Tampere University Library will pay article and book processing charges (APCs and BPCs) arising from the open access publication of peer-reviewed scientific publications by members of the higher education community. Researchers and staff members working at Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences are eligible to apply for the OA support funding if they meet the criteria for the funding.
Read more about the article processing charge discounts available to researchers affiliated with the Tampere Universities before applying for OA support funding.
Self-archiving is an excellent way of making your peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed publications open access without a fee. Read more about self-archiving.
You can apply for support funding from the Library to pay the article processing charges (APC) or book processing charges (BPC) for your peer-reviewed publication that has been accepted for publication.
By applying for OA support funding, you commit to self-archiving your open access publication in the institutional repository of Tampere University or Tampere University of Applied Sciences.
Please note that the Library does not pay any other publishing costs, such as page, image, or colour fees, or the costs of submitting a manuscript. The Library does not reimburse article processing charges that have already been paid.
The Library will provide you with an invoicing address and other necessary information for the publisher once the Library has processed your application and agreed to pay the article processing charge. Follow the instructions provided. Please do not pay the article processing charge with a credit card.
The Library covers article or book processing charges for peer-reviewed publications when the criteria below are met. Applications for OA support funding can be made once the manuscript has been accepted for publication.
The Library monitors the criteria of OA support funding and, if necessary, changes may be made to them during the year.
Corresponding author
Publication type
Publication channel
* The Library will pay the APC for those projects funded by the Research Council of Finland that have received a positive funding decision from the Research Council in a call for proposals opened after 1 January 2021, in accordance with the Research Council’s renewed open access policy for scientific publications. For projects funded as a result of calls for proposals launched by the Research Council of Finland before 1 January 2021 article processing charges will be paid from the funding allocated to the project.
** Horizon Europe covers publication fees in fully open access publication channels for peer-reviewed scientific publications. The Library covers article and book processing charges for publications published in other channels. In Horizon 2020 projects article processing charges will be paid from the funding allocated to the project.
The ChronosHub service is a tool that helps researchers find publication channels where they can publish Open Access articles either completely without an article processing charge (APC), or with a discounted APC. The service is tailored to the needs of the Tampere Universities community.
ChronosHub is linked to two separate types of Open Access support:
ChronosHub's Journal Guide tool contains information on the terms and conditions of agreements between the Tampere Universities community and publishers, as well as discounts under the agreements. Information on the journal's JUFO category has also been included in the journal search.
The Journal Guide can also be used just to find publication channels in your own field of science outside the agreements. Most journals included in the Journal Guide are not part of the agreements.
Instructions how to fill OA Support Funding form.
Video OA Support Funding form (video opens to the new window).
Following information will be transferred to ChronosHub when you log in:
Fill in the following information on the request form: