# Can I publish a monograph in Open Access?

**Yes.**

Although OA for journal articles is well developed, OA for monographs is a nascent area and practices are far less standardised. However, a growing number of publishers allow the digital version of a book to be published in OA at the time of publication (Gold OA). The Directory of Open Access Books ([DOAB](https://www.doabooks.org/)) is a list of peer-reviewed academic books. [OpenEdition](https://www.openedition.org/) is another platform primarily for French-language books. Both are excellent sources for finding publishers that already publish in Open Access. Publication costs for Open Access books are funded by the [SNSF](https://www.unil.ch/openscience/home/menuinst/open-access/lopen-access-quesaco/external-open-access-policies.html "Open Access Mandates") for all researchers in Switzerland.

It is also possible to publish books in Open Access via the Green route (Green OA), i.e. self-archiving of the manuscript with opening after an embargo. In this case, researchers must negotiate with publishers on a case-by-case basis.