The University of Witten/Herdecke is one of the DEAL institutions in Germany.

The DEAL project has enabled new contract models nationwide with the three major scientific publishers Elsevier, Springer Nature and Wiley. These contracts give universities, among other things, permanent access to all electronic journals (e-journals) of the respective provider. In addition, authors of the participating institutions receive the right to publish their latest research results directly and permanently under an open access license with the respective publisher.

• What is the DEAL project?
• Information on open access with DEAL + FAQ for publishers
• "We have a DEAL"

DEAL-Wiley contract

The DEAL contract with the publisher Wiley has been in place since the beginning of 2019.

• Key points of the DEAL-Wiley contract
• Important information: FAQ and further information for publishers here
• Journal list
• Please note: DEAL publishing at the UW/H

DEAL-Springer Nature contract

The DEAL contract with the publisher Springer Nature has been in place since the beginning of 2020.

• Key points of the DEAL-Springer Nature contract
• Important information: FAQ
• Journal list
• Please note: DEAL publishing at the UW/H

DEAL-Elsevier contract

The DEAL contract with the publisher Elsevier has been in place since mid-2023.

• Key points of the DEAL-Elsevier contract
• Important information: FAQ and further information for publishers here
• Journal list
• Please note: DEAL publishing at the UW/H

Many publishers charge authors or their institutions publication fees for open access publications, so-called Article Processing Charges (APC).

The UW/H University Library has concluded framework agreements or consortium agreements with some publishers, through which a publication can be published at a reduced rate (special conditions).

General

• Please check the current publishing agreements listed on this page before each publication.
• The publishers usually carry out author identification.
• The respective invoice goes directly to the authors (exception: see DEAL-Springer Nature / DEAL-Wiley).

List of publishers from whom you can receive discounted APCs

For example, you can use

• The portal Think. Check. Submit: Checklist for finding trustworthy journals and book publishers
• The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): Directory of quality-checked open access journals from trustworthy publishers

Further information

FAQs on the topic of "Predatory publishing" from the Helmholtz Center

When submitting your article, it is recommended that you choose the CC-BY license if possible. This license is in line with the Berlin Open Access Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, the Budapest Open Access Initiative and the FAIR principles. Funding organizations such as the DFG also support the use of open licenses in science.

The use of licenses with the NC (Non Commercial) attribute - such as CC-BY-NC - is discouraged, as they are considered too restrictive and can hinder the free reuse of scientific work. The distinction between commercial and non-commercial use is often blurred, which is why NC licenses often fail to fulfill their intended purpose in practice.

Further information

Informationen für DEAL-Autorinnen und -Autoren (MPDL Services)

Appell zur Nutzung offener Lizenzen in der Wissenschaft (DFG)

Till Kreutzer: Open Content – ein Praxisleitfaden zur Nutzung von Creative-Commons-Lizenzen (iRights)

Share your work (Creative Commons)

Paul Klimpel: Folgen, Risiken und Nebenwirkungen der Bedingung "nicht-kommerziell – NC" (iRights)