Toolbox

The recommendation service B!SON can be used to find suitable and quality-assured open access journals. Based on title, abstract and references, researchers receive a list of relevant journals.

Leuphana's B!SON version provides you with recommendations for suitable open access as well as information on funding opportunities at Leuphana.

Please note: B!SON only lists fully open access journals, not hybrid journals (= journals with open access option).
 

The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) lists open access books from publishers with high quality standards.
 

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) lists open access journals with a high quality standard. The directory allows open access journals to be filtered by discipline, type of review process, Creative Commons licence, etc. and helps authors to find a suitable journal for their manuscript.
 

The Open Policy Finderdatabase allows users to research the self-archiving conditions of many academic publishers (including version, embargo period, license, and place of publication). The database also provides insights into the Open Access requirements of research funders. It enables users to find out whether publishing research results in Open Access is mandatory or optional, and under which conditions self-archiving is permitted or recommended. While the information provided is not legally binding, it offers a helpful initial overview.
 

The Journal Checker Tool allows researchers to find out whether their preferred journal meets the Plan S requirements, which are demanded by some international research funders.
 

The CORE database provides access to open access publications collected from international repositories. A search is possible both via the web interface and via a browser plug-in.
 

The browser plug-in Unpaywall can be used to find freely available versions of articles that are actually behind a paywall. If you reach a freely available closed-access article during your literature search, a lock with a green background appears on the right-hand side of the screen, which leads to the full text.
 

The Open Access Button makes it possible to find freely available versions of closed-access articles. As with Unpaywall, a browser plug-in for Firefox can be installed.

Using Scholar's Copyright Addendum Engine, authors can automatically generate contract addendums to secure the right to republish their publications in the future.