Revolution in the science publisher: Göttingen starts open access project!

Revolution in the science publisher: Göttingen starts open access project!

Göttingen, Deutschland - The Lower Saxony State and University Library of Göttingen (Sub Göttingen) has launched a promising project in cooperation with Sciflow: the development of a new open source software called DOA production, which is intended to simplify and professionalize the scientific publication in the open access model. It is planned to start the project on April 1, 2025 and to implement it until March 2026. The aim of this initiative is to create a user -friendly platform that enables researchers to format and lay their work more efficiently.

The open source application OS-APS is further developed in this context and should later be available as a tested platform for various journals. At the center of the project is the pilot project of the journal "Movement", which deals with critical migration research. Researchers benefit from the software by investing less time in the publication, while at the same time the visibility and findability of their work is improved.

accessibility and accessibility

The open access model offers free access to scientific literature on the Internet, whereby the authors' copyrights are preserved. Readers can read, download, download and make private copies without financial or technical barriers. At the same time, the authors keep the rights to their works. This strategy not only supports the visibility of publications, but also promotes the spread of knowledge and innovation. Open access publications have more visibility compared to traditional forms and are also cited more often, as the University of Göttingen emphasizes.

In 2025, the University of Göttingen passed an updated open access policy, which is intended to significantly promote access to research results. This new policy will replace the previous regulations of 2005 and 2016. Cross -institutional support receives Open Access from organizations such as the German Research Foundation and the European Commission, which are increasingly important.

funding and financing

The financing of the open access publications is often via an Author Pays model in which authors pay publication for publication. These fees can be found on the website of the magazines or in the Directory of Open Access Journals (Doaj). Many open access magazines are operated by specialist societies or research institutions and are therefore often free of charge for authors and readers.

The Sub Göttingen not only offers advice on Open Access, but also manages publication funds that promote open access and partially cover the publication costs. International options are also used, such as reimbursement of costs by organizations such as the Wellcome Trust. The commitment of these institutions shows that Open Access is increasingly regarded as the standard for publicly financed research.

At the end of the Sub Göttingen project, there will be a platform that drives the accessibility, accessibility, accessibility and long -term archiving of scientific work and thus promotes sustainable, common good -oriented communication in science