Open Access

The Chester Fritz Library is excited to announce a pilot Open Access Publishing Fund to support UND Researchers. We support all forms of scholarly publishing, and this pilot project will support funding for both articles and books. We plan to split the funding between fall and spring semesters as scholars have different publication schedules. 

We know that trying to combat the high APC prices can be a burden. If accepted, applicants will be awarded up to 2,000 dollars to pay for APCs. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and we will review any article that was accepted for publication or published this fiscal year.  Please see the APC information below. 

We want to be as inclusive in our support for Open Access, so we have also dedicated funding for Open Access book publishing. The Chester Fritz Library is able to provide a portion to support publishing Open Access books. Please see the book information below. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Brittany Fischer, Scholarly Communications Librarian, at brittany.fischer@UND.edu. 

Limitations

• Authors are limited to one funded article per year.  
• Departments should cooperate together to ensure multiple faculty from the same department are not applying
  • This is to ensure that we can distribute the funds across campus equally. 
• Articles should be accepted for publication within one year of applying for the grant
• Journal must not be part of any of our read and publish agreements  
• Applicant must not have a designated grant funding to pay for APCs  
• The journal must not have an embargo period, meaning the journal should be made available at the time of publication

Criteria 

• Applicant must be a UND Faculty, Researcher, Post-Doc, Graduate Student, or Staff Member 
• Applicant must be a corresponding author on the publication
• If you are co-authoring with a Non-UND colleague, the committee may ask that the APC fee be distributed across institutions.  
• The funding must go to APCs and should not be used for color fees, etc.  
• The journal must be a fully open access journal  
• Journal must be listed in DOAJ  
• The journal’s publisher must be a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics or the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association or comply with a similar code of conduct for transparency and best practices. 
• Statement of support from Department Chair with signature needed to show support for publishing in the journal  
• Please provide a statement that says "Financial support was provided by the Chester Fritz Library Open Access Fund." 

Limitations

• We can support up to 1/3 of the costs or up to 5,000 dollars, whichever is less. 
• Faculty are encouraged to explore additional sources for support so the library is not the exclusive funding source. 
• If you are co-authoring with a Non-UND colleague, the committee may ask that the OA fee be distributed across institutions.  
• We may choose to fund a higher amount for University presses given their mission. They should be a member of the Association of University Presses. 
• The Chester Fritz Library will need a memorandum of understanding with the faculty member. We will work with the faculty member before providing funding. 
• We have a limited amount of funds, so we cannot guarantee all funding requests will be approved. 
• Departments should cooperate together to ensure multiple faculty from the same department are not applying
  • This is to ensure that we can distribute the funds across campus equally. 

Criteria 

• We can only accept one application per faculty member every three years. 
• Applicant must be a UND Faculty, Researcher, Post-Doc, Graduate Student, or Staff Member 
• Applicant must be a corresponding author on the publication
• Faculty members should have a signed contract with a publisher or letter of acceptance. 
• It should be published with a reputable academic publisher. It should go through a peer-review process. 
• Statement of support from Department Chair with signature needed to show support for this publication. 
• Please provide a statement that says "Financial support was provided by the Chester Fritz Library Open Access Fund."