Primary research results or reviews (usually publication type "Research Article" or "Review"). Editorials, reviews, commentaries, etc. are not eligible.
Peer-reviewed articles published in open access journals (Gold Open Access)
Peer-reviewed articles that appear in closed access journals but can be transferred to open access for an additional fee (hybrid journals).
Funding conditions
Publication under the Library's existing transformation contracts (DEAL, PLOS) is not suitable.
The applicant is employed at FH Aachen at the time of submission of the manuscript and is responsible for the payment of publication fees as "submitting author" or "corresponding author".
The journal must be quality assured ("peer reviewed") and have an impact factor greater than 1.
The article has undergone a proper peer review process and has been accepted by the publisher.
The publication must be made under a licence that provides for legally secure subsequent use. The currently valid Creative Commons licences (CC-BY or CC BY-SA) are recommended.
Funded publications must be made available on the institutional publication server of the FH Aachen (OPUS).
An application for renewed funding can only be submitted once the funded publication has been published.