Name | Aalborg University Open Publishing (AAU OPEN) |
Membership Category | Professional Publisher (Small) |
Website | https://www.aau.dk/forskning/open-publishing?marketing=open.aau.dk |
Owner | Aalborg University |
Main Address | Kroghtstræde 3, 9220 Aalborg East |
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Copyright and Licensing Link | https://www.en.aau.dk/research/open-publishing/about-aau-open#who-owns-your-work? |
Copyright and Licensing Policy | You as the author are the sole owner of the copyright to the published content. The author is also responsible for any omissions or infringements of copyright in the publication. AAU OPEN’s responsibility is limited to the removal of the publication if such a request is raised with documentation to support the claim. However, metadata will continue to be visible along with a reason for the removal. This is to ensure transparency and accountability in research and publication processes.AAU Open Publishing publishes exclusively Open Access and uses Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 as a default license. If you as an author wish to use a different CC license, this must be agreed with AAU OPEN. |
Complaint Contact Link | https://www.en.aau.dk/research/open-publishing |
Complaint Policy | There is no specific policy on complaints. However, for the review process, responsibility is clearly stated as well as responsibility for content in the manuscripts. Moreover, the website contains information with emails to members of the AAU OPEN who can be contacted in case of complaints. |
Publication Charge Link | https://www.en.aau.dk/research/open-publishing/about-aau-open#processing-charges-and-fees |
Publication Charge Policy | AAU Open Publishing is a not-for-profit Diamond publisher, which means that publishing is free for authors from AAU: It is a requirement to have at least one AAU employee on the publication.
If the authors have very specific requests, such as personal design for a book cover, which will require extra time in terms of layout and set-up, there may be a small cost involved. The author will be responsible for covering these expenses, which will be done with their approval. |
OASPA Compliant OA Journals | 2 compliant |
OA Articles (approx. number in 12 months) | <100 |
OASPA Compliant OA Books | 1 |
Peer Review Process Link | https://www.en.aau.dk/research/open-publishing/about-aau-open#the-peer-review-process-for-publication-at-aau-open-publishing |
Peer Review Policy | Peer review is an essential part of ensuring good research practice, relevance, and innovation of research publications and of preventing scientific misconduct. A clear, distinct, and thorough practice for peer review is therefore an important part of ensuring the quality of the publications from AAU Open Publishing. When a manuscript has undergone peer review and has been assessed as suitable for publication, this is clearly indicated on the publication with a label.On the website, you can find a full description of AAU OPEN’s process for peer review of various publications from AAU Open Publishing, including the division of responsibility in the review process. |
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