Open access and preprints

Open access

  • Our default policy is to publish our findings in Fair Open Access or society-led journals1. However, there might be circumstances in which this option might not be available or that the most appropriate journal for a study does adhere to the principles of Fair Open Access. In such situations, high-quality Open Access and traditional journals will be considered as well. However, these traditional journals should still meet some minimal requirements; for example, immediate (or at least, fast) Green Open Access should be allowed (i.e. no or only a limited embargo period), preferably via institutional repositories (as this allows proper and long-term archiving).

  • When Phd/post-doc project funding is not for open access publication fees, Dr. Verbruggen will aim to cover these fees using personal funds.

Preprints

  • Lab members are strongly encouraged to upload their papers to a relevant preprint archive prior to or upon submission, unless the target journal does not allow preprint publication.

Footnotes

  1. Possible journals include eLIFE, Royal Society Open Science, Journal of Cognition, or Open Research Europe. There are several other examples.↩︎