Rules relating to Open Access

Scientific books and book chapters

The SNSF provides financing for the publication of scientific books via the Gold Road, regardless of whether the underlying research results were obtained in an SNSF-funded project or not. The publication fees are covered by book processing charges (BPCs), which can be applied for via the OA platform in mySNF.

Open Access book publications

For individual book chapters from an SNSF-funded project that are published in a peer-reviewed anthology, the publishing fees can be covered by book chapter processing charges (BCPCs), applied for on the OA platform of the SNSF.

If the SNSF OA commitment is fulfilled via the Green Road, the books and book chapters must be archived in an institutional or disciplinary repository no later than 12 months after their initial publication by the publisher.