New funding scheme for open access publication - The Research Council of Norway

"The Research Council is seeking to increase publication in open access journals. Research institutions may be granted support for up to half of the costs associated with publication in such journals. The application deadline is 15 April. 'Institutions are in the midst of a costly transition period, where they have to maintain their journal subscriptions as well as pay to publish articles in open access journals. The Research Council’s new funding scheme is designed to make this transitional phase easier for the institutions, and will at the same time enable them to set up good systems for financing open access publication through dedicated funds,' states Arvid Hallén, Director General of the Research Council of Norway ..."