Open Access
Our Services at a Glance
Knowledge transfer is one of the guiding principle of ArchiTangle’s publishing program. We publish books on architecture with the ambition to contribute to addressing societal challenges. We understand architecture as a cultural practice, an academic discipline and an instrument of transformation.
What we stand for
We connect architecture with fields including urban planning, landscape architecture, environmental sciences, politics, culture, sociology and economics. Our aim is to make relevant knowledge accessible to the widest possible audience.
We offer two routes to Open Access
Green Open Access: The digital edition is made freely available after an embargo period of no more than 24 months; and the Gold Open Access: The digital edition is made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication.
Analog and digital
Whenever appropriate, our publications are available in both print and digital formats. Through our BOOK+ program, the books may also be complemented by freely accessible digital content, ensuring their relevance and accessibility for generations to come.
Open Access Publishing Services
In addition to our editorial services, production and our standard publishing services, we can manage the production and international dissemination of the digital Open Access edition. Depending on the publication, its eligibility and the requirements of the respective services and repositories, this may include:
- ISBN assignment for the digital edition and professional metadata management
- DOI registration and deposit with Crossref
- MARC21 metadata for library systems
- hosting and distribution through platforms and repositories such as OAPEN, HathiTrust and the Open Research Library
- registration with the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
- integration into international discovery services, such as Google Scholar, ProQuest Serial Solutions, Ex Libris, EBSCO Discovery Service and WorldCat
- long-term digital preservation through appropriate services and repositories, such as the German National Library (DNB), Portico and CLOCKSS
- metadata provision via OAI-PMH for automated harvesting
Our objective is to make Open Access publications freely available while ensuring the widest possible international discoverability, citability and long-term accessibility.