
  • Title registered in PUB? Secondary publication in PUB?
  • Alternatively: Registration in ORCID

 

 

Further information on scholarly publishing can be found at open-access.network.

oa.finder: Search Tool for Academic Publications

Have you prepared a manuscript and would like to publish it in open access? You don't yet know exactly in which journal or with which publisher and whether it will cost you anything?

With the oa.finder you can find the appropriate publication medium for your academic text - whether it's an article or a book.

The oa.finder contains information on approx. 57,000 international journals, filterable by open access status, impact, area of expertise or publication fees (Article Processing Charges - APCs).

For book publications, you will find information on over 80 academic publishers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland that produce and distribute Open Access books. Search by programme profile, publication type or publication costs (Book Processing Charges - BPCs).

There are also linked overviews regarding Open Access at your academic institution as well as information on transformation contracts and publication funds.

Search the oa.finder

Please enter a title, key words or an ISSN:

More detailed searches with more filter options and further general information can be found at https://finder.open-access.network/. The oa.finder service was developed by Bielefeld University Library as part of the BMBF-funded joint project „open-access.network“.

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