Publishing in line with NCN

Works which are the results of projects funded by the National Science Center should be made available under one of the three routes in accordance with Plan S

Valid for final reports submitted by 31.12.2025

route 1

journal type
full open access

manuscript type
Article published on the journal’s website + additionally (as an option), AAM / VoR published in a repository

AAM embargo period
n/a if the article is published in accordance with the requirements of route 1 

required licences
CC BY 4.0 (up to 31.21.2023)
optionally CC BY ND 4.0

eligible publishing costs
APC

other conditions
none

route 2

journal type
subscription-based 

manuscript type
AAM or VoR published in a repository

AAM embargo period
preprint, as soon as the article is published on the publisher's website, must be published CC BY 4.0 licence in a repository indexed in openDOAR, must be assigned a PID number (DOI or equivalent), and after the embargo period the AAM version must be available in a repository indexed in openDOAR.

required licences
CC BY 4.0 (at least AAM or VoR)
optionally CC BY ND 4.o

eligible publishing costs
the costs are not
eligible

other conditions
the repository in which the manuscript (AAM or VoR) is published must be registered in OpenDOAR.

route 3

journal type
transformative journal and journal covered by licence under a transformative agreement

manuscript type
article published on the journal’s website + additionally (as an option), AAM / VoR published in a repository

AAM embargo period
n/a if the article is published in accordance with the requirements of route 3

required licences
CC BY 4.0 or CC BY SA 4.0
optionally CC BY ND 4.0

eligible publishing costs
APC (as long as the article is accepted for publication or published before 31 December 2024)

other conditions
the costs are eligible before 31 December 2024. The journal must be covered by an agreement from the list ESAC list.

AAM  (Author Accepted Manuscript) –  the final version of a manuscript, including any changes introduced after peer review, created by the author and accepted for publication in a journal. Also known as: postprint.
VoR (Version of Record) – a version of the manuscript published in a journal with the fonts and graphics consistent with its visual identity system. Also known as: published version or publisher’s PDF
APC (Article Processing Charges) –  costs of publishing an article in an open access journal 
CC BY 4.0 – Attribution 4.0 International
CC BY ND – Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0 International
CC BY SA 4.0 – Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International