Publication Funding

Kristiania University of Applied Sciences has established a publication fund through which authors affiliated with our institution can apply for support to cover publication fees for articles (Article Processing Charges – APC) and monographs/anthology chapters (Book Processing Charges – BPC).

The publishing fund is now open for new applications!

Application criteria

To be eligible for funding to cover publication fees, the application criteria listed below must be met.

Application Criteria, PD

Support can only cover article processing charges (APC) for peer-reviewed articles in fully open journals. Support is not given for the purchase of OA for articles in hybrid journals.

The applicant must be the corresponding author and an employee at Høyskolen Kristiania.

Høyskolen Kristiania must be credited in the final publication.

The journal must be approved at level 1 or level 2 in the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers.

The journal must be registered in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) .

The publication must be peer-reviewed and qualify for reporting to the Norwegian Scientific Index (NVI).

The publication must be registered in CRIStin and uploaded for deposit in Kristiania’s open institutional archive, currently KOA.

For articles, the entire APC will be covered.

No support is given for additional fees such as page fee, language washing, extra illustrations, and the like.

Publication support is not normally given to externally funded projects as these should have the article fee incorporated as part of the project application.

Master’s students applying for coverage of the APC must provide written approval from their supervisor.
To receive publication support for book chapters, the entire anthology must be made openly available. Support is not provided for the purchase of OA for individual chapters.

The applicant must be the corresponding author and an employee at Kristiania University of Applied Sciences.

Kristiania University of Applied Sciences must be credited in the final publication.

The publisher must be approved at level 1 or 2 in the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers.

The publisher must be approved by the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB).

The anthology must be peer-reviewed and qualify for reporting to the Norwegian Scientific Index (NVI).

The publication must be registered in CRIStin and uploaded for deposit in Kristiania’s open institutional archive, currently KOA.

The funding limit is 35 000 NOK (excluding VAT) per chapter. Any excess amount must be covered through other funding sources. The maximum amount awarded per anthology cannot exceed 150 000 NOK (including VAT).

No support is given for additional fees such as page fees, language washing, extra illustrations, and the like.

Support is only provided for chapters written by employees of Kristiania University of Applied Sciences. The funds awarded are calculated based on Kristiania's author share in the anthology.

The anthology must be registered by the publisher in DOAB after publication.

Publication support is not normally given to externally funded projects as these should have the publication cost incorporated as part of the project application.
To receive publication support, the entire monograph must be made openly available.

The applicant must be the corresponding author and an employee at Kristiania University of Applied Sciences.

Kristiania University of Applied Sciences must be credited in the final publication.

The publisher must be approved at level 1 or 2 in the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers.

The publisher must be approved by the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB).

The monography must be peer-reviewed and qualify for reporting to the Norwegian Scientific Index (NVI).

The publication must be registered in CRIStin and uploaded for deposit in Kristiania’s open institutional archive, currently KOAThe funding limit for monographs is 150 000 NOK (including VAT). Any excess amount must be covered through other funding sources.

No support is given for additional fees such as page fees, language washing, extra illustrations, and the like

Publication support is not normally given to externally funded projects as these should have the publication cost incorporated as part of the project application.

Apply for Open Access funding here!

The application is submitted by filling out the following form. The fund is administrated by the library, who process submitted applications as they come in.

Apply here

For questions about the publication fund and the application process, contact: bib.forskningsstotte@kristiania.no.

Please note that changes to the fund's application process and guidelines may occur. Any changes will not have a retroactive effect on applications that have already been processed.

Before You Apply

Before applying for publication support, you should check what can be covered by allocated project funds from external research sponsors and whether the journal is included in one of the institution’s publishing agreements.

External Research Funding

Some research financiers cover fees for OA publications. It should be ascertained when applying for external funding if OA fees can be covered by the funder. When possible, external funds should cover Article Processing Charges (APC).

"Read & Publish" Agreements

On behalf of the sector, Sikt has negotiated transitional agreements with the leading scientific publishers. These agreements ensure that participating institutions have both reading access and open publishing rights for a large percentage of the publishers' portfolios.

Some of the agreements that Kristiania University of Applied Sciences has signed cover the article fee (APC) for hybrid journals and also give discounts on publishing in fully open journals (Gold OA journals). In cases where a discount is given for fully open journals, the author can apply to Kristiania's Publication Fund for the remaining amount; see below for more information about the fund.

See also the overview of the library’s "Open Access Agreements" for more information.

Responsible: Research support from the library

Last updated: 09.01.2026