The University Library offers a range of Open Access services to ensure worldwide accessibility of academic work. Through the institutional repository Refubium, university members can publish dissertations, research papers, and datasets openly. Additionally, the library manages the publication fund, which covers fees for publishing Open Access journal articles.

The Open Access and Scholarly Publishing Team enhances these services by providing consultations, training sessions, and workshops on Open Access and Open Science. The team supports strategic developments, assists FU researchers with journal transformation, and develops infrastructures for scholarly publishing. As part of Berlin Universities Publishing, it offers a platform for Open Access journals using Open Journal Systems (OJS) and actively engages with the international OJS community.

The editorial team offers support for the following topics:

• copyright
• agreements between publisher and author
• reimbursement and upfront payment of APCs
• long-term archiving of documents in the institutional repository
• allocation of persistent identifiers (DOI, URN)
• record of publications in SEP and the University Bibliography
• one-to-one counselling services and training courses

The Open Access and Scholarly Publishing Team offers support for the following topics:

• Central website Open Access at Freie Universität
• Advice on Open Access and Open Science
• Workshops and training courses
• Strategic processing of open access and open science at Freie Universität
• Advice on the transformation of journals
• Publication services within the framework of Berlin Universities Publishing
• Support in the implementation of the Open Access Policy of Freie Universität

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Contact:
Document Server Editorial Team
E-Mail: edocs@ub.fu-berlin.de

Open Access and Scholarly Publishing Team
E-Mail: open-access@fu-berlin.de