Open access article publications

The SNSF covers the costs of publishing your article in a fully open access journal. Simply submit the invoice to our service partner ChronosHub. Articles in hybrid journals are not funded.
Upper limit of 3500 francsFor all open access articles submitted to a publisher from 1 January 2027 onwards, the following applies: The SNSF will now cover publication fees (APCs) up to a maximum of 3500 francs. It will no longer cover higher costs, not even partially.Open Access Regulations (in force from January 2027)Open access: changes to funding for articles and books
Open Research EuropeThe SNSF is joining Open Research Europe. Starting in autumn 2026, all researchers in Switzerland will be able to publish their articles on this platform. This represents a milestone for Swiss science.News European open access platform: publish research results quickly and free of charge
By funding open access articles, the SNSF enables free access to publications. In this way, we support the dissemination of knowledge that originates from SNSF-funded research. You can receive funding if you make your article accessible free of charge via the gold road. The gold road to open access publishing is the direct publication of scientific results in a fully open access journal. The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) gives an overview of quality-checked open access journals that work with peer review. The Journal Checker Tool provides information on how you can fulfil the SNSF's open access requirements for certain journals. We cover the publisher's services for quality assurance, production and distribution through the payment of an article processing charge (APC). The SNSF may reduce unreasonably high APCs. Please note: the SNSF does not provide funding for publications in hybrid journals. There is a paywall to read these journals. Researchers also have to pay a fee to ensure the free accessibility of their articles. This results in access to research findings being paid for twice. By choosing the hybrid route, you do, however, fulfil the SNSF's open access requirement. How can you receive funding for your article? Our service partner ChronosHub ensures easy processing of the publication charges. In just a few steps, you can forward your APC invoice to them for payment. You can find more detailed information about this process on the ChronosHub website.
The article must be published in a fully open access journal of a scientifically recognised standard (peer review). Only researchers who have received an SNSF grant or have worked as part of an SNSF-funded project are eligible for this funding. The article should be based on the results of the SNSF-funded project. At least one of these researchers must be listed as an author in the article. The funding of the research by the SNSF must be mentioned in the article’s acknowledgements. Please specify the grant number. Example: "This research was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) [grant number]."
As of February 2024, the SNSF is no longer funding OA articles published in special issues:
For the processing of publication fees (article processing charges, or APCs), the SNSF works with the service partner ChronosHub. You can forward your APC invoice to them for payment in just a few steps. You can find more detailed information about this process on the ChronosHub website.Since January 1st 2025, APC invoices will only be paid directly to the publishers, a refund of already paid invoices is no longer possible.If you have any questions about the processing of APCs, please contact our service partner directly. ChronosHubEmail address for questions: snsf@chronoshub.io
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