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Portal for publishing and Open Access
There are many factors to consider during a publishing process. For instance, if you are applying for external research funding, it is important to be aware of which journals you will be publishing your research in. Below are some important checkpoints that are worth investigating.
Choice of journal/publisher
Who is the target group for your research?
Where do your peers publish? Where do other experts in your subject/discipline publish? What are relevant journals for the research results you want to publish?
What are your publishing goals and timeframe?
What is your timeline and what is the publisher’s timeline? How many articles and how quickly do you wish or need to publish? What is the journal’s acceptance/rejection rate? How long will it take the journal to review your research?
Are you publishing new research?
For a publication to be classified as scientific in connection with Norwegian Science Index (NVI) reporting, it must meet four criteria. The publication must:
- Present new insight.
- Be presented in a form that allows the research findings to be verified and/or used in new research.
- Be written in a language and have a distribution that make the publication accessible to the majority of interested researchers.
- Appear in an authorised publication channel (journal, series, book publisher, website) that has procedures for external peer review.
The last two points are monitored centrally and is reflected in The National Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers, where accepted publication channels are approved as level 1 or 2. If you cannot find your journal in the registry, you can submit a suggestion for a new publication channel.
In line with the DORA Declaration, research assessment at UiT (for appointments and promotions, assessment of doctoral degrees, allocation of research funding, etc.) is based on the quality, relevance, and significance of the research, rather than on where the work is published.
Are you required to publish Open Access?
UiT’s policy is that researchers shall choose publishing channels that promote open access. If you have external funding, it’s highly probable that you have an obligation to making your publications openly accessible. Open Access requirements may be satisfied by open publishing on the publisher's platform (gold open access) or through self-archiving in an open repository (green open access). See requirements and guidelines for open access.
Self-archiving is always available through UiT's Rights Retention Strategy. The strategy ensures that researchers at UiT can make a full-text version of their peer-reviewed articles available without an embargo by means of self-archiving, regardless of any restrictions from the publisher. As a researcher, you retain the copyright to your work, while UiT assumes legal responsibility for distribution through UiT`s institutional archive (Munin). Read more about the Rights Retention Strategy and self-archiving at UiT.
Open publishing on the publisher's platform may involve an Article Processing Charge (APC). UiT can cover APCs if there is an agreement with the publisher or through our publishing fund, as long as certain requirements are met. Read more about our agreements and publishing fund.
Avoid predatory journals
Many experience direct inquiries from publishers with offers to publish journal articles. Unfortunately, there are some predatory journals that levy an article processing charge (APC) to publish articles in worthless journals without serious peer review. Here is some good advice about how to avoid this:
- Check if the journal is approved at level 1 or 2 in the The Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers.
- Check the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) to see if it’s a quality Open Access journal.
- Ask your colleagues if they know about the journal and/or check how long it has been published and where it is indexed.
- For more information and advice, check Think.Check.Submit, an initiative that helps researchers identify trusted journals and book publishers for their research.
Typical warning signs:
- Poor language on the website, spelling errors and clearly translated sentences. The website may not appear professional.
- Unclear address, difficult to see which country the journal is published in. Difficult to find contact information.
- Inadequate information about the journal’s editorial board or only names you have no knowledge of. The names of fictitious researchers are sometimes used, or the names of recognised researchers are misused against their will. Check the websites of recognised researchers and see if they state that they are on the editorial board.
- The business model is based on levying an article processing charge (APC), but it is difficult to find the applicable charges before submitting the manuscript.
- The peer review process is unclear or poorly described. Extremely rapid publication after submission may mean that the peer review is not performed.
If you are in doubt, please contact the University Library by e-mail at forskning@ub.uit.no.
Last updated: 15.08.2025Open Access (guidelines and requirements)
Why Open Access?
Open Access ensures free access to scientific publications online. It increases the efficiency of research and stimulates the knowledge economy by granting a wider range of user groups access to scientific literature. End users get access easier and researchers increase their outreach. Open licenses give better terms for the end user and allows the author to retain their rights.
How to publish Open Access?
Open publishing can occur either through the publisher on the website of journal or publisher (gold Open Access) and/or via self-archiving in a repository (green Open Access).
Publishing in open access through the publisher is often free for the researcher. However, some publishers require payment for open publishing, known as author fees (Article Processing Charge, Book Processing Charge). UiT provides support to cover these costs under certain conditions. See the section on Publisher Agreements and the Publishing Fund.
At UiT, all articles must be self-archived, and it is the researcher's responsibility to ensure that full-text copies of their works are uploaded to NVA. This aligns with the government's goal that all scientific articles funded by public resources should be openly accessible.
For scientific articles authored by employees and students at UiT, the following applies: As soon as an article is published, a full-text copy must be uploaded (deposited) in the Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA).
- If the article is published with a Creative Commons license on the journal's website, the publisher's PDF (Published Version, Version of Record) must be uploaded.
- If the article is not published with a Creative Commons license, the final peer-reviewed manuscript (Author’s Accepted Manuscript, postprint) must be uploaded.
- UiT's Rights Retention Strategy ensures that the final peer-reviewed manuscript can always be uploaded free of charge, regardless of the publisher's policy.
- All full-text copies uploaded to NVA will be made openly available without an embargo period unless the author explicitly opts out.
