Open Access at Aarhus University

Information about Open Access for you as a researcher

Open Access publishing agreements and discount agreements at Aarhus University

Employees at Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital have the opportunity to publish with discounts from several publishers and in a wide range of journals - without paying a publishing fee (APC).

See the list of all discount agreements

The annual cap for articles without APC payment in the Danish Wiley agreement has now been reached.
Manuscripts accepted for publication in the current year will not be eligible for the APC waiver. Instead, a 15 % discount will be offered.
The annual cap for articles without APC payment for the Danish Cambridge University Press agreement in 2023 is close to being reached.
It is still possible to publish green OA in the journals. If you have any questions about this feel free to contact the AU Library Open Access support oa@kb.dk.
Articles accepted after the cap is reached can be published open access if the author pays an APC. There is a 10% discount on APC. The number of articles that can be covered by the agreements will be reset on January 1st 2024.

Open Access policy at Aarhus University

Aarhus University (AU) supports the idea of the national Open Access strategy and strives to create free access for all citizens, researchers and companies to research publications produced as part of research conducted at AU. Open Access offers direct access to published research results for everyone. Access does not depend on users having subscribed to a journal, either personally or via their library.