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There will be no licence with Oxford University Press (OUP) journals from 2022. Continuing access rights are guaranteed for articles published up to the end of 2021. Access to the published articles from January 2022 from the existing journals collection of the University of Zurich will be maintained at least until the end of February. […]

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Preprints are publicly shared versions of manuscripts before peer review. They have gained new importance during the present pandemic, where fast dissemination of research results is wanted. Further benefits of publishing preprints are: setting a time stamp (when the question arises who discovered a result first), gaining visibility (due to open access of preprints), receiving […]

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In 2017, Switzerland has developed its National Open Access Strategy. The vision is that by 2024, at latest, publications originating from public funding should be available in Open Access. With the help of an action plan and various measures, this goal is to be achieved. The following action lines have been developed: National monitoring Communication […]

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What are the Creative Commons Licenses? When browsing online we often find content that we would like to copy and reuse in our own work. But are we allowed to do so? Who do we need to contact to find out? Which conditions apply? Online content that is not labelled is generally protected by copyright […]

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Since 1 July 2020, scientists at the University of Zurich are able to publish Open Access articles free of charge in journals published by Springer Nature. This agreement covers the article processing charges (APC) for a fixed number of articles published in hybrid journals per year. This number has now been reached for 2021. Until […]

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Last week, the Open Science Office, together with the Main Library and the Center for Reproducible Science, launched the Open Science Game “Open Up Your Research” on the last day of International Open Access Week. The game explores what open science entails, how open science practices can be applied, and how an open approach differs […]

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The journal Hermeneutische Blätter (HBl) is the tenth Open Access journal on the HOPE publication platform. HBl is published by the Institute of Hermeneutics and Philosophy of Religion (IHR) and has appeared once or twice a year since 1995. From 1998-2001 the journal was published under the title TheoLogica and from 2002 again as Hermeneutische […]

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The Coffee Lectures of the Main Library take place at the end of November/beginning of December. In about 15 minutes you will get an insight into these topics: 23.11.2021 24.11.2021 25.11.2021 30.11.2021 01.12.2021 02.12.2021 07.12.2021 08.12.2021 09.12.2021 Author Impact Beamplot in Web of Science CC-BY & Co: Creative Commons in a Nutshell Do it Yourself! […]

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During international Open Access Week 2021, we are pleased to launch a series of lunch talks on the topic of Open Science. From 25 October to 5 November, you are invited to discuss via ZOOM with experts from different areas of Open Science, ask questions and gain new insights. The International Open Access Week is […]

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At Scientifica we will present the game “Open up Your Research” for the first time in a workshop (in German). An interactive presentation will guide you through the game: we follow the researcher Emma on her way to a doctorate. You vote at each stage whether Emma should take an open approach to science or […]

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