Employees and students at UiT may request an exemption from the rule that a full-text copy shall be made available in NVA (see further details in the section on Self-archiving). This will be granted, provided that the work is not based on external research funding from a funder that requires open access. Examples of such research funders include:
- The Research Council of Norway
- EU: Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe
- The Dam Foundation (Ekstrastiftelsen)
- Northern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Nord)
Researchers at UiT meet the open access requirements of the above-mentioned funders by adhering to UiT's policy. Read more about UiT's policy in the Principles for Open Access to Academic Publications at UiT.
Publishers of scientific literature are hereby informed that the institution's employees and students grant UiT permission to make their scientific works available online under a Creative Commons license, provided that the individual right to request an exemption has not been exercised.
Last updated: 24.03.2026Author address and crediting
Authors of research publications shall state a research institution as the author's address providing the institution has made a necessary and significant contribution to the author’s contribution to the published work. The addresses of other institutions shall also be stated if they meet this requirement. UiT follows the Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions’ guidelines for crediting research publications to institutions (Norwegian).
Before UiT reports academic publication, all author addresses stated on the publication must be registered in Cristin. Correct addressing is decisive for UiT’s publications being counted by the Ministry of Education and Research. The publication must state that the author is affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The names of research groups, departments or centres alone are not considered to be sufficient crediting.
Example:
Author information: Institute/Department of xxx, Faculty of/Unit xxx, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Overview of unit names in Norwegian, Sami and English.
Important for PhD students
For PhD students who are employed at an institution other than UiT, the doctoral institution (UiT) has an overarching academic responsibility for the candidate, usually by the (main) supervisor following the candidate’s research work until publication. In such cases, the author shall register both institutions in the publication.
The doctoral institution shall be used as the author's address in a publication in addition to the employer in cases where the degree institution has made a significant contribution via supervision, equipment, work environment, or otherwise. Performing the supervisory responsibility for the publication in question constitutes a sufficient contribution. If this contribution is supervision, less contribution is required than that necessary for the supervisor to be co-author of the work in question.
Last updated: 12.04.2023Copyright and open licences
Copyright
When you write e.g. a research article or a monograph, you are automatically granted copyright over the work you have created: you are granted the right to be credited as the author, the right to the integrity of your work, and the right to publish the work and make copies of it (chapter 3 and 5 of the Norwegian copyright law).
As a UiT's employee, you are free to manage the copyright to your academic publications, as well as artistic work, and educational material adapted to your personal teaching style (see UiT's Regulations for securing and management of work results). This means that UiT employees are free to decide where they wish to publish and what kind of publishing agreement they sign with a publisher.
Open licences
Another important rule to remember is that all academic, non-fiction, publications at UiT must be made openly available: they are to either be published with open access through a publisher, or be archived openly in the Norwegian Research Information Repository. (Read more under Requirements and guidelines for open access.)
In order to make a work openly accessible, it is not sufficient to provide access to it on the internet – one needs to inform others what they are allowed to do with the work from the copyright perspective. Open licences make it possible for others than the creator of the work to distribute the work and adapt it, under certain conditions. Open licences that are widely used are licences from Creative Commons. Attribution is a condition in all Creative Commons licences, that obliges reusers to credit the original work and its creator properly, and to indicate whether changes have been made. Other conditions in Creative Commons licences are NonCommercial, ShareAlike and NoDerivatives, and the combinations of these conditions give six possible Creative Commons licences.
UiT employees can choose which open licences that wish to attach to their open publications. UiT recommends the licence Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) which allows the freest possible reuse of research publications, with obligatory attribution to the author.
Third party rights
Academic publications often contain elements whose copyright belongs to someone else. It can for example be figures and graphs from other articles, images and photographs. You should always remember to ascertain, preferably already at the writing stage, whether you have the necessary rights to reuse such elements. If you wish to reuse material from your earlier publication for which you have transferred the copyright to the publisher, you must ask the publisher for permission to reuse the material.
If the work that you use to reuse from is licensed under an open licence, you can proceed to reuse the elements in accordance with the licence. If there is no open licence, you need to contact the owner of the copyright to the work (look after the symbol ©).
More information and help
If you require assistance or have any questions, you can write to the following:
- nva@uit.no for questions about the licences that should be used in the Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA)
- samlinger@ub.uit.no for questions about open publishing via UiT's publisher agreements
- forskning@ub.uit.no for other questions about copyright and licences
Publishing of research data
It is becoming increasingly common for research funders to require that data resulting from research projects they have (partially) funded, be archived in a responsible manner and possibly shared openly. Journals may also have requirements or recommendations that basic data for publications be made available. There are several archive services for research data that satisfy such requirements.
UiT's principles and guidelines for the management of research data state that; “All research data must be made openly available. Exceptions to this will be when other considerations require restriction of access, such as security considerations, personal sensitivity, commercial or legal matters."
See UiTs Research Data Portal for information on storing, handling, archiving, making available and sharing research data.
Last updated: 12.04.2023UiT is included in several collective agreements on Open Access publishing. In addition, author processing charges (APCs) for individual articles and books can be covered by UiT’s Publication Fund. You may still publish in journals that are not included in the collective agreements or do not meet the criteria of the Publication Fund. In such cases, you as the researcher must ensure that the peer-reviewed manuscript is uploaded in NVA so that it can be made openly accessible there (see the section on self-archiving below).
