This development has been made possible through the application of the Taverne Regulation, based on Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act. This article gives researchers the right to make short scientific works that have been (partly) funded with Dutch public funds available in open access after six months.
Automatically arranged: from opt-in to opt-out
Radboud University has been applying this regulation since 2019. Initially, it was implemented as an opt-in scheme: researchers had to indicate themselves that they wanted to share their publications.
Since 1 December 2023, this has changed to an opt-out scheme. This means that publications are automatically made openly accessible, unless the researcher objects. So you don’t have to take any action yourself.
As of 1 July 2025, Radboudumc has also joined this opt-out scheme, making a large number of additional publications openly available.
Want to know more?
More information can be found on the website of the Radboud Open Science Programme.
The publications can be accessed via the Radboud Repository.
Questions?
Do you have any questions about the Taverne Regulation or other open access options?
Please contact the Open Access Service Desk at openaccess [at] ubn.ru.nl (openaccess[at]ubn[dot]ru[dot]nl).