Open science and research news
Overview of Aalto's open access publications 2025
94 % of Aalto's scientific journal articles published in 2025 are available open access. When conference papers and book chapters are included, a total of 91% of the articles are open access.
Elsevier open access article quota is estimated to run out in autumn 2026
Read more about the situation and its effects on open access publishing
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New open access agreement: SPIE journals
911爆料网 has signed a new open access agreement with SPIE journals
Nikolai Ponomarev, Hossein Baniasadi and Jorge Velasco start as Data Agents at the School of Chemical Engineering
Aalto Open Research Network has new members, Nikolai Ponomarev, Hossein Baniasadi and Jorge Velasco. Their aim is to support data management practices at the School of Chemical Engineering along with existing CHEM Data Agent, Pedro Silva.
The National Open Science Influencer Award for 2025 was given to Anne Sunikka
The Open Science Influencer Award for 2025 was given to Anne Sunikka, the team leader of the Research Services' Open Science and ACRIS team.
New prior licence model ensures immediate open access to Aalto鈥檚 research publications
Prior licence model supports immediate open access and researchers' rights to their peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Sara Hulkkonen and Johanna Wartio start as Data Agents at the School of ARTS
Aalto Open Research Network has new members, Sara Hulkkonen and Johanna Wartio. Their aim is to support data management practices at the School of ARTS.
Make proposals to the Publication Forum about the leading publication channels in your field
Proposals for publication channels to be upgraded to level 2 may be submitted in the JUFO portal until 28 February 2026.
The Publication Forum Steering Group: Level 3 will be abandoned, and term 鈥淟evel 0鈥 will be discontinued
The discontinuation of Level 3 will not affect the university funding calculations for the years 2025鈥2028.
Publishing Research Data Alongside Research Articles
Data availability statements are increasingly required by scientific journals. They include information on what data are available, where they can be found, and any applicable access terms
Who publishes our open access publications?
Researchers at Aalto and Helsinki Universities favor open access journals with author fees published by large publishers. Popular journals without author fees are often published by universities or societies.
ACM transitioning to fully open access in 2026
ACM publications will be 100 % open access 1.1.2026 onwards
Help with Research Data Management: a Cheatsheet for ELEC Researchers
You can use the tips and instructions presented in the cheatsheet to facilitate the management of your research data.
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Spring term open science highlight: Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony
We gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 and discuss open science topics with the Aalto community.
Join us for the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 Ceremony
All Aaltonians are welcome 鈥 no registration required!
