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Open Access-agreements

UiO has entered into agreements for Open Access publishing with several publishers. Some of the agreements offer discounts on APC (article processing charges), while other deals cover the whole APC. If a publisher is not mentioned, there is no agreement.

Publishing of books/book chapters is not included in any of the agreements.

Overview of the agreements

In the list below you will find information about what applies to each publisher.

ACM Digital Library - Association for Computing Machinery

Duration	2022-2024
Journals	Unlimited open publishing in most journals and conference proceedings. Those not owned by ACM (eg IEEE) are not part of the agreement (but can be read). See journal list from ACM: ACM Publications Eligible for Open Access Publishing Under ACM OPEN
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. Please note the following: "Author authentication is based on the email domain, so it is important that the authors use the institutional email address."
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.
Information	Guidelines, how to select Open Access in the workflow. See page 4: Select "Institutionally Paid Open Access". After that, choose CC-lisence.

ACS - American Chemical Society

Duration	2023-24. The original agreement is from 2020.
Journals	Both subscription journals (hybrid) and pure Open Access journals are included. List of journals included in the agreement.
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge). Expenses beyond APC, such as extra pages, colour illustrations and copy editing, must be covered by the author/department.
Information	American Chemical Society has created a workflow guide for authors.
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

BioMed Central and SpringerOpen (Discount agreement)

UiO has a discount agreement with BioMed Central and SpringerOpen. The discount agreement must not be confused with the agreement that UiO has with Springer Compact.

15% discount on the APC (article processing charge). APC after discount must be covered with own funds.
Corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO. OUS is not included in the membership.
Check of UiO affiliation: If the article is accepted (at article acceptance stage), the corresponding author will be asked to re-confirm their affiliation and enter the name of the institution they are primarily affiliated to.

Biomed Central https://www.biomedcentral.com/

SpringerOpen https://www.springeropen.com

BMJ Case Reports (Institutional Fellowship)

Medical library has subscription which includes Institutional Fellowship.
Fellowship code for UiO og OUS is 200374
What does the agreement entail: "You can submit as many cases as you like, access all the published material, and re-use any published material for personal use and teaching without further permission. There are no additional publication or colour charges for accepted articles."
Institutional Fellowship does not cover the actual Open Access fee, only the administration fee. As of July 2022, the Open Access fee costs GBP 460,- This fee must be covered by the author/department.

More information about the agreement: https://casereports.bmj.com/pages/authors/

Cambridge University Press

Duration	2023-24. The original agreement is from 2020.
Journals	Overview of the journals included in the agreement. The agreement has no quota - there is unlimited open publishing in the publisher's hybrid journals and the pure open access journals. Comment on the journal list: Titles marked with par in column B are included in the agreement (par=publish and read). Titles marked with "read_only" or "excluded" are not included in the agreement. A few society journals are not included in the agreement.
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Information	Cambridge University Press has created a workflow guide for authors. Information about open access publishing at Cambridge.
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

Canadian Science Publishers

Duration	2023-25
Journals	The agreement applies to the publisher's subscription journals (hybrid). The agreement has no quota - there is unlimited open publishing in the hybrid journals. Pure open access journals are not included. Articles in these journals receive a 15% discount on APC. The rest of the amount must be covered by the author. Journals published by Canadian Science Publishers.
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

Cogitatio

Annual agreement, renewed for 2024.
Free to publish when the corresponding author is affiliated with UiO. OUS is not part of the agreement.
The agreement has unlimited publication (no quota).
The corresponding author must have an e-mail address ending with uio.no to be recognized as a UiO author.
Applies to all journals at Cogitatio.

https://www.cogitatiopress.com/

Company of Biologists

Duration	2024-2026. Original agreement started in 2021.
Journals	Applies to both hybrid and pure open access journals. Development (hybrid) Journal of Cell Science (hybrid) Journal of Experimental Biology (hybrid) Disease Models & Mechanisms (pure open access) Biology Open (pure open access) The agreement has unlimited publishing (no quota).
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Information	Guide for authors at institutions with Read & Publish agreements
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

De Gruyter

Duration	De Gruyter (hybrid): 2021-2024. De Gruyter Open: 2024
Journals	List of journals included in the agreement. Journal listed as par (column B), is included in the open access agreement (par=publish and read). If a journal is listed with "read_only" or "excluded", it is not included in the agreement). The agreement has unlimited publishing (no quota).
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

Elsevier

Scope	2022-2024.
Journals	Applies to the publication of peer-reviewed research articles in both subscription journals (hybrid) and pure Open Access journals. These journals are included in the agreement (.xlsx) You may also use Elsevier's online tool Find a participating journal (only hybrid journals). Some titles owned by academic societies are not part of the agreement with Elsevier. The Lancet hybrid journals are not included. Please check the list of included journals whether your journal is listed or not.
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For UiO: only select University of Oslo (not your department) from the drop-down menu "Select organization from list", otherwise your UiO affiliation may not be recognized. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. This applies to both hybrid and pure Open Access-journals. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge). Expenses beyond APC, such as extra pages, colour illustrations and copy editing, must be covered by the author/department.
Information	Presentation of Elsevier's author journey (hybrid) (PDF) Presentation of Elsevier's author journey (pure OA/Gold) from page 4 (PDF)
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. Read more about the licenses on Elsevier's website. See also information from the library about CC-licenses.