Below you will find information on how funding for Open Access publishing works for journals and books, respectively. At the bottom of the page, you will find an overview of publishing agreements which apply for UiT.
Open publishing in journals
The corresponding author must be employed by, or be a student at, UiT for author processing charges to be covered. Note that the corresponding author is the author responsible for submitting the article to the journal. You are automatically the corresponding author if you are the sole author. UiT affiliation must be stated in the publication (institutional affiliation/address).
Your UiT affiliation will be approved if you are an employee, PhD candidate, emeritus/emerita, or student. For bachelor’s and master’s students a letter of recommendation from their supervisor is required.
The University Hospital (UNN) is included in some of the publishing agreements together with UiT; more information is provided under each agreement further down the page.
Is the journal covered by an agreement or UiT’s publication fund?
Search for the journal in the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers. To receive funding, the journal must be approved at level 1 or 2 and marked as “Included in a publishing agreement” or “Indexed in DOAJ” in the register.
- Journals marked with 'Included in publishing agreement' and UiT listed as a participating institution: Submit the article according to the journal guidelines
- Clearly state your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway when submitting your article and/or signing a publishing agreement (may be referred to as “License Agreement”, “Publishing Agreement” or “publishing contract”). Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address.
- Choose Open Access if you are given an option. UiT always recommends the licence Creative Commons CC BY, if available. This provides the best opportunities for future sharing and reuse of the work.
- The University Library will be notified by the publisher and approve your affiliation to UiT. Payment of the APC is handled by the University Library. Other types of publishing costs, e.g. page or color charges, text editing are not covered by these agreements.
- Journals marked with 'Indexed by DOAJ', and not 'Included in publishing agreement': Send an application to the publishing fund
- Send an application for funding author side payments (DOCX) to fond@ub.uit.no. You must apply before sending the manuscript to the journal for assessment. You will normally receive our response no later than by the end of the next working day.
- The publishing fund covers APCs up to NOK 35 000 including 25% VAT. Other types of publishing costs, e.g. page or color charges, are not covered.
- UiT always recommends the license Creative Commons CC BY, if available. This provides the best opportunities for future sharing and reuse of the work.
- You will find supplementary information in the UiT publishing fund regulations (PDF, English on pages 3-4).
- If the journal is not included in a publishing agreement or indexed by DOAJ, you can make your article Open Access through self-archiving: Read more about self-archiving.
Open Access Publishing of Books
Funding for Open Access publishing of books can be requested from the Publication Fund; both edited volumes/book chapters and monographs where the authors are affiliated with UiT. The Fund can cover costs up to
- NOK 225,000 including VAT for Open Access publication of monographs.
- NOK 35,000 including VAT for Open Access publication of a chapter in an anthology. Please note that the entire book must be made openly available. The funded amount is assessed based on the total costs for the anthology divided on the number of chapters.
Contact fond@ub.uit.no to check whether your book project may qualify for funding from the Publication Fund.
Questions about the agreements?
Contact collections@ub.uit.no.
Questions about the publishing fund?
Contact fond@ub.uit.no.
UiT's publisher agreement
| Agreement |
American Chemical Society Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when you are asked. Creative Commons CC BY is the default choice of license. The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Peer reviewed articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2028. |
| Journals included | All journals published by American Chemical Society, both fully Open Access journals and hybrid journals. Check the Register for publication channels or OpenScience.no - American Chemical Society. |
| Further information |
OpenScience.no - American Chemical Society (in Norwegian only) |
| Agreement |
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when you are asked. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Peer reviewed articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2026. |
| Journals included | Selected hybrid journals published by the American Institute of Physics. Check the Register for publication channels. |
| Licence agreement | Licensing Agreement 2022-2023 (PDF) |
| Further information |
| Agreement |
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors |
Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway can publish Open Access in all the included journals. Corresponding authors affiliated with the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) can publish Open Access in hybrid journals. |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway throughout the publishing process. Use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when you are asked. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Peer reviewed articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2027. |
| Journals included |
All journals published by Association for Computing Machinery, both fully Open Access journals and hybrid journals. Check the Register for publication channels or OpenScience.no - Association for Computing Machinery. Publications in fully Open Access journals are only covered for UiT authors, not UNN. |
| Further information |
OpenScience.no - Association for Computing Machinery (in Norwegian only) |
| Publisher |
Berghahn Books Subscribe to Open (subscription that converts gated access journals to Open Access using existing library relationships and payments) |
| Included authors | All authors regardless of their institutional affiliation |
| How does it work? |
Open Access publishing is default for all included journals. Follow the general journal guidelines for submission. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). |
| Included article types | All article types. |
| Journals included | Journals included in Berghahn Open Anthro. |
| Further information | Berghahn Books website |
| Agreement |
BMJ Pay-as-you-publish (the university library pays for Article Processing Charges) NB! As of October 2024, this agreement is put on hold. Corresponding authors are requested to send and application to the publication fund for coverage of the APC. |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access will be invoiced directly to the university libary (15% discount on APCs). |
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Included article types |
Research articles |
| Journals included | Open Access journals from BMJ. Check the Register for publication channels. |
| Agreement |
Brill Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when signing the Author publishing agreement. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). Open Access has been prepaid by the University library. |
| Journals included | The agreement includes publishing in all Brill's journals. |
| Further information |
| Agreement |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when signing the Author publishing agreement. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Research articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. See CUP's article types definitions for more information. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2027. |
| Journals included |
Most of CUP's journals, but some are excluded. Check the Register for publication channels or OpenScience.no - Cambridge University Press (CUP). Both fully Open Access journals and hybrid journals are included in the agreement. Publications in fully Open Access journals are only covered for UiT authors, not UNN. |
