Gold Open Access refers to the freely available first publication of scientific texts, e.g. in an Open Access journal, a hybrid journal, an Open Access monograph or conference proceedings.

We have concluded contracts or agreed memberships with some publishers, whereby authors of TU Bergakademie Freiberg get advantages in the field of Open Access publishing. The contract offers apply to members and affiliates of TU Bergakademie Freiberg in accordance with Section 5 of the Grundordnung, as well as toguest researchers whose stay is regulated by a guest contract.

Please note: Some journals published by MDPI have been removed from the DOAJ (e.g. Minerals, Materials, Polymers, Water, ...). This deindexation affects the financing option for publication costs from our publishing fund.

The green road to open access means making an already published work available as a so-called secondary publication in a specialised or institutional repository. The applicable legal framework conditions must be observed (e.g. embargo periods, version variants).

Secondary publication in accordance with Section 38 (4) UrhG: Since 1 January 2014, the secondary publication right for the academic sector has been enshrined in the Copyright Act and applies despite contrary wording in the publishing contract. Authors of scientific articles in collective works can make the accepted manuscript version available one year after first publication, e.g. on the institutional repository. This applies to all scientific publications that have been produced as part of a research activity that is at least half publicly funded (by DFG, BMBF, EU or other third-party funding as well as non-university research institutions).

Publisher policies on secondary publication: Many publishers allow the parallel provision of works, e.g. as preprint or postprint, on institutional or disciplinary repositories. The SHERPA/RoMEO list provides an overview of the corresponding policies of many journal publishers. At best, however, authors have negotiated their publishing contracts in such a way that they secure the rights to archive their works on freely accessible online archives.

Qucosa Freiberg: This publication server of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg offers you the opportunity to publish your dissertation, habilitation thesis and other documents free of charge. Numerous other types of publications can also be archived as secondary publications on Qucosa. On the Saxon publication server Qucosa offers you free access to numerous works from Saxony's science and economy.

GEO-LEOe-docs: GEO-LEOe-docs is a specialised repository for the fields of geoengineering/mining, mine surveying, metallurgy and geosciences, a joint project of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg and the Göttingen State and University Library. Information can be found in the online help for GEO-LEOe-docs.

The platform iRights.info (in German) offers further information on the legal situation regarding secondary publications.

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• Open Access Policy of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
• Research Data Policy of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
• Guidelines for publications for members of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
• Regulations for safeguarding good scientific practice and dealing with scientific misconduct at TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Status: February 27, 2023)

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