Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Germany
German Research Foundation extends RWTH Aachen's open-access publication fund by three years
The DFG, Germany's research funding organisation, will keep supporting RWTH Aachen University's publication fund for another three years, with the stated aims of expanding open-access publishing and promoting equal opportunity.
Why it matters: Researchers at RWTH Aachen University who publish their work will continue to have a DFG-supported publication fund for another three years.
RWTH Aachen University said the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the German Research Foundation) is extending its support for the university's publication fund.
According to the university, the extension covers a further three years.
The university said the funding will help expand open-access publishing and promote equal opportunity.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
RWTH Aachen researchers who publish their work keep access to a DFG-supported publication fund for three more years, which the university says will help expand open-access publishing and promote equal opportunity.
