Business Finland open science requirements
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Business Finland
The articles should be made open in one of the following ways:
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by publishing articles in the Open Access journals,
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by self-archiving articles e.g. in an institutional repository (ACRIS in Aalto University)
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It is not recommended to publish in hybrid open access journals in which some of the articles are opened by paying the article processing charge (APC).
Embargoes (publication delay periods) for the opening of publications is allowed
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Humanities and social sciences: 12 months
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Other fields: 6 months
Please also note that
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The project research plan must include a publication plan in which Open Access publishing is taken into account
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Publication costs are no longer eligible costs in the project planning stage as they are now already included in the overhead cost multiplier for Aalto researchers. If you have questions regarding this, you should contact the Grant Advisor(s) in your school.
It is recommended to provide access to research material (e.g., research data) considering the legal framework and agreements.
Data management plan (DMP) must be included to the research plan.
Business Finland’s Open Science recommendations (pdf)
Always check the up-to-date information from the funders' instructions.
Help available
Questions on open access: [email protected]
Questions on research data: [email protected]
Further support is available from the School Teams and IT Services for Research
More information on open access publishing
ACRIS, open access publishing and manuscript service
Instructions on open access publishing in ACRIS
Open access agreements with publishers
Take advantage of the open access agreements we have with publishers! Under the agreements, Aalto affiliated corresponding authors can publish their articles without open access fees (APC fee) or get discounts on them.
More information on open research data
Research Data Management (RDM) and Open Science
Properly managed research data creates competitive edge and is an important part of a high-quality research process. Here you will find links to support, services and instructions for research data management.
Data Management Plan (DMP)
A Data Management Plan (DMP) is a formal document that specifies how research data are handled during and after a research project.
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