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Publishing Guidelines of Philipps-Universität Marburg

Ideas and solutions for the world of tomorrow emerge from the exchange within the scientific community. Research publications are a core element of this exchange. Regarding the positioning of Philipps-Universität Marburg in national and international academia, a clear attribution of publications has to be ensured. These guidelines contribute to making the research achievements of the respective authors and of Philipps-Universität Marburg visible.

 Regulations

  • Field of application

    The publishing guidelines are binding for all members and affiliates of Philipps-Universität as defined by the Hessisches Hochschulgesetz (HHG) in its respective current version. They are based on a broad definition of publications that encompasses all forms and formats of publicly disseminated scientific results from research, education, and transfer. This includes text, software, and data publications as well as presentations and lectures at conferences and meetings, educational resources, patents and other intellectual property rights, project proposals to funding organizations, and academically related contributions in audiovisual media and social media.

  • Affiliation statement: Name of the university

    The official affiliation statement is: 

    Philipps-Universität Marburg

    This applies regardless of whether the publication is in German or English. If an English-language affiliation statement is mandatory, the name to be used is:

    Marburg University 

    Abbreviations of the affiliation statement shall be avoided.

  • Use of organization identifiers

    If the publishing medium uses identifiers to indicate affiliation, they should be used. The identifiers of Philipps-Universität Marburg in relevant databases are:

    Research Organization Registry (ROR) 01rdrb571
    Crossref Funder ID 100008967
    DFG-Inst_ID (Gerit, GEPRIS) 10204
    Ringgold 9377
    Wikidata (with list of further identifiers) Q155354

  • Specification of the organizational unit

    Philipps-Universität Marburg always has to be listed as the highest level of institutional affiliation. In addition to the university, authors can also list their other institutional affiliations, in accordance with the rules of the publishing medium and the respective subject culture. This also allows authors to indicate multiple affiliations within the university – for example to a department and a center.

    Example:

    Given name Surname1

    1 Philipps-Universität Marburg, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Institute of Political Science

  • Members and affiliates of the School of Medicine

    Members and affiliates of the School of Medicine publish under affiliation with Philipps-Universität Marburg – even if they work at the University Hospital of Gießen and Marburg (UKGM). As prerequisite, they must have a contractual employment with Philipps-Universität Marburg.

    Example:

    Given name Surname1

    1 Philipps-Universität Marburg, School of Medicine, Clinic for Dermatology and Allergology, Baldingerstraße, 35033 Marburg

  • Multiple or changing institutional affiliations

    In case of further affiliations with institutions external to Philipps-Universität Marburg, e.g. due to joint professorships or cross-institutional research centers, each affiliation has to be indicated. The institution at which the research work was predominantly undertaken is named first.

    If there is a change of institution during the research and publishing process, the institution at which the research work was predominantly undertaken has to be indicated. If relevant parts of the research work were undertaken at both institutions, both institutions shall be named.

    Example:

    Given name Surname1 2

    1 Philipps-Universität Marburg, Department of Biology

    2 Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

     

    If the research work was undertaken in equal parts at several institutions and funds from Philipps-Universität Marburg were used for publishing, the affiliation with Philipps-Universität Marburg must be named first.

  • Indication of e-mail address

    For contact details, the institutional e-mail address (@uni-marburg.de, @staff.uni-marburg.de, etc.) must be used. Publisher platforms use the e-mail address to determine whether discounts or free open access options are available for the author’s institution.

  • Unique author identification (ORCID)

    Philipps-Universität Marburg strongly recommends its authors to indicate the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID iD) in publications. By using ORCID iD, publications can be clearly assigned to authors, even if they change their name or research institution. ORCID additionally supports the exchange of data between publishing platforms and is therefore also integrated into the university's research-supporting IT infrastructures.

  • Funding acknowledgements

    In their publications, researchers at Philipps-Universität Marburg indicate financial support for research projects (research funding) and publications (publication funding) in the funding acknowledgements. The requirements of the respective funding bodies for the disclosure of project funding and the university's requirements for publication funding are taken into account.

  • Open access

    Philipps-Universität Marburg strongly encourages its researchers to publish their research results in open access under an open license (e.g. Creative Commons “CC BY”). This can be realized in quality-assured open access journals or books or by publishing via subject-specific or institutional repositories. In addition, the university recommends to its authors that publications which have not been published under a free license are self-archived on the university's repository open_UMR, making them freely accessible.

  • Research Information System

    The Research Information System displays the research activities of Philipps-Universität Marburg in a structured form, enables data integration on other websites, and simplifies research reporting. All researchers at Philipps-Universität Marburg are therefore asked to record their research activities and publications in the Research Information System.

  • Social media

    In social media posts related to topics addressing research, education, and transfer, appropriate references shall be used to indicate affiliation with Philipps-Universität (e.g. #unimarburg, #PhilippsUniversität).

  • Related Guidelines

    The Publishing Guidelines of Philipps-Universität Marburg follow the guidelines for the declaration of affiliations in publications of the German Rectors’ Conference (Leitlinien zur Nennung von Affiliationen bei Publikationen der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz vom 24.04.2018).  They are complemented by the open access policy of Philipps-Universität Marburg from March 2015,  the principles for handling research data at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Grundsätze zum Umgang mit Forschungsdaten an der Philipps-Universität Marburg vom 19.12.2017),  and the statutes for ensuring good research practice at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Satzung zur Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis an der Philipps-Universität Marburg vom 26.04.2022). 

Information and advice

The University Library supports authors at Philipps-Universität Marburg throughout the entire publishing process. Current information, contact details, and further explanations can be found on the University Library’s websites.