Support for open access
Library support for open access(OA)！
1. What is OA ?
To make academic papers freely available to anyone via the Internet.
●Advantages of OA for researchers and universities
・You can have your paper read by more people
・Increases the possibility that your paper will be cited
・Promoting the sharing of research results will promote the creation of interdisciplinary research and innovation, which can be returned to society.
2. How to do OA？
There are two main methods.
（1）Gold OA
A method of making an article OA available by paying an article processing charge (APC) to the publisher.
There are two main types:
①Full OA: All articles published in a journal are OA.
②Hybrid OA: Part of a journal is OA. The author makes the decision to make the paper OA, and pays the APC if they wish to make it OA.
（2）Green OA
A method of making academic papers, etc. available for free through the repository or website of the institution to which the author belongs.
In general, there are restrictions imposed by publishers such as only the author’s final draft can be published and it takes time to publish.
3. Support at Kanazawa University
(1) Assistance with APC
① Conversion agreement: When submitting to a journal of a publisher that has a conversion agreement with our university, you may receive an APC discount.
There are conditions such as “a faculty member of our university is the corresponding author” and “posting to hybrid OA” (no advance application required).
☛ Discounts and other information on APC
・Springer-Nature社（2024.1~12）
・Elsevier社（2024.4~2025.3）
②Participating in a global OA promotion program（SCOAP3）
・APC will be waived when submitting to some APS (American Physical Society) journals (no advance application required).
（2）Institutional Repository「KURA」
Our university formulated the “Kanazawa University Open Access Policy” on April 1, 2018, and is promoting OA through KURA.
Please send academic results such as final drafts of academic journal articles written by faculty members, graduate students, etc. to the University Library.
In addition, by linking with our university’s faculty information database, we are working to reduce the burden on faculty members and disseminate our university’s research results.
（3）Other university systems (including support other than OA)
| Target | Contact / URL | |
| ①論文投稿支援（To be scheduled） | 若手研究者（To be scheduled） | To be scheduled |
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②Kanazawa University Strategic Project for Development of Doctoral Students and Research Promotion(HaKaSe+） |
for selected students | Educational and Student Affairs Division |
4．Submission journal selection support site (in preparation)