OA funding requirements FWF compared to Uni Vienna
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Starting with 1.1.2024, FWF Open Access funding (peer-reviewed publications) is no longer being handled by the FWF, but for University affiliates by the Open Access Office (see sidebar for contact information). Further information ...
Please note that the policies for OA funding differ between the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the University of Vienna. The most important differences are:
| FWF | Uni Vienna | |
|---|---|---|
| OA Policy | OA mandatory. See OA policy of the FWF. | OA recommended. See OA policy of the University of Vienna. |
| Price caps for fully OA journals | Journal must be listed in DOAJ. No price caps. | Journal must be listed in DOAJ. Up to EUR 2,000 No price caps for OA publishing agreements with BMC, Frontiers and MDPI. |
| Price caps for hybrid OA journals (subscription journals with an OA option) | Funding for hybrid publications only if covered by OA publishing agreements. No price caps. | Funding for hybrid publications only if covered by OA publishing agreements. No price caps. |
| Acknowledgement und Copyright | The following text must be included in all publications upon submission: This research was funded in whole or in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [grant DOI]. For open access purposes, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright license to any author accepted manuscript version arising from this submission. | Please use the following acknowledgement: Open Access funding provided by University of Vienna. |
| Required licence | CC BY | No specific licence required. Recommended licence: CC BY |
| Coverage for page charges, colour charges etc. | No. | No. |
| OA funding for monographs | Yes, see Book Publications | No. |
| OA funding for academic journals | Yes, see : Academic Journals | No. |