Open Access to publications (OA)

Open Access according to OP JAK is:

Free – outcomes are freely available to end users
Unlimited – outcomes are reusable thanks to licenses
Immediate – access is provided without time embargo

Mandatory OA for all publication outputs of the type J, peer-reviewed article – includes article, review and letter. An exception applies to articles with a main (corresponding) author affiliated mainly to a foreign institution.

For other types of outputs (B, peer-reviewed book; C, chapter in a peer-reviewed book; D, paper in proceedings; O, conference presentations, posters), OA is recommended and welcome.

Creative Commons licenses

For granting a license, the author must retain copyright ownership.

CC BY 4.0 license is necessary for accepting the article as a project output; it allows end users to use the work under the condition of attribution
More restrictive CC BY-NC 4.0 or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licenses are not acceptable for articles; the NC clause allows only non-commercial use, ND allows use without modification (e.g. excludes translations of the work).

How to proceed when publishing an article

1) Selecting a journal

A) Publishing with a publisher that will make the publication available under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Gold journal: all articles are open after APC is paid
Hybrid journal: some articles are open after APC is paid
Diamond journal: all articles are open with no cost for the author

How to pay the APC (Article Processing Charge)

The fees for opening an article are around EUR 3,000 (it can be much more) and project funds are allocated for this purpose. It is possible to take advantage of discounts thanks to agreements with publishers within the Czechelib project – instructions for authors.

For MU: Limited-number tokens are not allocated to project publications; discounts and fee waivers are available.

B) Publishing in a subscription-based journal and depositing the publication in a trusted repository under a CC BY license.

Acceptable versions for depositing:

Author Accepted Manuscript (version after peer-review)
Version of Record (final version)

❗ Publishers have various conditions for uploading to repositories, which often include embargoes, the option to store only preprints, or only in institutional, non-commercial or closed repositories, or without granting a license. It is always necessary to familiarize yourself with the conditions before submitting an article. For assistance with selecting a journal and checking compliance with OA principles, please do not hesitate to contact OS support.

👉 Tool for checking journals‘ policies Open Policy Finder

2) Submitting the article

Create a screenshot or archive the email communication to prove the date of submission. The date must be after the start of your contract with the project.

❗ Publish a preprint and if possible, opt for open peer review.

The article must contain project acknowledgement:

This work was supported by the European Regional Development Fund project “ A lifetime with language: the nature and ontogeny of linguistic communication (LangInLife) ” (reg. no.: CZ.02.01.01/00/23_025/0008726).

3) Article is accepted for publication

If the publisher’s conditions allow, the data can be uploaded to a repository even before the article is published, in line with the principle of early access to results.

4) Article is published

Depositing the appropriate version of the article to a trusted repository and creating a publication record for RIV (Czech register of scientific outcomes).

Recommended repositories for publications

Institutional repositories: Masaryk University, Charles University, Institute of Psychology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
General repository Zenodo; project community to which outputs can be assigned: [zenodo.org/communities/langinlife]

For assistance with selecting a repository and uploading a publication, please do not hesitate to contact OS support.

For MU: How to fill in a publication record for RIV

When creating a publication record in the IS Publications app it is necessary to enter two codes in the relevant sections to ensure the correct attribution to the project:

CZ.02.01.01/00/23_025/0008726 as interní kód MU (not translated)
EH23_025/0008726 as research and development project

Other checkboxes remain unchecked, unless there is a combination of funding.

What criteria must an article meet to be recognized as a project output

Was verifiably produced within the project – submission to a journal after the project has started and author has signed the contract.
DOI is assigned.
The version after peer review or the final version is uploaded to a trusted repository under a CC BY 4.0 license. This also applies if the article was published in an open journal.
Underlying data are published and linked to the article by metadata.
Meets the criteria for inclusion in RIV (Czech register of scientific outcomes) as an expected outcome and will be submitted on behalf of the institution.
Contains project acknowledgement.

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Text is based on the Methodology for Open Science in the RES-HUM project.

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