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Latest news about open access at the University of Groningen.
| Published on: | 30 May 2024 |
In 2023, 97% of UG/UMCG peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings were open access - including gold (30%), hybrid (41%) and green (26%) open access. The share of open access publications remained stable from 2021 and 2022, but rose significantly compared to previous years (69% in 2020, 64% in 2019, 55% in 2018, 51% in 2017 and 37% in 2016).
| Published on: | 22 April 2024 |
How can authors recognise and avoid these journals? What can authors do if they have published with a questionable or predatory publisher? Open access specialists at universities across the Netherlands have written a guide that provides insight and practical advice for authors.
| Published on: | 27 February 2024 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of February 2024 is titled The algorithmic network imaginary: How music artists understand and experience their algorithmically constructed networks, written by Robert Prey and Marc Esteve Del Valle (Faculty of Arts).
| Published on: | 01 February 2024 |
The UG has signed a new Read & Publish agreement with the European Respiratory Journal. In addition, several existing agreements have been renewed. Through these agreements UG researchers get reading access to scientific journals, as well as the right to publish open access at no extra cost.
| Published on: | 30 January 2024 |
Article in the spotlight for January 2024
| Published on: | 27 November 2023 |
Article in the spotlight for November 2023
| Published on: | 09 November 2023 |
Springer Nature OA deal: annual quota reached
| Published on: | 09 October 2023 |
Large commercial publishing houses charge high amounts for open access publication of scientific articles. Dissatisfied with this, more and more researchers want to keep control of the publication process themselves. They are opting for community-driven initiatives. At the UG, the University of Groningen Press (UPG) can play an important role in this, as explained by five researchers.
| Published on: | 26 September 2023 |
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (September 2023)
| Published on: | 26 June 2023 |
The University of Groningen ranks first worldwide in the field of open access, according to the 2023 Leiden Ranking. In this interview with Giulia Trentacosti, we explore the status of open access at the UG.
| Published on: | 22 June 2023 |
According to the 2023 CWTS Leiden Ranking (Leiden University), the University of Groningen ranks 1st in the world in the area of open access, with 95% of publications being openly accessible in the period 2018-2021.
| Published on: | 16 June 2023 |
In 2022, 97% of UG/UMCG peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings were open access - including gold (30%), hybrid (32%) and green (35%) open access. The share of open access publications remained stable from 2021, but rose significantly compared to previous years.
| Published on: | 14 June 2023 |
The UG’s Open Access Book Fund is expected to run out by the end of May 2023. The fund was very successful, with 48 applications received since the fund’s launch in February 2022.