Step 2: Find a place to publish!
A large number of journals and repositories are available for your open access publication. Due to the large number of different options, it can sometimes be difficult to find a suitable publication venue. Below you will find out which tools are available to you for a structured search and what you should look out for when selecting a journal.
Databases & tools for journal searches
- B!SON for HTWD
Creates lists of suitable open access journals with information on funding based on title and abstract, among other things.
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Database containing information on over 21,000 quality-checked open access journals, which you can filter according to your requirements
- oa.finder
Contains information on around 57,000 international journals, filterable by open access status, impact, subject area or APC amount, among other things
- open-access.network
Contains, among other things, subject-specific information on repositories and relevant open access journals.
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Checklists for checking journal quality
To assess the quality of an open access journal, the same questions as for a closed access journal are of crucial importance, including
- What quality assurance procedures are used?
- Are scientific and technical standards met?
- Is the journal trustworthy and is the relationship between performance and any costs transparent and fair?
- Think. Check. Submit.
Helps you assess, based on various parameters, whether a particular publisher is suitable for publishing your research findings.
- open-access.network
Checklist for the quality of open access journals, created as part of the BMBF-funded project open-access.network
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Specific information for individual publication channels
To search for a Gold Open Access journal, we recommend using the DOAJ and the oa.finder
As part of the DEAL contracts, you also have the opportunity to publish in over 1,700 Gold Open Access journals from the publishers Elsevier, Springer Nature and Wiley at discounted rates. Under the following links you will find an overview of the journals included in this offer:
- Elsevier (column "Bucket" → filter "Core Gold") [list for download]
- Springer Nature (column "Publishing Model" → filter "Fully Open Access") [list for download]
- Wiley (column "Revenue Model" → filter "OA") [list for download],
- possibly in combination with the Wiley Journal Finder
Thanks to a publish-and-read agreement with SAGE Publishing, you can also publish in their Gold Open Access journals at a discount:
Similar to the search for Gold Open Access journals, we recommend using the DOAJ and the oa.finders. Both databases offer you the opportunity to search for journals that do not charge APCs and are therefore free of charge for authors. Of the approximately 20,000 journals listed in the DOAJ, around two thirds do not charge APCs.
As an institutional repository, Qucosa is available to members of the HTWD free of charge. Qucosa is a document and publication server supported by the academic libraries of the Free State of Saxony. Among other things, it guarantees worldwide availability of your publication, its citation capability through a permanent URN and long-term archiving. Qucosa also enables your publication to be referenced in catalogs, directories and search engines. Find out more here.
You can find further quality-assured repositories using the Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR).
As part of the DEAL agreements, HTWD members have the opportunity to publish Open Access at standardized conditions in well over 5,000 subscription journals published by Elsevier, Springer Nature and Wiley. An overview of all journals included in this offer can be found under the following links:
- Elsevier (column "Bucket" → filter "Core Hybrid") [list for download]
- Springer Nature (column "Publishing Model" → filter "Hybrid (Open Choice)") [list for download]
- Wiley (column "Revenue Model" → filter "HOA" or "OO") [list for download],
- possibly in combination with the Wiley Journal Finder
The publish-and-read agreement with SAGE Publishing continues to enable free open access publication in the subscription journals in the field of Materials Science:
- Back to step 1
Get to know publication pathways!
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- Continue to step 3
Check costs & get support!
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