Financial Support for Authors
The Open Access publication model of Drinking Water Engineering and Science requires the author to pay the costs of the review process, typesetting, web publication and long term archiving via Service Charges. The following information provides the authors with the possibilities of service charges waivers or reductions.
Journal-specific Arrangements
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First Authors affiliated to Research Units of the Max Planck Society
If the first author is affiliated to one of the research units of the Max Planck Society, the authors will not be invoiced for submissions according to categories 1 and 2. With regard to categories 3 and 4, only the difference to the respective lower category 1 or 2 will be charged (category 3 belongs to 1, 4 belongs to 2). The basic service charges according to category 1 and 2 will be settled automatically between Copernicus Publications and the Max Planck Society. This arrangement is valid for any submissions after 1 January 2008 (receipt of electronic manuscript file). |
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First Authors affiliated to Research Units of CNRS INSU
If the first author is affiliated to one of the research units of the Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, the authors will not be invoiced for submissions according to categories 1 and 2. With regard to categories 3 and 4, only the difference to the respective lower category 1 or 2 will be charged (category 3 belongs to 1, 4 belongs to 2). The basic service charges according to category 1 and 2 will be settled automatically between Copernicus Publications and the INSU. This arrangement is valid for any submissions after 1 July 2008 (receipt of electronic manuscript file). |
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First Authors affiliated to Institutes of the Georg-August-University Göttingen
If the first author is affiliated to one of the institutes of the Georg-August-University Göttingen, the authors will not be invoiced for submissions according to categories 1 and 2. With regard to categories 3 and 4, only the difference to the respective lower category 1 or 2 will be charged (category 3 belongs to 1, 4 belongs to 2). The basic service charges according to category 1 and 2 will be settled automatically between Copernicus Publications and the SUB (Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen). This arrangement is valid for any submissions after 1 January 2009 (receipt of electronic manuscript file). |
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Authors affiliated to the Delft University of Technology
For authors affiliated to the Delft University of Technology service charges are waived by the Central library of the University for submissions according to categories 1 and 2. With regard to categories 3 and 4, only the difference to the respective lower category 1 or 2 will be charged (category 3 belongs to 1, 4 belongs to 2). For information please contact Jeroen Rombouts of the Central library at +31 (0)15 27 87816, or e-mail to dwes-executive-editors@copernicus.org. |
General Arrangements
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Projects funded by the DFG
The German Research Foundation DFG supports publication charges with €750 per year. This support can also be accumulated over the 3 years period of funding. Please see the bulletin Merkblatt für Anträge auf Sachbeihilfe |
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Projects funded by NWO
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) covers up to €5,000 publication charges for each NWO-funded research project. Applications have to be made by the project leaders. For further information please visit the NWO website |
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Projects funded by the Volkswagen Foundation
The Volkswagen Foundation covers publication costs for funded projects. Please see the bulletin Bewilligungsgrundsätze |
