18. March 2024

The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS) invites applications for the reimbursement of Article Processing Charges (APCs) associated with scientific publications in open access.

Conditions and criteria:

  • Reimbursement applies to APCs incurred for scientific publications between June 2, 2023, and December 31, 2023, as well as those between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.
  • APC costs incurred within research projects funded to the extent of at least 50% by public funds must include a mention of ARIS as the (co-)funder in the publication of the scientific research work.
  • Publications must be classified in at least category A' according to the BIBILIO A list.

Application deadlines:

Applications are considered on time if completed and submitted via the ARIS portal by 14:00 on the day of the deadline, as follows:

  • 1st application period: June 2, 2023, to December 31, 2023, deadline: April 11, 2024.
  • 2nd application period: January 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024, deadline: May 16, 2024.
  • 3rd application period: May 1, 2024, to August 30, 2024, deadline: September 12, 2024.
  • 4th application period: September 1, 2024, to October 31, 2024, deadline: November 14, 2024.
  • 5th application period: November 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, deadline: January 16, 2025.

The call remains open until further notice or until January 16, 2025, at the latest.

For additional details, please refer to the Call for Applications for the Reimbursement of the Costs of Open Access Scientific Publications in 2024 (in Slovene).