The DEAL consortium is committed to concluding contracts with the three major academic publishers Wiley, Springer, and Elsevier (2024-2028) throughout Germany. The Ruhr University participates in these contracts. The cornerstones of these contracts are access to the complete journal portfolio of the respective publisher, Open Access to publications by RUB authors (corresponding authors), and pricing based on the publication output of each institution (costs per article).
Notice: The costs per article are incurred for every publication for which a RUB author acts as corresponding author, even if the author decides against an Open Access publication. Therefore, do no deselect the Open Access option!
You can download the journal lists here.
Further information can be found here:
The following funding model has been agreed on for articles in hybrid journals from 2025 onwards: 70% of the costs are covered centrally (University Library, DFG, Rectorate), 30% by the faculties. The University Library oversees a central budget, which is made up of the central share and the faculties' contribution. Please clarify within your faculty whether you will incur costs and how the costs are covered.
For publications in Gold Open Access journals ("Fully OA"), the DEAL contracts grant discounts of 15-20%. In addition, if the eligibility criteria of the Publication Fund are met, an application for funding can be made from the RUB Publication Fund. If funding is not possible, the University Library will settle the costs retrospectively, usually via transfers.
Following a decision by the Faculty Council of Medicine, the costs for articles in hybrid journals will be financed centrally from 2025 onwards.
For publications in Gold Open Access journals ("Fully OA"), the DEAL contracts grant discounts of 15-20%. In addition, if the eligibility criteria of the Publication Fund are met, an application for funding can be made from the RUB Publication Fund. If funding is not possible, the University Library will settle the costs retrospectively, usually via transfers.
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Last update: May 09, 2025
