Open Library of Humanities

Open Access Publishing in OLH Journals

Open Library of Humanities is a not-for-profit diamond open access publisher funded by membership fees from subscribing libraries.

All authors (yes, all) regardless of their institutional affiliation can publish open access in OLH journals at no cost to themselves.

All articles are published under a CC BY licence. For reasons of third-party copyright and at the request of the author, a more restrictive CC licence can be applied.

OK, what do I need to do?

Just submit to your preferred OLH journal and follow the author guidelines!

Please note that some OLH journals may ask authors to make a voluntary contribution, if they have access to institutional funding or grants.

However, authors and co-authors affiliated with subscribing FinELib Member institutions should not be asked for voluntary contributions. To identify yourself, please enter your institution upon submission.

See the OLH title list (xls).

Need support? Email your library/information services.

Compliance with Funder mandates?

All OLH titles are compliant with PlanS and the Academy of Finland's OA policy. Please use the PlanS Journal Checker Tool to check.

FAQ

FinELib ja Open Library of Humanities yhteistyöhön

22.8.2022

FinELib ja Open Library of Humanities ovat solmineet kolmivuotisen (2022–2024) sopimuksen, jonka nojalla neljä suomalaista yliopistoa sitoutuu tukemaan OLH:ta sen tukiohjelman kautta.

OLH on ensimmäinen timanttimallia (Diamond OA) edustava kustantaja, jonka kanssa FinELib on solminut sopimuksen.

OLH:n alustalla toimivia lehtiä ovat mm. Glossa: a journal of general linquistics, Ethnologia Europaea, Architectural Histories sekä OLH:n lippulaivalehti, monitieteinen Open Library of Humanities Journal.

Sopimukseen liittyneet organisaatiot:

  • Åbo Akademi
  • Helsingin yliopisto
  • Itä-Suomen yliopisto
  • Jyväskylän yliopisto

Birckbeck, University of Londonin suojissa toimiva Open Library of Humanities (OLH) on palkittu ja nk. timanttimallin pohjalta toimiva julkaisualusta, jonka 28 lehteä edustavat humanististen tieteiden kirjoa.

OLH:n kulut katetaan kirjastojen maksamilla tukimaksuilla, jolloin artikkeleiden lukemisesta sen koommin kuin julkaisemisesta ei peritä maksua.

Lisätietoja: Avoin julkaiseminen Open Library of Humanitiesin lehdissä

FinELib partners with the Open Library of Humanities

22.8.2022

FinELib and the not-for-profit Open Library of Humanities have signed a three-year (2022–2024) agreement that provides support for OLH through its Library Partnership Subsidy Model.

The partnership with OLH is FinELib’s first with a scholar-led diamond OA publisher.

Journals that have joined OLH include Glossa: a journal of general linquistics, Ethnologia Europaea, Architectural Histories as well as OLH's flagship journal, the multidisciplinary Open Library of Humanities Journal.

Participating Finnish institutions:

  • Abo Akademi University
  • University of Eastern Finland
  • University of Helsinki
  • University of Jyväskylä

Based in Birkbeck, University of London, Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is an award-winning, academic-led, diamond open access publisher of 28 journals from across the humanities disciplines.

Its costs are covered by payments from participating libraries, with charges neither to readers nor authors.

For more information, see Open access publishing in Open Library of Humanities' journals

SCOAP3

Avoin julkaiseminen SCOAP3-lehdissä

Korkeaenergiafysiikan alaan kuuluvat artikkelit voidaan julkaista avoimina CC BY -lisenssillä ja ilman kirjoittajamaksua SCOAP3-lehdissä.

Avoimen julkaisemisen kustannukset kattaa CERN:in alaisuudessa toimiva SCOAP3-konsortio, johon kuuluu kirjastoja, kirjastokonsortioita (ml. FinELib), tutkimuslaitoksia ja rahoittajia yli 40 maasta.