| Further information |
OpenScience.no - Cambridge University Press (in Norwegian only) |
| Agreement |
The Company of Biologists Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when you are asked. Creative Commons CC BY is the default choice of license. The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Research articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2027. |
| Journals included |
The publisher's hybrid journals. Check the Register for publication channels. UiT's publishing fund can cover Article Processing Charges in fully Open Access journals - apply here. |
| Further information |
| Agreement |
De Gruyter Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges in hybrid journals). Central invoicing agreement for fully Open Access journals. |
| Included authors |
Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway can publish Open Access in all the included journals. Corresponding authors affiliated with the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) can publish Open Access in hybrid journals. |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when you are asked. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid or will be invoiced directly to the university libary. |
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Included article types |
Primary research and review articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2026. |
| Journals included |
The publisher's fully open access journals* and hybrid journals. Check the Register for publication channels or OpenScience.no - De Gruyter. Publications in fully Open Access journals are only covered for UiT authors, not UNN |
| Further information |
OpenScience.no - De Gruyter (in Norwegian only) |
| Agreement |
Elsevier Read and publish (covers both read access and APCs in subscription-based journals) Central invoicing agreement for fully Open Access journals. |
| Included authors |
Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway can publish Open Access in all the included journals. Corresponding authors affiliated with the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) can publish Open Access in hybrid journals. |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when you are asked. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Research articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Submission fees are covered by the agreement. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2027. |
| Journals included |
Most of Elsevier's journals, but some are excluded, e.g. the Cell Press titles and The Lancet. Check the Register for publication channels or OpenScience.no - Science Direct Freedom Collection. Both fully Open Access journals* and hybrid journals are included in the agreement. *Publications in fully Open Access journals are only covered for UiT authors, not UNN |
| Further information |
OpenScience.no – Science Direct Freedom Collection (in Norwegian only) |
| Agreement |
Frontiers Pay-as-you-publish (the university library pays for Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway. |
| How does it work? |
State UiT The Arctic University of Norway as your institutional affiliation and as 'payer' when submitting your manuscript. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Creative Commons CC BY is the default choice of license. The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access will be invoiced directly to the university libary (10% discount on APCs). |
| Included article types |
Article type A and B where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2026 to 31.12.2026. |
| Journals included | All journals published by Frontiers. Check the Register for publication channels. |
| Further information |
OpenScience.no – Frontiers (in Norwegian only) |
| Agreement |
John Benjamins Publishing Group Pay-as-you-publish (the university library pays for Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway. |
| How does it work? |
State UiT The Arctic University of Norway as your institutional affiliation and as 'payer' when submitting your manuscript. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Creative Commons CC BY is the default choice of license. The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Research articles, reviews, and introductrory articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2026 to 31.12.2026. Submission date must be in 2026 in order to publish under the agreement. |
| Journals included | All hybrid and fully open access journals published by John Benjamins. Check the Register for publication channels. |
| Further information |
| Agreement |
MDPI Pay-as-you-publish (the university library pays for Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway. |
| How does it work? |
State UiT The Arctic University of Norway as your institutional affiliation and 'IOAP program' when submitting your manuscript. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Creative Commons CC BY is the default choice of license. The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access will be invoiced directly to the university libary (10% discount on APCs). |
| Included article types |
Research articles Agreement period is from 1.1.2026 to 31.12.2026 |
| Journals included | All journals published by MDPI. Check the Register for publication channels. |
| Further information |
OpenScience.no - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) |
| Utgiver |
Medical Journals of Sweden Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway throughout the publishing process. Use your institutional e-mail address. Creative Commons CC BY is the default choice of license. The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
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Included article types |
Research articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2026 to 31.12.2026. |
| Journals included | |
| Further information |
| Utgiver |
Microbiology Society Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway throughout the publishing process. Use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access by answering:
Creative Commons CC BY is the default choice of license. The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
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Included article types |
Research articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2027. |
| Journals included |
All journals from Microbiology Society, both fully Open Access journals and hybrid journals are included in the agreement. Check the Register for publication channels. |
| Further information |
| Agreement |
Open Library of Humanities (OLH) Membership/OA support |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway. |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). |
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Included article types |
All article types |
| Journals included | All journals that are published or supported by OLH. |
| Further information | OLH’s website |
| Agreement |
Oxford University Press Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges in hybrid journals). Central invoicing agreement for fully Open Access journals. |
| Included authors |
Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway can publish Open Access in all the included journals. Corresponding authors affiliated with the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) can publish Open Access in hybrid journals. |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway throughout the publishing process. Use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access and pick Norwegians institutions (Unit members) under 'Open Access Prepayment Account. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
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Included article types |
Research articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2027. |
| Journals included |
Most of the publisher's hybrid journals. Check the Register for publication channels or OpenScience.no - Oxford University Press Journals and their fully open access journals*. *Publications in fully Open Access journals are only covered for UiT authors, not UNN.
