235 open-access books already funded - SNF

Since April 2018, the SNSF has covered the costs of the immediate open-access publication of books. This makes researchers more visible and their research results easily reusable. The SNSF has set itself a target of 100 per cent open access. It is convinced that research results obtained with public money belong to the public. This principle applies not only to articles but also to books. As one of the first research funders in Europe, the SNSF included books in its open access funding. Researchers can apply for coverage of the open access publication costs incurred by their publishers. The SNSF reimburses so-called book processing charges (BPCs) - irrespective of whether the results published in the book are the outcome of an SNSF-funded research project.