New UT policy on open access

The University of Twente has adopted a new policy on open access (OA) in order to make 100% OA publishing the norm in 2023. UT authors must make all their publications OA, preferably immediately with a licence for re-use. In all cases, UT-affiliated publications must be open at the latest six months after the first publication date. To help you, the University Library will automatically make your publications in UT Research Information openly available after six months, unless you opt out for one or more publications. Together with you as UT authors, the faculty boards are responsible for making 100% OA publishing the norm within each faculty.

Below, you’ll read what this new policy means for UT authors and how the University Library will help you make your work OA.

  • Immediate OA: Options for UT authors

    Journals usually charge costs for OA publishing, but as a UT author, you can publish your work OA immediately with a licence for re-use and at no cost to you:

    • in almost 10.000 journals that let submitting UT authors publish OA at a 100% discount, thanks to agreements between the Universities of The Netherlands (UNL) and publishers, and
    • in almost 12.000 high-quality OA journals in the Directory of Open Access Journals that don’t charge costs for OA publishing.

    The UT Journal Browser lets you search for journals in your field and shows you in which of these journals you can publish OA at no cost to you.

    If the journal of your choice does charge for OA publishing, then you may be able to get funding (e.g., from NWOEU, or your faculty such as BMS). Lastly, if your research is funded by NWO, you can make the accepted version of your publication immediately available with a licence for re-use, based on the Rights Retention Strategy.

  • OA after six months: Automatically open in UT Research Information

    Thanks to Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act, the final published pdf of UT-affiliated articles, conference papers, and chapters in edited collections can become openly available in UT Research Information six months after the first publication date. Until now, you could only do so by signing a licence. From now on, your eligible publications in UT Research Information will automatically become open after six months, unless you opt out. Of course, as a UT author, it is your responsibility to make sure your publications are uploaded to Pure. The University Library does the rest.

    Read how the new procedure works
    > Do you have questions? Check the FAQ.

  • Faculty-specific support

    Supported by the information specialist in each faculty and the OA specialist from the University Library, each faculty board will determine what specific extra support is needed to implement the new OA policy and to reach 100% OA for the disciplines in the faculty. Faculties finance the OA support in their faculty. 

  • Why does the UT make 100% OA publishing the norm?

    The University of Twente believes that the results of publicly funded research should be available as soon as possible, preferably with a licence for re-use. This ensures equal access to scientific results – regardless of institutional affiliation – and it accelerates innovation. For you as a researcher, publishing OA increases the visibility, downloads, citations, and impact of your publications.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the new OA policy, please contact the information specialist in your faculty. They wil gladly help you.

> More information about OA publishing as a UT author: www.utwente.nl/openaccess