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| Further information |
OpenScience.no – Oxford University Press Journals (in Norwegian only) |
| Agreement |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) Read and publisher agreement covering reader access and author payment in 7 of the publisher's open access journals.
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| Included authors |
Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway can publish Open Access in all the included journals. |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Use your UiT e-mail address. The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the University Library. |
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Included article types |
All articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2026 to 31.12.2027. |
| Journals included |
PLOS One, PLOS Aging and Health, PLOS Complex Systems, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Digital Health, PLOS Ecosystems, PLOS Genetics, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases og PLOS Pathogens. For other titles from PLoS we recommend that you apply for support from UiT's Publication Fund. You will find the application form and some more information about the Fund here: Portal for publishing and Open Access | UiT.
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| Further information | The Publisher's website |
| Agreement |
Rockefeller University Press Pay-as-you-publish (the university library pays for Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway, or the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN). |
| How does it work? |
State UiT The Arctic University of Norway as your institutional affiliation and as 'payer' when submitting your manuscript. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. State UiT's ROR ID Creative Commons CC BY is the default choice of license. The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Research articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2026 to 31.12.2026. |
| Journals included | All hybrid journals published by RuP. Check the Register for publication channels. |
| Further information |
| Utgiver |
Royal Society of Chemistry Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges) |
| Included authors | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway. |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway throughout the publishing process. Use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when you are asked. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2026 to 31.12.2026. |
| Journals included |
The publisher's hybrid journals. Check the Register for publication channels. UiT's publishing fund can cover Article Processing Charges in fully Open Access journals - apply here. |
| Agreement |
Sage Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges in hybrid journals). Central invoicing agreement for fully Open Access journals. |
| Included authors |
Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway can publish Open Access in all the included journals. Corresponding authors affiliated with the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) can publish Open Access in hybrid journals. |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when you are asked. Creative Commons CC BY is the default choice of license. The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid or will be invoiced directly to the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Articles where the manuscript is accepted for publication during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2026. |
| Journals included |
Most of the publisher's hybrid journals (Sage Choice), check the Register for publication channels or OpenScience.no - Sage and their fully open access journals*. *Publications in fully Open Access journals are only covered for UiT authors, not UNN. |
| Further information |
OpenScience.no – Sage (in Norwegian only) |
| Agreement |
SCOAP3 – Sponsoring Consortium for OA Publishing in Particle Physics Membership/OA support |
| Included authors | All authors regardless of institutional affiliation |
| How does it work? |
Open Access publishing is default for all included journals. Follow the general journal guidelines for submission. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). |
| Included article types | All article types. |
| Journals included | Journals in the field of 'high energy physics': SCOAP3 list |
| Further information | SCOAP3.org |
| Agreement |
Springer Nature Read and publish (covers both read access and Article Processing Charges in hybrid journals). Central invoicing agreement for fully Open Access journals. |
| Included authors |
Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway can publish Open Access in all the included journals. Corresponding authors affiliated with the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) can publish Open Access in hybrid journals. |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when you are asked. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid by the university libary. |
| Included article types |
Articles that are accepted during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2027. |
| Journals included |
Most of the publisher's hybrid journals (Open Choice) and a majority of their fully open access journals, check the Register for publication channels. This includes gold journals from Springer, BMC, Nature and Palgrave. For more information about the included journals, check also OpenScience.no - Springer *Publications in fully Open Access journals are only covered for UiT authors, not UNN. |
| Further information |
OpenScience.no – Springer (in Norwegian only) |
| Agreement |
Taylor & Francis Read and publish (covers both read access and APCs in subscription-based journals) Central invoicing agreement for fully Open Access journals. |
| Included authors |
Corresponding authors affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway can publish Open Access in all the included journals. Corresponding authors affiliated with the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) can publish Open Access in hybrid journals. |
| How does it work? |
State your affiliation to UiT The Arctic University of Norway or the University Hospital of North Norway throughout the publishing process. Preferrably, use your institutional e-mail address. Choose Open Access when you are asked. UiT recommends the Creative Commons license CC BY (if available). The university library will confirm your institutional affiliation. Open Access has been prepaid or will be invoiced directly to the university libary. |
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Included article types
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Original research articles that are accepted during the agreement period. Agreement period is from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2026. |
| Journals included |
Most of the publisher's hybrid journals (Open Select), check the Register for publication channels or OpenScience.no - Taylor & Francis and their fully Open Access journals*. *Publications in fully Open Access journals are only covered for UiT authors, not UNN. |
| Further information |
OpenScience.no – Taylor & Francis (in Norwegian only) |
| Agreement |
Wiley NB! No agreement between Wiley and Sikt on a new publishing and reading agreement from 2025. Find more information here: https://en.uit.no/ub/lending/sub?p_document_id=871600 |
Diamond Open Access means scholarly publishing that is free to readers as well as authors. A diamond journal or book series shall also be owned and governed by researchers. For this model to work as intended, journals and book series need support to ensure a professional and sustainable publishing process.
UiT has reserved at least 4,000,000 NOK annually for its Programme in Support of Diamond Open Access.
Background and structure
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Last updated: 24.03.2026Application procedures and calls
The launch of the first Call for Applications will take place on April 13, 2026.
Last updated: 24.03.2026Steering board
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Last updated: 24.03.2026Annual reports
The Programme started in January 2026. The first annual report will be published early in 2027.
