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Publishers A-K with a discount on publication fees
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can get discounts on all or part of the publication fee through the university library's agreements with the following publishers.
American Chemical Society
Publish free of charge
The agreement gives the right to unlimited publishing of open access articles in all journals from ACS. Articles accepted for publication after January 1, 2024 are covered by the agreement.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
About the agreement with American Chemical Society
American Institute of Physics
Publish free of charge
Authors affiliated to the University of Gothenburg can publish with open access in most of the publisher’s journals (hybrid and pure open access) at no extra cost. Articles accepted for publication as of January 1, 2026, or later are included in the agreement.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Instructions for authors (pdf)
American Physical Society
Publish free of charge
Authors affiliated to the University of Gothenburg can publish with open access in some of APS hybrid journals pure open access journals at no extra cost. This applies to articles accepted for publication as of January 1, 2023.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Publish open access, but additional charges apply
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can publish open access in six of the publisher's journals. However, ASM charges a fee per page (‘page charges’). These are not covered by the agreement, and as an author, you need to secure funding. Articles accepted for publication after January 1, 2025, are covered by the agreement.
Information for authors at ASM
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Association for Computing Machinery
Publish free of charge
Authors affiliated to the University of Gothenburg can publish free of charge in all serial publications from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication. Authors are automatically identified by the email address domain. CC-BY is the first choice when publishing, but the author can choose CC license options.
Berghahn Open Anthro
Publish free of charge
The agreement provides for unlimited open access publication in fifteen anthropology journals from Berghahn Journals. Articles accepted for publication after 1 January 2023 are covered by the agreement.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
BioMed Central
Publish free of charge
The agreement with Springer Nature fully open access journals lets researchers at the University of Gothenburg to publish themselves in journals from BioMed Central (BMC) at no cost.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Bioscientifica
Publish free of charge
The agreement gives the right to unlimited publishing of open access articles in all journals from Bioscientifica. Articles accepted for publication after January 1, 2025, are covered by the agreement.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Brill
Publish free of charge
The agreement allows for unlimited publication of open access articles in all hybrid and pure OA journals from the publisher, and applies to articles submitted as of January 1st, 2021. In addition, authors receive a 20% discount on the publication cost when they publish books with open access.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Information for authors at Brill
Bristol University Press
Publish free of charge
The agreement gives the right to unlimited publishing of open access articles in the publisher’s journals and its imprint Policy Press. Articles submitted for publication after January 1, 2024 are covered by the agreement.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
British Medical Journals Publishing (BMJ)
Publish free of charge
Through the library's agreement with BMJ, authors at the University of Gothenburg can publish free of charge in BMJ journals. The agreement covers both hybrid journals and pure OA journals.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Information for authors at BMJ
Cambridge University Press
Publish free of charge
All authors at the University of Gothenburg can publish with Open Access for free in journals from Cambridge University Press (CUP). The agreement provide unlimited publishing of openly available articles in both hybrid journals and pure OA journals. The journal series Cambridge Prisms and Research Directions are also included in the agreement.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
The publishers guide to OA-publishing (PDF)
Cogitatio
Publish free of charge
The agreement gives the right to unlimited publishing in the publisher’s open access journals. Articles accepted for publication after January 1, 2024 are covered by the agreement. Publication costs are covered by Swedish research funders starting in 2024.
More information about Swedish research funders joint effort on open access (In Swedish)
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Company of Biologists, The
Publish free of charge
The agreement allows researchers at the University of Gothenburg unlimited publication with open access in all journals from The Company of Biologists.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Copernicus
Publish free of charge
The agreement grants the right to unlimited publication in the publisher's open access journals. Articles accepted for publication after 1 January 2024 are included in the agreement. Publication costs will be covered by research funders from 2024 onwards.
More information about Swedish research funders joint effort on open access (In Swedish)
To make use of the agreement
The agreement with Copernicus applies to the corresponding author affiliated with the University of Gothenburg. The University Library will check their affiliation before payment is approved.
De Gruyter
Publish free of charge
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can publish Open Access without charge in hybrid journals and fully open journals from De Gruyter.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Dove Medical Press
Publish with a discount
Through the Gothenburg University Library's membership in Dove Medical Press, all authors at the University of Gothenburg receive a 5% discount on the publication fee.
To make use of the agreement
The agreement applies to corresponding authors who must state their affiliation with the University of Gothenburg and use their email address from the University of Gothenburg when submitting an article.
eLife
Publish free of charge
The agreement gives the right to unlimited publishing of open access articles in the journal eLife. Articles submitted for publication after April 1, 2024 are covered by the agreement. Publication costs are covered by Swedish research funders.
More information about Swedish research funders joint effort on open access (In Swedish)
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Elsevier
Publish free of charge
The agreement with gives the right to publish open access in almost all Elsevier journals.
List of journals where you can publish open access at Elsevier.
Publication within the agreement applies to articles sent to the publisher after January 1, 2024.
To make use of the agreement
Once an article has been accepted for publication, the author will receive an email with a link to select publishing options.
- As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
- Once an article has been accepted for publication, authors receive an email with a link to select publishing options.
- Add co-authors' affiliate information.
- View publishing options and select a CC license.
Emerald
Publish free of charge
The agreement allows for unlimited publication of open access articles in all Emerald journals, and publication on the platform Emerald Open Research https://emeraldopenresearch.com/ The agreement applies to articles accepted for publishing after January 1st, 2021.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
European Respiratory Society
Publish free of charge
Authors affiliated to the University of Gothenburg can publish with open access in the three journals European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Review, and ERJ Open Research at no extra cost. This applies to articles accepted for publication as of January 1, 2026.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Frontiers
Publish free of charge
The agreement gives the right to unlimited publishing of open access articles in all Frontiers journals. Articles accepted for publication after January 1, 2024 are covered by the agreement. Publication costs are covered by Swedish research funders starting in 2024.
More information about Swedish research funders joint effort on open access (In Swedish)
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Inderscience
Publish with a discount
Through the agreement, researchers at the University of Gothenburg receive a 20 % discount on the publishing fee when publishing in an Inderscience title.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
About the agreement with Inderscience
Institute of Physics (IOP)
Publish free of charge
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can publish Open Access without charge in hybrid journals and fully open journals from IOP. The agreement applies to articles accepted for publishing after January 1st, 2021.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Information for authors at IOP
IOS Press
Publish free of charge
The agreement allows for unlimited publication of open access articles in all IOS Press journals. The agreement applies to articles accepted for publishing after 1 January, 2021.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Information for authors at IOS Press
IWA Publishing
Publish free of charge
The agreement gives the right to unlimited publishing of open access articles in all journals from IWA Publishing. Articles accepted for publication after January 1, 2023 are covered by the agreement.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Information for authors at IWA Publishing
JMIR Publications
Publish free of charge
The agreement gives the right to unlimited publishing of open access articles in all JMIR journals. Articles accepted for publication after June 1, 2024 are covered by the agreement. Publication costs are covered by Swedish research funders.
More information about Swedish research funders joint effort on open access (In Swedish)
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
John Benjamins
Publish free of charge
The agreement gives the right to unlimited publishing of open access articles in all journals from John Benjamins. Articles accepted for publication after January 1, 2023 are covered by the agreement.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Karger
Publish free of charge
Free and unlimited publishing for authors at the University of Gothenburg. All articles published by authors affiliated to GU will immediately be Open Access.
To make use of the agreement
As a corresponding author, you shall state your affiliation to the University of Gothenburg and use your email address from the University of Gothenburg when you submit an article for publication.
Contact us about APC discounts
Contact the Library if you have any questions about APC discounts.
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