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The Danish Research Council for the Humanities (FKK). One of five councils within the Danish Council for Independent Research (DFF) DFF: Bottom-up research DSF: Strategic research Fifteen members Broad range of disciplines Cross-discipline projects
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The Danish Research Council for the Humanities (FKK) • One of fivecouncilswithin the Danish Council for Independent Research (DFF) • DFF: Bottom-up research • DSF: Strategic research • Fifteenmembers • Broad range of disciplines • Cross-disciplineprojects • Budget, ca 160 mio DKR annually • Whatcanbeapplied for: Collective research projects, individualprojects (phd, post-doc, senior), networks, conferences, journals (and others) • Success rate autumn 2008: ca 16 %
FKK’sfunding of journals -somepreconditions • High scholarly standard • External peer review • Reasonable number of readers (considering the field) • International outreach (allowing for Danish focus in some disciplines) • Open Access
Open Access Demands of Journals Funded by FKK • Electronic journals must be free and openly accessible on the Internet • Printed journals must have a website from which the articles are free and openly accessible as e-journals no later than one year after the publication of a volume • Exemption from this requirement may be given for a transitional period • For a transitional period it is possible to apply for extraordinary funding to set up a digital platform • It is possible to apply for separate funding to cover retro-digitalisation of older issues