Last updated: 24.03.2026NVA was officially launched October 1st 2025. NVA replaces the old systems, Cristin and Munin.
The Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA, for Nasjonalt vitenarkiv) is a joint system for registering and reporting research activities for institutions in the higher education, institute and health sectors in Norway. The purpose of NVA is to simplify and quality assure the reporting of research results, and to contribute to rendering the research at the institutions visible.
NVA is used to report data about research publishing to national authorities through NVI reporting. Research in this sense is a designation of the types of publication to be reported. It does not imply other kinds of research are viewed as unscientific.
UiT’s goal is to make as many academic and research documents produced by UiT’s researchers and Master’s/PhD students openly accessible as possible in the NVA. This includes published journal articles, books, book chapters, reports, conference papers and posters, newspaper articles, commentaries, etcetera. Both published and unpublished works can be made available in the NVA.
NVA is also the new repository for Master's and PhD theses. Do not manually register theses in NVA. These are submitted by the candidates through other portals.
To register results in NVA, you must be logged in. You can log in to NVA using FEIDE by visiting nva.sikt.no/login. A guide for registration in NVA is available.
UiT recommends our researchers to register all activity and publishing in NVA.
Transition from Cristin and Munin to NVA
National Research Archive (NVA) replaces Cristin and Munin
This means that UiT will have one system to relate to instead of two. The content on Cristin has been transferred to NVA. NVA was officially launced on October 1st.
If you receive the message "You have no roles because you have no active employment and do not have access to register"
Due to an error, the transfer of personnel files to Sikt has tomporarily stopped. If you need immediate access, fill out this form.
Closing of Cristin
Cristin was set to read-only mode on August 19 at 1:00 PM. There will still be read access to results registered in Cristin throughout the autumn semester. We will provide ample notice before read access is removed.
Transition from Munin to NVA
All entries from the Munin research archive will be transferred to NVA. Entries that exist in multiple knowledge archives due to co-publication will be merged. No data will be lost in this process.
Publication list for personal profiles
The automatic retrieval of publications for UiT's personal profiles should not be affected by the transition from Cristin to NVA. Any issues that arise during the transition phase will be addressed promptly by Sikt.
Support and training in NVA
Webinars for registrars
We have recorded a webinar for registrars in NVA. You can see the whole webinar here, or jump to a specific section:
- Introduction to NVA (purpose)
- Open Access to research (Plan S and OA requirements)
- Rights Retention Strategy and self archiving (including licenses)
- Searching in NVA (search for results, persons or projects, filtered searches etc.)
- Log-in
- "My page" in NVA (Add ORCID, find and edit your registrations and projects)
- Institutional information (UiT's publication strategy)
- Registering results in NVA (adding participants, uploading files etc.)
- Registering projects in NVA
Sikt's own help pages
User guide on Sikt's website.
Get in touch
Questions regarding NVA can be submitted through this form.
The researcher’s responsibility
The researcher is responsible for ensuring that:
- his/her own academic works are correctly registered in NVA, cf. user guides on how to register a result in NVA,
- project codes are registered in the NVA post for all research publications affiliated with an externally funded projects, cf. extended guide to register results in NVA
- a full-text version of all research articles is uploaded to NVA Most journals permit uploading of the final manuscript version after peer review. In those cases where the journal permits uploading of the publisher’s published PDF document, it is recommended that this version is uploaded in the research archive.
Self archiving in NVA
What is self-archiving?
Self-archiving means uploading a full-text version of a research work to make it available in an open institutional repository. The Norwegian Research Information Repository (NVA) serves as the national shared service for making research publications accessible.
At UiT, it is mandatory to upload full-text copies of peer-reviewed articles in journals and anthologies—see the section "Requirements and Guidelines for Open Access." Other types of publications, such as newspaper op-eds and PowerPoint presentations, can also be registered and self-archived.
UiT's Rights Retention Strategy ensures that researchers can always make a full-text version of their peer-reviewed articles available without embargo through self-archiving. This strategy has been in effect since January 1, 2022 for publications released from that date onward, and which meets the requirements of major research funders such as the Research Council of Norway and the EU (Plan S). Researchers without such requirements from external funders may opt out of open access in the repository (see below).
How does self-archiving work?
As an author, you are required to upload the full text of your works to NVA as soon as possible after publication. This is easiest to do at the same time as you register the publication. The University Library publishes the full texts in NVA in accordance with UiT's Rights Retention Strategy.
How to do it - step by step:
1. Find the correct file:
- If the article is published with open access (gold OA), use the publisher's PDF (Version of Record, Published Version).
- If the article is published in a subscription-based journal that does not allow sharing of the publisher's PDF, use the final manuscript version after peer review (Accepted Manuscript, Author's Accepted Manuscript, postprint). This is your final version after peer review, without the journal's layout, logo, page numbers, etc. Convert this file to a PDF.
2. Upload the file:
- Log in to NVA. If you have an ORCID, it is recommended to link it to your profile.
- If the publication is already registered: Find the publication via search or "My Page," open it, scroll down to "Files," and click "Add or Link." Upload the file.
- If the publication is not registered: Upload the file while registering the publication.
3. Choose a license:
- If the article is published with open access, use the license stated on the article.
- If the article is not published with open access, UiT recommends the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Read more about copyright and licenses [here].
4. University Library review:
- A file curator at the University Library will check that the correct file and license have been uploaded.
