Get to know the FAU University Press!
For over 10 years, the University Library has successfully operated a medium-sized open access publishing house with a university-wide program under the name FAU University Press. Each year, around 50–70 publications (doctoral theses, edited volumes, and monographs) are published in series reviewed by FAU researchers. The services of the publishing house are available to all researchers at FAU, regardless of career stage.
The publication costs consist of a flat publishing fee (€80 for e-only, €150 for print + e-book), plus any print run–dependent printing costs. A cost calculator can be found here: www.university-press.fau.de/publizieren
In addition to publication, the FAU University Press routinely handles legal deposit with the relevant institutions, publishes the e-book in the university’s institutional repository (OPEN FAU), in international catalogs (OAPEN/DOAB), and with metadata distributors (BASE, Google Scholar, etc.), as well as long-term archiving to ensure permanent accessibility. E-books and printed works are made available to the book trade via the Verzeichnis Lieferbarer Bücher (VLB) and can be purchased through that system as well as the publisher’s own shop. Through the wholesaler Libri, the works are also available on major online platforms (e.g., Amazon). The publisher guarantees print availability for five years after the contract is signed. E-books are permanently available in PDF, HTML, and EPUB formats.
In addition to the monographic publishing program, the FAU will also launch an Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform for open access journals starting in January 2026. This platform will allow new or existing scholar-led journals to publish free of charge.
If you have ideas for publication projects, you are welcome to contact the appropriate series editors for your field, or in all cases the publishing director, Dominik Baumgartner. The publishing team is always available for questions and support: university-press@fau.de.
You can find all information about the publication process here: www.university-press.fau.de/publizieren/.