The Learning Centre governs Open Access Fund Pilot
Aalto University has reserved an OA Pilot Fund of 120 000 euros for advancing the visibility and impact of Aalto research with open access publishing methods during 2017.
In addition to advancing open access publishing, the pilot aims to collect information about current practices at Aalto.
The pilot funds open access publishing of journal and conference articles only (i.e. APC charges).
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