Open Access publications—we pay

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We offer researchers at the University of Cologne and the University Hospital of Cologne many options for funding Open Access costs.

The University and City Library of Cologne is the central point of contact for matters related to funding Open Access publications. To promote Open Access, we have entered into agreements with academic publishers and are also a partner of the DEAL Consortium. We support authors at the University of Cologne through our own Open Access solutions as well as through financial support for various Open Access initiatives.

Web App

To apply for funding from the Publication Fund, please use our Web App. You can easily access it using your uniKIM ID; alternatively, you can request a temporary access link to be sent to you.

Web-App

Coverage of Costs

When will the costs of your publication be covered? You can find information on the various requirements for journals and monographs here:

Publication funds of the University of Cologne - Journals

Publication funds of the University of Cologne - Monographs

Partnerships

We have negotiated special rates for you with numerous academic journal publishers and publication platforms where you can publish your Open Access articles. Below is a selection of these options. Please feel free to contact us if you would like more information.

Publishers of Journals

ACM Open | Asssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Cambridge University Press
The Company of Biologists
Elsevier: Projekt DEAL
Frontiers
Emerald
Hogrefe
John Benjamins Publishing Company
OLH - Open Library of Humanites
MDPI - Publisher of Open Access Journals
MSP - Mathematical Science Publishers
Nature Rahmenvertrag
PLOS - Public Library of Science (offer ends on 31.12.2026)
Rockefeller University Press
Royal Society of Chemistry
SciPost
Springer Nature: Projekt DEAL
Wiley: Projekt DEAL