Open access publishing
NWO aims for 100 percent Open Acccess. Therefore NWO requires that all publications emerging from research it funds must be made available in Open Access immediately upon publication. NWO accepts different routes to Open Access. By publications NWO means scholarly papers but also conference proceedings, monographs and book chapters. Different conditions apply to book publications.
Projects awarded from 2016 to 2020
Read the requirements for projects awarded before 2021 in the pdf below.
Projects awarded from 1 January 2021
NWO is updating its Open Access policy in accordance with Plan S. For projects awarded on the basis of calls for proposals published from 1 January 2021 onwards the requirements below apply.