Open Access

The "K.T. Dimaras" Library promotes free and unrestricted access to knowledge and supports that unhindered flow and exchange of scholarly information increases scientific progress and improves its impact on the global researcher’s community and society at large.

Open Access (OA) is defined as free access to scholarly information (published and raw data) without any economical, legal, or technical barrier. European Union, national and international research funders encourage the publication of scholarly articles in open access journals. The library actively supports Open Access initiatives to facilitate the dissemination of scholarly knowledge.

Open Access Routes

Open Journals Indexes

Indexes

doaj

DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community committed to ensuring that quality content is freely available online for all.

https://doaj.org/

catalogue

Sherpa Romeo is an online resource that aggregates and presents publisher and journal open access policies from around the world. Every registered publisher or journal held in Romeo is carefully reviewed and analysed by our specialist team who provide summaries of self-archiving permissions and conditions of rights given to authors on a journal-by-journal basis where possible.

The policy information provided through this service primarily aims to serve the academic research community. Since the service launched over 15 years ago, publisher policies and the open access sector have changed a lot. Open access policy can be complex and varies according to geographical location, the institution, and the various routes to open access — all of which affects how and where you can publish your research.

https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/

catalogue

Index of eligible Open Access journals

The index of eligible Open Access journals is a tool which checks whether there is a possibility of publishing in scientific journals of publishers who cooperate with HEAL-Link. Users may search for the journal title or select one of the main types of support, that is journals with waived APCs and journals with discounted APCs. At the same time, there are specific eligibility terms and conditions that should be taken into account for each journal and publisher.

It should be noted that this index is based on journal lists provided by publishers for the current year. The Unit cannot be held accountable if the publishers add or remove journal titles throughout the year. In such case, please contact scholarly [at] heal-link.gr.

https://scholarly.heal-link.gr/oajournals/

Open Access Services

Agreements Covering Publication Costs

The Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link) actively supports Open Access publishing by negotiating agreements with various publishers to cover publication costs (Article Processing Charges, APCs) either partially or in full.
Below is an overview of the available agreements, including their key terms and conditions:

Type of discount	Publisher	Agreement details
Complete exemption from publication costs	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Wiley Oxford University Press (OUP) Institute of Physics (IoP) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Cambridge University Press American Chemical Society (ACS)	unlimited number of publications
Complete exemption from publication costs	SpringerNature IEEE HEAL1000 De Gruyter Elsevier	limited number of publications
20% reduction	SAGE	limited number of publications

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for a full or partial waiver or a reduction in publication costs, the corresponding author must:

Be a member of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) research staff.
Indicate the National Hellenic Research Foundation as their "affiliation" when submitting their manuscript on the publisher's platform.
Use their institutional account for submission.

Additional Resources

For more information on Open Access agreements and eligible journals, visit the following HEAL-Link pages:

Index of Eligible Open Access Journals: https://scholarly.heal-link.gr/oajournals/ – A list of journals covered under cost coverage agreements.
Open Access Agreements Guide: https://scholarly.heal-link.gr/guide/ – Details on:

Eligibility criteria
Submission process
Recommendations for the Acknowledgment section

These agreements provide researchers with greater opportunities to publish their work openly, increasing visibility and accessibility within the academic community.

Library of Science Technology & Culture (''The K.Th. Dimaras Library'')

Open Access

Open Access Routes

Open Journals Indexes

Open Access Services

Agreements Covering Publication Costs

Additional Resources

The NHRF

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