Checklist for researchers

• During the project proposal

  • Check whether the research fund has requirements for Open Access publishing
  • Check whether a budget for Article Processing Charges (APCs) can be included in the proposal 
  • Check whether other agreements have been made with publishers through the research funder

• While writing or submitting a manuscript

  • Consider applying the Rights Retention Strategy (if the fund offers this) to maintain the copyright of your accepted work (Author Accepted Manuscript/AAM)
  • Consult the VU Journal Publishing Guide to check if the journal you want to publish in allows OA publishing and whether there is a VU agreement on Open Access publishing 
  • Check the website for the terms and workflow of the publisher 
  • Please note that the corresponding author has an affiliation with VU or AUMC: location VUmc

• During submission

  • Always use your VU or AUMC: location VUmc email and work address
  • While submitting, indicate that you want to publish Open Access

• After publication

  • Check on Open Policy Finder which version of the article (e.g. pre-print or post-print) can be made freely available at what time
  • Upload the final version of the article in the VU Research Portal (Pure), possibly subject to an embargo period (AUMC: location VUmc researchers can contact the AUMC Medical Library)
  • 6 months after your publication, your article will automatically be made available Open Access in the VU Research Portal (Pure), unless you choose to opt-out

Questions about Open Access publishing?

Please contact the Open Access team at the University Library!

openaccess@vu.nl

Contact

• Anne van den Maagdenberg
• Open Access Librarian
• +3120 598 5652
• openaccess@vu.nl