Publish
Publishing at universities is a central component of scholarly work and serves to disseminate new findings.
Researchers face the challenge of selecting appropriate publication formats and venues. At the same time, issues such as Open Access, visibility, and scholarly quality are becoming increasingly important.
KUPS-Kölner UniversitätsPublikationsServer
KUPS offers members of the University of Cologne the opportunity to publish their full-text scholarly documents electronically in open access, either as a primary or secondary publication. The repository is open to numerous types of publications, including dissertations, journal articles, working papers, and conference papers, as well as complete book series and journals.
Publish your dissertation
The final step in your doctoral program is to publish your dissertation at the University of Cologne. Please submit your dissertation to us either digitally via KUPS or as a legal deposit copy if it was privately printed.
Guidelines and Policies
View the University of Cologne’s guidelines and policies on publishing and research here:
Publishing in Open Access
We provide free support to members of the University of Cologne in implementing their open-access publication projects—from technical setup to publication. We also help you increase the visibility of your content, ensure its long-term availability, and streamline editorial workflows:
Funding in Open Access
We offer researchers at the University of Cologne and the University Hospital of Cologne many options for funding Open Access costs:
DOI Assignment
As a researcher at the University of Cologne, you can apply for a DOI through us. This ensures that your digital resources are uniquely identifiable and permanently discoverable:
ORCID Assignment
The Open Researcher and Contributor ID, or ORCID for short, is the international standard for uniquely identifying researchers. It allows a person to be linked to their publications and research data: