SNSF and EU Funding
Funding by the Swiss National Science Foundation
The SNSF promotes Open Access publications of SNSF-grantees in all scientific disciplines.
Changes in the SNSF's Open Access Funding Policy as of Januar 2027!
As of 01 January 2027, the SNSF has a new Open Access Funding Policy in place:
- Journal articles: max. 3'500 CHF for APCs; APCs higher than that will no longer be covered, not even partially.
- Books: only funding for books from SNSF projects with the exception of PhD theses and habilitations
- Books: max. 12'000 CHF Book Processing Charges for the basic module
- PhD Theses / Habilitations: Need an independent peer review of the full manuscript
More about: Changes in the SNSF' Open Access Funding Policy starting 2027.
Articles in OA journals (APC)
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The article must be freely accessible in a high-ranking, peer-reviewed, purely open access journal without an embargo period.
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Funding from the SNSF must be mentioned in the article (acknowledgement).
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Funding for open access publications is independent of ongoing grants, i.e. it can also be applied for after the project has been completed.
Hybrid and Special Issues are not paid for by the SNSF
Open Access articles that appear in special issues or in hybrid journals are not funded by the SNSF. If the journal is hybrid, ChronosHub will indicate whether the costs are covered by a publishing contract with the research institution.
Since 1.1.2025, the SNSF no longer makes refunds to researchers for APCs that they have already paid themselves.
More information on the SNSF's funding for article publications
Submission process via ChronosHub
- Activate ChronosHub user account (snsf@chronoshub.io)
- Submit manuscript via ChronosHub or clarify whether the journal meets the SNSF requirements.
- Submit unpaid invoice for APCs via ChronosHub.
OA Book Publications (BPC)
- Funding is possible independently from a SNSF project (Attention: As of 01 January 2027, funding is only available for SNSF projects!)
- Submit applications via the OA platform mySNF
More information on the SNSF's funding for book publications
Book Chapter (BCPC)
- The research on which the publication is based was funded by the SNSF to at least 50%
- Submit applications via the OA platform mySNF
More information on the SNSF's funding for book chapter publications
Funding in EU Projects
Applicants of Horizon Europe projects may publish their results in journals of their choice under the following conditions:
- Open Access access must be directly guaranteed at the time of publication.
- A Creative Commons License or equivalent is required for publication. For monographs and comparable text formats, the license may exclude commercial use and editing of the work (e.g., CC BY-NC, CC BY-ND).
- Only publication fees (APC/BPC) in pure OA journals are eligible for reimbursement (costs for this must be included in the project proposal budget).
- Publication in hybrid journals is only possible if the publisher is covered by a Read&Publish agreement OR the hybrid APCs are paid from the research group's own funds.
