Digital publishing: international Open Access Week
An increasing number of scientists at ETH Zurich are using open access to publish their research findings – meaning knowledge can be shared without restriction and used free of charge.
From 19 to 25 October 2020, the international external pageOpen Access Week will shine a spotlight on free access to scientific publications. If you are looking for a way to publish your research findings, ensure they are saved securely and make them available for reuse, ETH Zurich highly recommends scientific open-access publications. Find out how this can see your research fully integrated into the scientific framework and how reuse can be made easier – a win-win situation for you and pluralism in academia.
Resources and services
- Open-access publishing in journals: Publish your research in a specialist online scientific journal. ETH Zurich can help you select a suitable Creative Commons licence or provide financial support in covering publication fees.
- Use the Research Collection as a repository: You can also publish your full text and archive or share your research data on the publication platform of ETH Zurich – all free of charge and with open access.
Guidelines and principles
Rules are needed to guarantee you and all researchers access to scientific information, and there must be certain obligations for both sides. You can find out more here:
Questions and answers
If you have any questions about publishing or self-archiving via open access, please contact the E-Publishing office (), who will be happy to help.
You can also find more information about publishing online on our open-access wiki.
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