Funders
Research funding organisations most often require publications resulting from grants to be published open access.
Here are links to open-access policies of relevant research funding organisations.
NWO grants - calls issued after 1 Jan 2021
Journal Articles
Is Open Access mandatory?
Yes.
When accessible
Immediately upon publication – no embargo.
Version
Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM) or Publisher’s Version (Version of Record).
Compliant Open Access routes
Gold OA, Hybrid OA (via transformative agreements),¹ Green OA.
Use the Journal Checker Tool to check whether a specific journal complies with NWO’s open access requirements.
Copyright
Authors have to retain the copyright.
Creative Commons licensing
CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution) – CC-BY-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives) by exception).
APC funding
APC costs can be claimed from the grant budget during the project period, but only for Gold OA journals or platforms (no hybrid journals).
Is the rights Retention Strategy supported?
Yes
¹ The open access institutional agreements are considered transformative and are therefore compliant with NWO’s policy.
Books
Is Open Access mandatory?
Yes, for peer-reviewed books with an academic readership.
When accessible
Preferably immediately, but an embargo of up to 12 months is accepted.
Copyright
Authors have to retain the copyright.
Creative Commons licensing
CC BY (preferred) or CC BY-NC/ND.
BPC funding
NWO’s OA Book Fund (€10,000 per project).
Complete regulations: NWO Open access publishing website
NWO grants - calls issued before 1 Jan 2021
Journal Articles
Is Open Access mandatory?
Yes.
When accessible
Immediately upon publication – no embargo.
Version
Preprint (least preferred option by NWO), Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM) or Publisher’s Version (Version of Record).
Compliant Open Access routes
Gold OA, Hybrid OA, Green OA.
Copyright
–
Creative Commons licensing
A creative Commons licence is strongly recommended. Any CC licence is allowed.
APC funding
APC costs can be claimed from the grant budget during the project, but only for APCs in Gold OA journals or platforms (no hybrid journals).
Is the rights Retention Strategy supported?
–
Books
No requirements were specified.
Complete regulations: NWO Open access publishing website
Horizon Europe
Journal Articles
Is Open Access mandatory?
Yes, via a trusted repository (e.g. Maastricht University Research Information / Pure).
When accessible
Immediately upon publication – no embargo.
Version
Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM) or Publisher’s Version (Version of Record).
Compliant Open Access routes
All, provided that the publication is immediately open access, available via a trusted repository under a CC BY licence.
Copyright
Authors have to retain the copyright.
Creative Commons licensing
CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution)
APC funding
APC costs can be claimed from the grant budget during the project period, but only for Gold OA journals or platforms (no hybrid journals).
Is the rights Retention Strategy supported?
–
Books
Is Open Access mandatory?
Yes, via a trusted repository.
When accessible
Immediately (no embargo).
Copyright
Authors have to retain the copyright.
Creative Commons licensing
CC BY or CC BY-NC/ND.
BPC funding
Via grant budget.
NB: Authors funded by Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and ERC can publish open access for free on the European Commission’s publishing platform Open Research Europe (ORE). Publishing in ORE is also possible after the project has ended.
Complete regulations: Horizon Europe website
Horizon 2020
Journal Articles
Is Open Access mandatory?
Yes, via a trusted repository (e.g. Maastricht University Research Information / Pure).
When accessible
Max after 6 months (STEM disciplines) or 12 months (Social Sciences and Humanities).
Version
Author’s Accepted Manuscript (AAM) or Publisher’s Version (Version of Record).
Compliant Open Access routes
Gold OA, Hybrid OA, Green OA.
Copyright
–
Creative Commons licensing
Any CC license.
APC funding
Costs reimbursed from the grant budget in all publication venues (including hybrid journals).
Is the rights Retention Strategy supported?
–
Books
Is Open Access mandatory?
OA is encouraged but not mandatory for books and publications other than journal articles.
NB: Authors funded by Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and ERC can publish open access for free on the European Commission’s publishing platform Open Research Europe (ORE). Publishing in ORE is also possible after the project has ended.
Complete regulations: website
SHERPA Juliet
For other policies of not listed funding bodies, use SHERPA Juliet, a searchable database and single focal point of up-to-date information concerning funders’ policies and their requirements on open access, publication and data archiving.
Open Research Europe (ORE)
Authors involved in H2020 and Horizon Europe projects can publish their results open access for free on the European Commission’s publishing platform Open Research Europe (ORE).
Plan S
Plan S is an initiative by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding organisations, including the Dutch national funding organizations NWO and ZonMw.
Plan S aims to strengthen funding organisations’ open access mandates. The policy is in effect from January 2021.
FAQs and Support
More information
- Open Access publishing checklist
- Open Access FAQs
- For more information and questions, use the form at the bottom of this page to contact the Open Access team.
RA 2022.12.07 – direct link: https://umlib.nl/oa-funders
