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"Since 2015, NWO has been committed to the Open Access publication of all research that it funds. That applies to scientific articles but also, in principle, to academic books and book chapters. Any publication costs associated with making the material available in Open Access form are reimbursed via the project budget. However, writing a book often requires more time than the duration of an NWO project, as a result of which the researchers cannot include the costs for the Open Access publication of books in the project budget. The programme Open Access Books reimburses the book processing charges (BPC) associated with making academic books available in Open Access form. This applies to all academic books that arise due to NWO funding. NWO understands “academic books” to include both peer-reviewed monographs and edited volumes.

An application may be submitted up to 5 years after the completion of the project."