Open access publishing

Hanken has set up a central fund for open access publication since 2020 with the aims of promoting open access and of establishing an open and transparent APC process at Hanken. As a Hanken researcher, you are entitled to applying for Hanken’s central fund for open access publication fees.

This option is primarily used for journals that do not allow self-archiving without an embargo. If the journal allows self-archiving in an instititional repository, green open access (self-archiving) should be used.

Note that an application for internal funding must be done before submitting the article. Internal funding can not be used to pay for APC invoices if an application has not been recieved and approved by the Library.

Other opportunities to publish OA

Hanken researchers have the following opportunities to publish open access. Always start with checking the possibility for discount on APC via FinElib agreements.

• Discounts on APCs via FinElib agreements
• Self-archiving the Author's Accepted Manuscript (AAM) in Haris
• Hanken’s central fund for open access publication fees to cover a publication fees in journal articles or monographs, if self-archiving without embargo is not allowed.

The criteria of open access publication fund allocation are:

1. The applicant/recipient acts as the corresponding author and clarifies his/her Hanken affiliation in the publication.
2. None of the Hanken affiliated authors has external project funds where open access publishing costs can be included in the project budget.
3. The publication type is a peer-reviewed journal article (publication type equivalence A1 and A2). Peer-reviewed monographs (publication type equivalence C1) can also get financial support for the book processing charge (BPC). Publication types are defined in the Publication data collection instructions for publication authors, Julkaisutiedonkeruun ohje julkaisun tekijälle, Anvisning om insamling av publikationsdata till publikationens upphovsman by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
4. The application for the publication expense is directed at an APC in a gold or hybrid open access publication, not at submission fees or production-related fees such as colour image or figure charges.
5. The target journal is rated with a JUFO level 1 or above, or SNIP 1.0 or above if the publication channel has not received a JUFO rating.
   Check the JUFO level in the JUFO portal, and the SNIP indicator in the service CWTS Journal Indicators.

In the application you should send information about all the five criteria and the journal/book title and publisher.

1. Give the name of the corresponding author and confirm that Hanken is given as affiliation in the publication.
2. Do the Hanken affiliated author(s) have external project funds where open access publishing costs can be included in the project budget?  Yes/No
3. Is the publication type a peer reviewed journal article (publication type equivalence A1=original research and A2=research review) or a peer reviewed monograph (publication type equivalence C1)? Yes/No and give publication type
4. Is the application directed at an APC, not at submission fees or production-related fees. Yes/No
5. Is the journal rated on JUFO level 1 or above, or SNIP indicator 1.0 or above, if the publication channel has not received a JUFO rating? Give the JUFO rating or the SNIP indicator.
6. Give the title of the article and the journal title or book title and publisher. 

Send your application to haris@hanken.fi.

For questions on Hanken's central fund for open access or other OA related questions please contact haris@hanken.fi.