Open access to research

Open Access publishing makes magazines and books open to everyone online. Access is not regulated by subscription plans, or other payment arrangements. Expenses associated with Open Access publishing may often be covered by the author or institution the author is employed at.

Excerpt from the guidelines

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Support for publishing articles will only be given for journals that are approved publishing channels in the Database for Statistics on Higher Education (DBH). Publishing in reputable international journals (Level 2) is preferred.
Support for articles is only given for publishing in online-only OA journals. This means that the scheme does not cover OA publishing in hybrid journals.
Support can also be given for OA publishing of books/anthologies with approved publishers.
For Level 2 articles, NOK 20 000 is the maximum amount that can be applied for, and for Level 1 articles the maximum amount is NOK 10 000.
For books, the amount applied for will be assessed in relation to the number of VID author shares.
Support is given only when the article/book has been accepted for publication.
Support is not given for extra expenses (colour, pages etc.).
It is primarily the corresponding author who can apply for support. The corresponding author must be affiliated with VID through an employment relationship, and funding is awarded in relation to the author share and the share of publication points allocated to VID.
When publishing internationally in Level 2 journals, a co-author employed at VID may apply for funding in relation to the author share.
If an application is rejected, an appeal can be made to the vice rector. His/her decision is final and cannot be appealed.
The guidelines can be altered without warning, but without retroactive effect on applications that have already been processed.