Publications

Outstanding research and the realization of innovations in industry and everyday life are the foundation of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft’s work. In order to promote innovation, it is required that research findings are shared as directly as possible. When publishing the results of its research, Fraunhofer therefore unreservedly pursues the principle of open access.

Open access implies granting free and long-term access to scientific findings and literature. A distinction is made between the gold road to open access (research papers are first published in recognized, peer-reviewed open access journals) and the green road to open access (papers are archived free of charge in a repository either at the same time as or subsequently to their initial publication in one of the traditional media). The common feature of both roads to open access is that texts and objects can be freely accessed in digital format.