Näin saat edun käyttöösi

Lähetä korkeaenergiafysiikan alaan kuuluva artikkelisi valitsemaasi SCOAP3-lehteen (xls.) ja etene lehtikohtaisten ohjeiden mukaan:  SCOAP3 Journals: Author guidelines.

Tarvitsetko apua? Ota yhteyttä oman organisaatiosi kirjastoon tai tietopalveluun. Lisätietoa löydät myös SCAOP3:n FAQ-sivulta.

Onko valitsemani lehti PlanS-yhteensopiva?

Kaikki SCOAP3-lehdet täyttävät cOAlitionS:n ja Suomen Akatemian rahoitusehdot. Lisätietoja voit etsiä Journal Checker Toolin avulla.

Open Access Publishing in SCOAP3 Journals

Under the SCOAP3 model, authors of high-energy physics articles worldwide can publish OA in SCOAP3 journals at no cost to themselves.

SCOAP3 is a partnership of over 3000 libraries, library consortia (including FinELib), funding agencies, and research institutions from over 40 countries. Managed by CERN, SCOAP3 funds Open Access (OA) publishing in High-Energy Physics (HEP) research and has converted key HEP journals to OA, in addition to supporting fully OA journals in HEP.

What do I need to do?

Just submit your article to one of the SCOAP3 journals. There will be no Article Processing Charge (APC) and you will retain the copyright of your work.

See the List of SCOAP3 titles (xls).

For more detailed author instructions, see SCOAP3 Journals: Author Guidelines.

Need support? Email your library. For more information about SCOAP3, please check SCOAP3's FAQs.

Is my journal compliant with Plan S?

All SCOAP3 journals are compliant with Plan S and with the Academy of Finland's OA policy and are listed in the Journal Checker Tool.

Nature Research

Open Access Publishing in Nature Research titles

FinELib consortium’s agreement with Springer Nature includes open access publishing in Nature Research hybrid titles during the agreement term 1.1.2025–31.12.2026 (note that the agreement term may vary depending on the organisation).

The corresponding author does not need to pay an APC (article processing charge). The charges are covered by the agreement.

We have a limited number of open access articles for the agreement term.

Who is eligible to publish articles Open Access?

Corresponding authors affiliated to Nature Research subscribing institutions are eligible to publish open access under the agreement. Your institution verifies your affiliation during the publishing process.

Nature Research consortium

Which journal titles are eligible for Open Access publishing?

The agreement covers Nature Research hybrid titles (xlsx)

The agreement covers Open Access publishing of the following article types:

  • Original Paper
  • Analysis
  • Article
  • Letter
  • Brief Communication
  • Registered Report
  • Resource
  • Technical Report

Is my journal compliant with Plan S?

Use the Journal Checker Tool to see if your preferred journal is compliant with Plan S and with the Academy of Finland's OA policy.

Instructions to the Corresponding Author

  • Once your article has been accepted, you will receive a link to the My Publication system.

  • Choose your affiliation: state the name of the subscribing institution you are affiliated to in the entry field. If you don’t find your institution, type in the city or country and the system will prompt institution names.

  • You will see the Green Box describing the FinELib agreement (an example using Aalto University):

  • Agree to the open access license used by the journal title (CC BY)

CC BY 4.0 (ByAttribution)
Creative Commons describes the license like this:
This license lets others copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative works and remixes based on it only if they give the author or licensor the credits (attribution) in the manner specified by these.

  • Order color figures, offprints or posters if you like. Note that you will personally be charged for them, your institution only covers the article processing charge (APC).

  • Fill in your contact information in the Your Affiliation form.

  • Send the order. Your price is 0 EUR unless you have ordered color figures, offprints or posters.

  • Springer Nature will alert your institution and your library/information service will verify your affiliation in the  system.

  • Springer Nature will publish your article open access.

It's assumed that all corresponding authors will want to publish open access.

If this is not the case with you, contact your library or information service before you complete the My Publication -process.

They will reject verifying your affiliation in the system. You will then receive a new link to My Publication and your article will be published behind a paywall.

