Publishing & Open Access

Processing the results of academic work for publication and making them accessible to both the academic community and the interested public is a central function of a university. In the field of journals in particular, Open Access publishing is increasingly becoming the new standard. This refers to scholarly publications that are freely accessible on the internet without legal, technical, or financial barriers.

Open access has many advantages for scientists. Numerous studies show that publications that are made available in open access are downloaded and cited more often than traditional publications which are behind paywalls. Open access accelerates scientific communication. It makes international and interdisciplinary collaboration more easy. You can find more information about the benefits of Open Access, as well as potential concerns, on the open-access.network platform.

Find out here how we can support you with your Open Access publication:
 



In addition, HCU members can use the publication server repOS for the free Open Access publication of their scholarly works. You can find out how to use repOS for your publication on the thesis and dissertation page.

We are also happy to advise you on the topics of finding a publisher for your dissertation, ORCID, Predatory Publishing, Creative Commons licenses, and more. More information about the library's Open Access offers and publication support services for researchers can be found in the library section of HCU intern.

If you have any questions regarding Open Access, feel free to contact us!

Contact

Dr. Ute von Lüpke
Tel.: +49 (0)40 300880-5335
e-mail: digitaledienste(at)hcu-hamburg.de
 

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The library offers advisory service, coffee lectures and workshops on this topic.
 

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