Publication funding: new focus on digital publishing and open access

"The SNSF is adapting its publication funding: as of 1 July 2014, support will focus on digital and open access book publications; this corresponds to the rules applying to the publication of journal articles. At the same time, the SNSF will create the option to claim publication costs within the budget of an SNSF-funded project. ​Up until now, the SNSF has awarded publication grants to researchers wishing to publish their results in the form of a book. These grants contributed towards the costs of printed books. In view of the trend towards digital publications and open access (OA), the SNSF will limit its support for book publications to digital and open access publications as of 1 July 2014. In so doing, the SNSF is matching the current funding policies of other European research funders as well as backing national projects promoting digitalisation and open access ..."