Open publishing

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Open access to publications means that research papers, for example, are available online in a free and accessible way. When a publication is open access, it is available online in its entirety for reading, copying, printing and linking. 

Open publishing is a key pillar for open science and research. Through open publishing, the final results of a study are made available to as many users as possible as quickly as possible. Parallel publishing also ensures the long-term availability of publications. 

In accordance with the goals of open RDI operations, open channels are used for publications. It is also recommended for open access publications to have a permanent identifier. For example, publications saved on Theseus receive a permanent identifier. 

The publications of Humak’s own series are stored openly on Theseus. Humak’s blogs and articles are also published on open access publication channels. 

Humak’s publications

Open publishing guidelines (mainly in Finnish)

Policy for open access to scholarly publications – Tutkimusyhteisön kansallinen linjaus ja toimenpideohjelma 2020–2025: Lehti- ja konferenssiartikkeleiden avoimen saatavuuden osalinjaus (2019)
Oppimisen ja oppimateriaalien sekä tutkimusjulkaisujen avoimuus. Korkeakoulu- ja tutkimusyhteisön kansallinen linjaus ja toimenpideohjelma 2021–2025: Opinnäytetöiden avoimuuden osalinjaus (2024)
Avoimen julkaisemisen tekniikkaa ja teknologiaa koskevat suositukset (2021)
Tutkimusjulkaisujen avoimen saatavuuden suositukset tutkimusrahoittajille (2021)
Ohje tekijänoikeuksiin liittyvästä avoimesta lisensoinnista tutkijoille ja tieteellisille kustantajille (2020)
Ohje tieteellisille julkaisukanaville vastuullisen aineisto- ja datapolitiikan laatimiseksi (2020)

Open publishing methods 

Gold OA – Publications in an open access publication channel 

  • Many scientific journals charge a fee for open publishing 
  • Humak’s own publication channels are open access
     

Green OA - Self-archiving into an open access publication archive (Theseus) 

  • Self-archiving requires permission from the publisher 
  • The publisher’s permission for self-archiving is obtained by the author (for example, the author of the article) 
  • Self-archiving is done in a library 
  • Scientific journals usually grant self-archiving permission for the peer-reviewed manuscript version of the article, but not for the version according to the magazine layout 
  • A publisher may place an embargo (e.g. 12 months) on self-archiving, during which the article may not be freely published online
     

Hybrid OA – Publishing in a subscription-based magazine 

  • The writer pays the writer’s fee defined by the publisher to make the article open access 
  • The writer’s fee, i.e. APC fee (Article Processing Charge) can be thousands of euros 
  • APC fees should be accounted for already during the project’s budgeting step 
  • The hybrid model is only used by large international scientific publishers 
  • In hybrid publications, the publisher profits from both the subscription fees and the writer’s fees