At the University of Turku, the basic starting point of all evaluations is the realization of good scientific practice, equality and justice, and the recognition of diversity. In addition, at the multidisciplinary University of Turku, it is considered important that the differences between disciplines are recognized and taken into account in all assessments.
Because of the open publishing (Open Access), scientific publications are available to everyone and research results can be effectively disseminated to a wider audience than the research community.
The preparation, utilization and joint development of open learning materials and other open teaching practices are part of the everyday life of our university community. These enable continuous learning.
At the University of Turku, we aim for as open data and research methods as possible, and as closed as necessary.
Open research infrastructures and open science infrastructures are an integral part of the process by which knowledge and science influence.
Library has negotiated an agreement with Company of Biologists for University of Turku until the end of 2024. The agreement contains the right for the corresponding author affiliated to University of Turku to publish Open Access free of charge in the five journals listed below.
Researchers at the University of Turku now have the opportunity to publish open access free of charge in all Nature Research journals, except for the journal Nature Protocols, but including titles that are founded during the agreement period ending December 31, 2024. The FinELib Consortium Agreement is yet to be finalised, but the publisher has already opened up the possibility for open access publishing.
The Open Science Autumn Conference will be organised Nov 24–25 online via zoom. Register by Nov 22 for the Open Science Autumn Conference and get inspired about the open infrastructures of science and research!
The Health Campus Turku Libraries have put together an Open Access guide for health sciences, which is freely available to all campus citizens of the Health Campus, from teachers and researchers to students.
Publishing in an open access journal is often quite expensive, as is paying for the article to be open in a hybrid publication. It is good for the researcher to remember the self-archiving (green open access, parallel publishing) alternative.