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Discounts on publication fees
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can avoid publication fees or get discounts on them through the university library's agreements with a number of publishers.
Find journals where you can publish with a discount
In this search service, you can search for journals where you can publish open access without cost or with a discount on the publication fee.
How to use the discounts
The corresponding author who submits the manuscript must be affiliated with the University of Gothenburg. If you are several corresponding authors, the person affiliated with the university should submit the article.
The publishers have further instructions on how to use the discount.
Publishers A-K with a discount on publication fees
Publishers L-Z with a discount on publication fees
About article processing charge (APC)
When publishing in an open-access journal, you often have to pay a publication fee to the publisher. The publication fee is called APC, article processing charge.
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can publish open access without cost or with a discount on the publication fee through the University Library’s agreement with several publishers. The publishing fee is paid by the Gothenburg University Library. As for the costs for colour pages and figures etcetera, these are usually not covered by the APC charge.
Contact us about APC discounts
Contact the Library if you have any questions about APC discounts.
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