Open Access at TU Dresden

Open Access is the free and global access to scientific publications on the internet – without any financial, legal or technical barriers. TU Dresden strongly supports Open Access publishing and, in 2012, has adopted an Open Access Resolution. The proportion of Open Access publications by TU Dresden's scientists is growing steadily.

Jointly with the Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB), TU Dresden actively promotes Open Access publishing, by providing numerous offers and maintaining a powerful Open Access infrastructure. The staff at SLUB's Open Access service support scientists at TU Dresden through various advisory services and verification of copyrights in the publication process. The European Project Center and the TU Dresden’s Project Scouts offer advice regarding financing opportunities for Open Access publications during the application for third-party funded projects.

We are promoting Open Access publishing of our scientists, via a central Publication Fund, which – under certain conditions – covers the article processing charges for the open access publication in scientific journals via the so called “golden road”.

With Qucosa, the Saxon Document and Publication Server, SLUB and TU Dresden provide an infrastructure for Open Access publishing, ensuring global availability of full texts and long-term archiving of publications.