What should I do if there is no Gold Open Access journal in my field?

The Gold route has developed considerably in recent years; however, you may not find a suitable journal in which to publish your results. In that case, you will need to explore other publication routes and choose a title of interest that will allow you to publish via either the Hybrid route or the Green route.

The SNSF primarily requires publication via the Gold route and tolerates the Green route if there is no embargo on the dissemination of the manuscript. UNIL does not impose any particular publication route — all are accepted — and recommends publishing in Open Access whenever possible.