- If changes are needed, you will be notified under "Dialogue" on "My Page."
5. Publication in NVA:
- Once the file and license are approved, the full text will be made available in NVA without an embargo, in accordance with UiT's Rights Retention Strategy.
- You retain the copyright to your work, while UiT takes responsibility for the legal distribution via the institutional repository.
Opting Out of Open Access Availability
If you do not want a specific article to be made openly available, you can contact nva@uit.no and provide the article title. This can be done immediately after uploading. We will ensure that the article is not made available in NVA.
Why should you self-archive your work?
Your research reaches more people: Self-archived works become accessible through various search services and can be read by anyone who benefits from them. Studies show that self-archived works achieve higher citation rates, and you may connect with other researchers, laying the foundation for future collaborations. Your research can also be useful outside academia, for example, in business, the public sector, or among the general public.
You comply with UiT's policy: Self-archiving aligns with UiT's guidelines, which are based on directives from the Ministry and UNESCO's goals for free and open access to research results for all. You also meet the requirements of external funders, such as the Research Council of Norway and the EU, which mandate open access to research results. See the section "Requirements and Guidelines for Open Access" for more information.
Contributions to reporting and oversight: Even if your article is published with Open Access (gold OA), both the Ministry and UiT require it to be self-archived. This ensures that it is included in the Ministry's annual status report on OA publications.
Questions?
Contact the NVA administrators at UiT: nva@uit.no or your nearest NVI curator.
Last updated: 24.03.2026Deadlines for publication reporting
Deadlines for reporting of research publishing in 2025
These are the most important deadlines for publication reporting for 2025:
- 30 November 2025: The deadline for suggesting new publication channels for the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publisher (the Cannel Register)
- 31 January 2026: Deadline for registering publications for 2025 (for registrars)
- 9 April 2026: Deadline for NVI-registration (for NVA-curators)
If you have publications from 2025 that are published in channels that does not have a level in the Channel Register (X, 0, 1, or 2), or if you have such publications in the pipeline that may be published towards the end of the year, make sure to suggest it for level 1 by the deadline. Anyone can suggest new channels. Get in touch on nva@uit.no for assistance.
How to check if your publication channel is approved?
Please check that your publications are published in authorised publication channels. If you cannot find specific channels, submit new publication channels. Contact the NVA curator at your faculty if you have published in channels that are not authorised.
Last updated: 21.11.2025Publications on UiT’s personal profile page
Information about an employee’s publications registered in NVA are automatically shown on their personal profile page on UiT’s website. The publications are sorted by category and are shown under the following four tabs:
- Scientific articles and book chapters
- Books
- Other
Only the tabs with registered publications are shown. Dissemination such as chronicles and lectures, etc. will appear under “Other”. Older publications that are not registered in Cristin/NVA must be registered manually. If you require help with this, please fill out this form.
Last updated: 22.01.2026
Projects in NVA
Project reporting to the Research Council of Norway
If you have received project funding from the Research Council of Norway (RCN), you must submit a report about the results of the project. The Research Council’s system obtains information about research publications from NVA, so it is not necessary to register this information manually.
You must register the Research Council of Norway as a funding source and the RCN project number (6 digits) for each publication to be included in the report or connect it to the project in NVA. The publication will then "inherit" the funding information from the project.
Read more about projects in NVA.
Last updated: 22.01.2026Public outreach – other registration in NVA
UiT recommends our researchers to register all activities and publications in NVA. Public and user-oriented outreach also contributes to highlighting and providing an overall summary of your activity.
Registration of public outreach activities in NVA must be done manually. Each researcher is responsible for ensuring that their own public outreach activities are registered in NVA.
NVA is primarily designed for registering research dissemination and consequently it can sometimes be difficult to find a category that is suitable for the public outreach activities you have done. Choose the category you think is the most suitable, even if it’s not a perfect match.
In general, the rule for registering research activities in NVA is that the researcher as disseminator clearly represents the university (cf. the principle of addressing for research publishing.)
The registered activity must be linked to:
- the researcher’s research activity at the university,
- the professional expertise the researcher has at, or as a representative for, the university, or
- the role or title he/she has at the university.
Public and user-oriented outreach must be registered in the old Cristin-system. Log into Cristin or by visiting uit.no/cristin
UiT annually awards prizes in areas such as dissemination.
Additional guidelines associated with registration:
- Each activity must only be registered under one category. (Example: an interview shall be registered either under “Journal article – Interview” or “Media contribution – Interview”.
- If several researchers are involved in the contribution, it should only be registered once, but all the contributors should be named.
- Contributions that are published in different types of media should be registered separately. Example: An article about the same topic that is published in Gemini, on forskning.no and in VG should be registered as three contributions. If the same item is published by many media, you can choose to note ‘’also published in...’’. You need to use your discretion.
- Articles in the same magazine/newspaper that are published as both online and print versions should be registered as one contribution but refer to the URL in addition to the print media.
- Outreach activities should be registered with as thorough references as possible. For online articles, the URL that links to the specific article should be registered, not just the URL of the publication. Feel free to use the comments field to describe the activity further.
- You can add the full-text document in NVA provided there are no legal obstacles to this.
