Open access book chapters

You can also receive funding from the SNSF for a single book chapter. It must be published in a peer-reviewed edited volume and be based on SNSF-funded research.
Edited volumes on specific topics or as follow-ups to conferences fulfil an important function in science communication. Have you written a book chapter that originated from an SNSF-funded project? We reimburse the publisher's services with a book chapter processing charge (BCPC). You can easily apply for open access funding via the mySNF online platform. During the ongoing transitional period, funding is also possible even if the book chapter is not published in an open access edited volume. In this case, the BCPC is intended for the immediate open access publication of your book chapter.
The book chapter must be published in a peer-reviewed edited volume. The SNSF accepts the publisher's peer review decision. The SNSF funded at least 50 per cent of the research on which your publication is based. The funding of an open access book chapter is reserved for researchers who have received an SNSF grant or who have been employed in an SNSF-funded project. At least one of these people must be listed as an author. In your application, you must cite the original SNSF grant. The application can also be submitted after the end of the project. The SNSF's funding of the research must be mentioned in the acknowledgements section of the publication.
You can submit your application at any time via the mySNF online platform – under "Science communication – Open Access book chapters". For the time being, the SNSF has not set an upper limit for the amount of the book chapter processing charge (BCPC). We may reduce unreasonably high BCPCs. The SNSF favours the direct payment of costs to the publisher. - Please send us the publisher's invoice together with your application. - After evaluation by the SNSF, payment will be made directly to the publisher. There is also the possibility to receive a refund for a BCPC which you have already paid. - Together with the application, please send us the publisher's invoice and proof of payment. - Once the SNSF has approved the request, payment will be made to the specified bank account. - This option is available for a maximum of six months after the publication date.
Submission: Anytime