From 2026 onwards, Germany will participate in the open access publishing platform Open Research Europe (ORE). This gives all researchers at German institutions the option of publishing their research results in open access free of charge. Submissions are possible from now on. As a country-level member, the DFG enables all researchers working at German institutions to submit contributions, regardless of project funding. 
 

The publishing platform Open Research Europe(externer Link) is now open for submissions.

You can find answers to frequently asked questions in our FAQs(interner Link) and on the ORE website(externer Link).

Until 2026, the platform was funded exclusively by the European Commission and was available only to those in receipt of funding under the European Framework Programmes for Research. From now on, governance of the platform will be taken over by research and funding organisations and science ministries based in eleven European countries. The platform will also undergo technical modification and its publishing processes will be subject to continuous improvement driven by the research community. Technical implementation will be carried out by CERN, which, together with OPERAS and the participating organisations, will also support communication and outreach activities. The new governance structure is to foster a sustainable and independent culture of publishing aligned with the needs of the research community.

The agreements governing Germany’s participation were signed by the BMFTR, which has tasked the DFG with implementing the initiative – including participation in ORE bodies – for an initial period of five years.

Press Releases / Information for Researchers

• Open Research Europe: Submissions Now Open - Press Release(interner Link)  |  Information for Researchers(interner Link)
• New Scientific Advisory Board for Open Research Europe - Information for Researchers(interner Link) (in German only)
• New Infrastructure for Open Science: Germany Joins Open Research Europe - Press Release(interner Link) |  Information for Researchers(interner Link)

Further Information

• Statement of Intent on Open Research Europe(externer Link), 2025
• Scoping Report “Towards a collective open access publishing service(externer Link)“, 2024
• Report “Operationalising Open Research Europe as a collective publishing enterprise(externer Link)”, 2022