Open Access (English version): Research funding and Open Access

EU HORIZON EUROPE

HE's Open Access requirements:

• All publications must be made available through Open Access.
• Both post-print (the accepted manuscript) and the final published version (VoR) are accepted.
• Embargoes are not allowed.
• Articles must be published with the Creative Commons license; CC BY. Monographs and anthologies may use more restrictive licenses, such as CC BY-NC or CC BY-ND.
• Post-print or Version of Record (VoR) must be made available in a reliable repository for scientific publications, e.g. Zenodo.
• APCs can only be covered if publications are released in gold Open Access journals*. Although Open Access publishing in hybrid journals is allowed, APCs for publishing in hybrid journals cannot be covered by EU funding.
  *An exception to this is Marie Curie, where APCs in hybrid Open Access journals can be covered.

Read Horizon Europe's Open Access requirements (p. 368).

EU HORIZON 2020

Horizon 2020's Open Access requirements:

• All publications must be made available through Open Access.
• Both post-print (the accepted manuscript) and the final published version (VoR) are accepted.
• Maximum 6-month embargo on post-prints.
• No requirement for a Creative Commons license.
• Post-print or VoR must be made available in a reliable repository for scientific publications, e.g. Pure or Zenodo.
• APCs can only be covered during the project's lifetime.

Read Horizon 2020's Open Access requirements (p. 69).

PUBLIC FUNDING

Danish public foundations with Open Access requirements.

• Independent Research Fund Denmark
• Danish National Research Foundation
• Innovation Fund Denmark

They all follow the Open Access policy for public sector research funds and foundations:

1. Open Access requirements apply only to articles.
2. Both post-print (the accepted manuscript) and the final published version (VoR) are accepted.
3. Maximum 6-months embargo on post-print.
4.  No requirement for a Creative Commons license.
5. Post-print or VoR must be made available in an institutional or subject-specific repository.

PRIVATE FUNDING

Includes, among others:

• Carlsberg Foundation
• The Danish Cancer Society (Kræftens Bekæmpelse)
• The VELUX and VILLUM Foundations
• TrygFonden
• Lundbeck Foundation
• Novo Nordisk Foundation

The first three – Carlsberg, The Danish Cancer Society, and VELUX/VILLUM – all follow the rules for public foundations:

1. Open Access requirements apply only to articles.

2. Both post-print (the accepted manuscript) and the final published version (VoR) are accepted.

3. Maximum 6-months embargo on post-print.

4.  No requirement for a Creative Commons license.

5. Post-print or VoR must be made available in an institutional or subject-specific repository.

TrygFonden encourages Open Access and applicants to apply for APC coverage.

The last two foundation scurrently have no Open Access requirements:

- The Lundbeck Foundation
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation

OA REQUIREMENTS FROM PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND EU FUNDING

It is a requirement from both the EU and Danish funding providers, that publications resulting from these grants are published as Open Access.

Before entering into a publishing agreement, it is important to check whether the publisher/journal allows Open Access publishing under the conditions specified by the funding provider.