More information on institutional policies and strategies can be found in a separate section.

Green open access at CU

The CU institutional repository is currently being prepared and it will be connected to the CU current research information system (IS Věda, OBD module).

Gold open access at CU

Karolinum Press offers the option to publish open access in both their journals and e-books. You can find the publisher's open access policy on the publisher's website.

Also e-journals published by the Faculty of Arts Press are open access since 2015.

An overview of open access journals published by faculties and other parts of CU can be found on the Portal of CU e-journals. 

An overview of open access monographs published by Karolinum Press can be found on the CU Digital Repository. 

Within the gold route to open access, the authors of CU can use vouchers / discounts on open access publication fees with certain publishers.

Looking for help?

Should you have any questions relating to open access in general, contact the central support provided by the Open Science Support Centre at the Central Library of Charles University. 

It is also possible to contact the faculty coordinators with field-specific questions.

If you have questions about copyright issues related to open access publishing, please contact our legal consultant.