Partial funding of publication costs through a dedicated fund

Beginning November 1, 2025, we will resume a new round of partial funding for publication costs for articles not covered by the HUJI Open Access agreements, provided they meet the following criteria:

• The article must be published in a journal that ranks in the top 10% of leading journals in at least one of the JCR (Journal Citation Reports) subject categories on WoS (Web of Science) .
• The faculty member from the Hebrew University applying for the support must be the PI (Principal Investigator) on the article.
• The funding will cover half the cost of the article (up to $500, excluding the researcher’s contribution).
  All other costs such as submission fees, publication fees, color and pages charges, and printing costs remain the responsibility of the authors.
• Faculty members may receive funding once a year.

Beginning this academic year, the fund will also support Open Access for the publication of books in theoretical fields:

• The funding will cover half the cost or up to $5,000, whichever is lower.
• The book must be published by a publisher ranked A+ in subject field metrics.
• A faculty member may receive support once in three years for OA of a book, and in the year of application, a faculty member may not receive funding for OA of an article. (in the same year, it will not be possible to request funding for an open access article publication).

To apply for support from the fund, please submit a funding request form after receiving confirmation of the article/book publication from the publisher (access to the form is via a Google account, such as Gmail, HUJImail, etc.). Pre-approval for publication funding is not possible, and retroactive reimbursement for paid invoices will not be allowed. Funding will be provided as long as the fund has not been exhausted. The funding is intended for APC (Article Processing Charges) only.

  In cases where the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) rating may not be applicable (in fields such as the humanities and others), eligibility confirmation will be granted based on designated ratings that align with the same criteria.

  For more information, please contact the Library Authority: openaccess@savion.huji.ac.il.

How to find the JIF Percentile for Open access journal articles?