Publishing for researchers
In addition to scientific literature, the library offers BTH's researchers, teachers and doctoral students services related to scientific publishing and analysis.
The library can guide and support you through the entire publishing process, including advice on Open Access, publishing in DiVA, APC costs, research data, parallel publishing, bibliometrics and copyright. We understand the importance of making your research accessible and visible to a wide audience and we are here to help you get your scientific results out in the best possible way.
New Guidelines for Scientific Publishing
Scientific publishing is important for disseminating BTH’s research and making it accessible and relevant to society. It strengthens both the researcher’s and the institution’s visibility and reputation.
The revised guidelines, decided by the Vice-Chancellor in May 2026 (decision number R052-26), support researchers in choosing publication channels and are based on requirements from BTH, funders, and publishers. Some parts are mandatory, while others are recommendations for good practice.
Open Access at BTH
The Vice-Chancellor has decided (decisionnumber R075/25) that all scholarly publications by BTH employees must be registered in DiVA, with full text included whenever possible in accordance with copyright and confidentiality.
Researchers are encouraged to retain the necessary rights by not transferring copyright to publishers, but instead using BTH’s publishing agreement or an author addendum to enable open access. When publishing, researchers should primarily choose high-quality journals that allow open access, and secondarily publishers that permit the accepted version to be made freely available in DiVA or other open repositories.