Innholdet om Open science er flyttet til forskningsportalen: https://en.uit.no/research/openscience
Innholdet redigeres og forvaltes i iknowbook https://uit.no/iknowbook/919418
UiT has a goal that our research is published and disseminated in such a way that it contributes to research-based knowledge in the wider society.
Being visible as a researcher means your publications are read, commented on, and cited by the research community. Gaining approval and support for the research is important for the researcher concerned, his/her academic community and UiT as a whole.
The following are important to increase visibility:
- Ensure your publications are openly accessible, by choosing a publisher that ensures the publication becomes Open Access and by self-archiving. UiT has introduced an institutional Rights Retention Strategy to ensure that peer-reviewed articles from UiT can be made available by means of self-archiving. Read more about self-archiving.
- To make your data reusable and available to others in the future, you need to create and archive accurate metadata along with your data. Read more about metadata in UiTs research data portal.
- Use short and descriptive file names.
- Familiarize yourself with the metadata standards for your research environment, or for the archive you want to publish the data.
- Edit your researcher profile in Cristin. Data from Cristin is transferred to your personal profile page on uit.no, which is helpfull for being indexed in Google.
- Public outreach activities can also be registered in Cristin and, by so doing, will be transferred to your personal profile page on uit.no.
- Create an ORCID and state this when you publish. You can also create a research profile and unique researcher ID for Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar. Remember to include your correct UiT author’s address.
In certain subject areas, it may be important to publish in journals indexed in citation databases such as Scopus and Web of Science. Cited publications in these databases may have an impact on potential collaborative partners who are considering collaborating with research groups and specific researchers.
In other subject areas, such citation databases are less important. The rise of social media offers other opportunities for dissemination and sharing of research results. When using social media, it is a clear advantage that your publications are Open Access.
Your personal profile page on uit.no
All employees at UiT have their own personal profile page. This is your homepage on uit.no and your opportunity to profile yourself internally and externally. Students, employees and others outside the university need to find relevant people in various contexts. The more detailed and relevant the information on these personal profile pages is, the greater the chance the correct person is contacted. Your personal profile is displayed at the top of the search list when your name is searched on uit.no. In addition, your personal profile is displayed as one of the first results on Google and other search engines when someone searches your name.
Make changes to your personal profile.
Information about an employee’s publications registered in Cristin is automatically shown on their personal profile page on UiT’s website.
Last updated: 16.09.2025ORCID
ORCID - Open Researcher and Contributor ID is an international standard for the unique identification of researchers and contributors to research. An ORCID identifier is linked to your research activities and can be used for your entire academic career. With ORCID, research results are linked to the same researcher even if you change your name, place of residence, or workplace/research institution in Norway or the rest of the world. It is especially useful to have such an identifier if you have a common name. Creating an ORCID is easy and free. Here you can get your own ORCID.
You will find more information about ORCID on the pages of The Danish ORCID Consortium and in the following video:
Last updated: 12.04.2023
Social research networks
Social research networks can be useful for making your research visible in international academic environments. If you choose to use such networks and upload your publications, remember to check what your publisher permits. The database Sherpa Romeo provides an overview of the publishers’ guidelines. If your publication is licensed with a Creative Commons license, you can redistribute your publication by uploading it in a research network.
Here are some of the largest social research networks:
Last updated: 24.06.2022- What is UiT's Open Access policy? UiT's policy states that researchers shall publish in channels that offer the freest possible access to the publications and all academic publications shall be accessible in open access journals or open repositories. Read UiT's principles for open access.
- How can I get the cost of Open Access publishing covered? UiT cover Article Processing Charges (APC) through Open Access publishing agreements and our publishing fund.
- What is self-archiving? Self-archiving means that a full-text version of your research work is uploaded in an open institutional research archive. This makes the research more visible and accessible to more people. Read more about self-archiving.
- How do I check if my journal permits self-archiving? This is not necessary. Just upload a full-text version (preferably the accepted manuscript) in Cristin. Read more about UiT's Rights Retention Strategy.
- When can I upload my manuscript Cristin? Whenever you wish and preferably as soon as possible.
- What is ORCID? ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is an international standard for unique identification of researchers and contributors to research. An ORCID identifier is linked to your research activities and can be used for your entire academic career. With ORCID, research results are linked to the same researcher even if you change your name, place of residence or workplace/research institution in Norway or the rest of the world. It is simple and free to get an ORCID.
- Can I publish research data and, if so, how do I do it? Yes, providing there are no security, personal privacy, commercial or legal reasons to prevent this. You will find more information on the Research Data Portal.
- How can I know if a journal is Plan S compliant? Use Journal Checker Tool. In addition, you should also consult the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers to see if a journal is recognized in the Norwegian weighted funding model.
- Can my publications be used for AI training when they are openly available in NVA? We cannot guarantee that AI companies that scrape the web don't also scrape materia from NVA. But non-Open Acces publications are not necessarily safer from being used for training AI models than those with Open Access. When you publish without Open Access, you relinquish the right to decide how your publication will be used to a commercial publisher. Instead, publish with Open Access and be mindful of the license you use! You should also ask yourself whether your research should be excluded from AI tools' knowledge base, and why that is?
You will find more questions and answers about open access to scientific research at openscience.no. You will find questions and answers about registering in Cristin at cristin.no.
Remember to upload a full-text version of your peer-reviewed articles published in 2022! Read more about how to self-archive and about UiTs Rights Retention Strategy under Self-archiving.