If you need further information or help with the OA publishing process, please do not hesitate to contact your library/information service.

FinELib ja Fronties solmivat uuden sopimuksen

843.2022

Sopimukseen osallistuvat organisaatiot saavat 10 % alennuksen Frontiersin kirjoittajamaksuista, mahdollisuuden valita eri maksuvaihtoehdoista sekä muita etuja.

FinELib ja Frontiers ovat julkistaneet kolmivuotisen (2002-2024) avoimen julkaisemisen sopimuksen. Sopimusta on pohjustettu FinELibin Full OA -projektissa ja se on ensimmäisen FinELibin ja täysin avoimen (fully OA) lehtikustantajan välillä solmittu sopimus.

Alennuksen saavat kaikki tilaajaorganisaatioihin affilioituneet vastuukirjoittajat, joskin kirjastot valitsevat omien kriteeriensä mukaisesti ne artikkelit, joiden kirjoittajamaksut voidaan maksaa. Muita sopimusetuuksia ovat mm. Frontiersin kirjoittajamaksujen maksimihintojen "jäädyttäminen" sekä julkaisukustannusten seurantaa helpottava raportointi.

Frontiersin lehdistötiedote

Sopimukseen osallistuvat organisaatiot:

  • Aalto-yliopisto
  • Lapin yliopisto
  • Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu
  • Tampereen yliopisto
  • Åbo Akademi
  • Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
  • Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu
  • Luonnonvarakeskus
  • VTT Teknologian tutkimuskeskus

FinELib strikes open access deal with Frontiers

8.4.2021

The agreement allows participating institutions to benefit from a 10% national discount, streamlined submission and payment workflows, and other benefits.

FinELib and Frontiers have announced a new three-year (2022-2024) open access agreement. The agreement is the FinELib's first with a fully open access publisher and allows participating institutions to choose from three invoicing schemes (invoiced individually, monthly, or prepayment).

While making it easier for authors to publish their work open access, the agreement also allows institutions to remain in full control as each APC will be verified before being paid. Further benefits include frozen maximum APCs for the duration of the agreement and improved transparency of OA expenditure through detailed reports.

Read Frontiers' press release here.

Participating institutions:

  • Aalto University
  • University of Lapland
  • National Defence University (incl. the military schools)
  • Tampere University including Tampere University Hospital
  • Abo Akademi University
  • Laurea University of Applied Sciences
  • Tampere University of Applied Sciences
  • Natural Resources Institute Finland
  • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Avoin julkaiseminen mukaan Cell Press -sopimukseen

22.2.2022

FinELib ja Elsevier ovat solmineet Cell Pressin lehtiä koskevan Read and Publish -sopimuksen vuosille 2022–2024.

Uuden sopimuksen myötä tutkijat voivat julkaista artikkeleitaan avoimena ilman erillistä maksua noin 40:ssä Cell Pressin lääke- ja luonnontieteen alan hybridilehdessä.

Sopimuksessa on mukana 10 FinELib-organisaatiota, joiden tutkijat julkaisevat vuosittain yhteensä noin 30 artikkelia Cell Pressin hybridilehdissä.

Julkaisuoikeuden lisäksi sopimus tarjoaa tutkijoille ja opiskelijoille pääsyn organisaatioiden tilaamiin Cell Pressin lehtiin.

Ohjeet artikkelin julkaisemiseen avoimena Cell Press -lehdissä

Cell Press -sopimus 2022–2024

Cell Press agreement enables open access publishing

22.2.2022

FinELib and Elsevier have signed a Read and Publish agreement for Cell Press journals for the term 2022–2024.

With the new agreement, researchers affiliated with the participating organisations can publish their articles open access without extra costs in about 40 Cell Press hybrid journals in the field of medical and natural sciences.

The agreement covers 10 FinELib member organisations, who yearly have published about 30 articles in total in Cell Press hybrid journals.

In addition, the agreement allows researchers and students to access Cell Press journals subscribed by the organisations.

More information on how to publish open access in Cell Press journals

The license agreement 2022-2024