Book chapters

cOAlition S lets the associated funders determine their own open access policy for books and book chapters. Check with your funder what their open access requirements are for book chapters, and whether you are allowed to pay any publication costs from your research budget. 

If the editor of the edited volume to which you are contributing opts for diamond or gold open access, your chapter will immediately be made open access. 

If the editor chooses to publish behind a paywall, and your funder does not require immediate open access, we recommend that you use green open access via the Taverne scheme. 

Green open access  

What is green open access via the Taverne scheme? 

• The book to which you are contributing is published closed access by the publisher.
• Your chapter will be made available in the UU Repository six months after the book’s publication. 
• This route is free of charge for authors. 
• The open access version will be subject to the same licence as the closed version. 

How do I follow this route? 

Upload the chapter to Pure if it isn’t already there. The university library will take care of the rest.