Emerald (Discount agreement)

UiO has an agreement with Emerald which gives a 10% discount on APC (article processing charges). APC after discount must be covered with own funds.
Corresponding author must be from UiO. OUS is not part of the agreement.
- Affiliation (author authentication) is based on the email domain, it is important that the authors use the UiO email address when submitting the article.
The agreement applies to both hybrid and pure OA journals.
Information from Emerald: To use a discounted APC, simply select the option to publish open access when submitting your scholar one article. Always use your institutional email address when submitting your work, this will confirm that you are qualified and allow us to process your submission.

Frontiers

Annual. Valid for 2024.
Please note:
- The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS.
  - Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author.
- The APC (article processing charge) is covered in its entirety by UiO. Expenses beyond APC, such as extra pages, colour illustrations and copy editing, must be covered by the author/department.
- Only articles in the A- and B-category are included in the agreement.
  - A-category: Clinical Trial, Hypothesis & Theory, Methods, Original Research, Policy and Practice Reviews, Review, Systematic Review, Study Protocol, Technology and Code, Registered Report
  - B-category: Brief Research Report, Case Report, Community Case Study, Conceptual Analysis, Curriculum Instruction and Pedagogy, Mini Review, Perspective, Policy Brief
- To submit your article under this agreement, please select ‘University of Oslo’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article.
- You also have to give an alternative billing address. As alternative billing address, use your department's address.

IoP (Institute of physics)

Duration	2023-2024
Journals	The agreement includes unlimited publishing in the publisher's hybrid and pure open access journals. The agreement with IoP also includes journals from Electrochemical Society (ECS): Journal of the Electrochemical Society (JES) ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (JSS) ECS Transactions (ECST)
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Information	Information about the submission workflow and how to choose open access (PDF).
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

Karger

Duration	2023-24. The original agreement is from 2020.
Journals	The agreement includes unlimited publishing in the publisher's hybrid and pure open access journals. These journals are included in the agreement.
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Information	Karger has created a workflow guide for authors.
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. The default license is CC BY-NC. If the author is required to publish with a CC BY license, the author may "mention this at the time of submission and the Karger team will work with them to make this possible". More information from the library about CC-licenses.

MDPI (Discount agreement)

20 % off the APC (article processing charge)
Corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO. OUS is not part of the agreement.
UiO affiliation is determined by email domain.
The corresponding author receives the invoice.

http://www.mdpi.com/

Microbiology Society

Duration	2023-24. The original agreement is from 2021.
Journals	The agreement includes unlimited publishing in the publisher's hybrid and pure open access journals. Titles: https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/ and click Journals in the top menu.
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. The publisher states in its information: "Only authors submitting using the institutional domain email given below will be eligible for fee-free OA. Additional prefixes after '@' denoting sub-domains, eg [email protected] will be accepted." This means that the corresponding author must use one of these email domains: @ xxxx.uio.no or @ ous-hf.no / @ kreftregisteret.no Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Information	Guideline: Author journey (PDF). Information about the agreement
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Duration	2023-2024. Original agreement started in 2020.
Journals	Open publishing in the publisher's subscription journals (hybrid). These journals are included in the agreement (xlsx). Comments to the overview: Journals with par in column B and hybrid in column G, is included in the agreement. Journals with par in column B and gold in column G, is not included in the agreement. Articles in these journals will get a 15 % discount on APC. The rest of the amount must be covered by the author. Journals with read_only is not part of open access publishing. These article types are included: "research articles, review articles, brief reports, and case reports."
Exception	Pure Open Access journals are not included in the agreement. Corresponding author will get a 15 % discount on APC. These journals are listed as Gold in column G in the overview in the information about journals (above).
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement. In this agreement, the corresponding author must choose affiliation "Norwegian Institutions (UNIT members)" when signing the publishing agreement. Author will receive an email from OUP when the article is accepted. In the article itself, affiliation must continue to be stated as UiO or OUS.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Information	OUP has created a workflow guide for authors. Information about the agreement from Oxford.
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC-license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

Royal Society (Discount agreement)

25% discount on the APC (article processing charge). The rest of the amount, after discount, must be covered by the author.
Corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO. OUS is not part of the agreement.
The discount is valid for publishing in any of the society's journals.

More information about the discount agreement (Open Access Membership) at Royal Society.

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Duration	2023-2024. Original agreement started in 2021.
Journals	List of journals included in the agreement. The agreement has unlimited publishing (no quota) in the hybrid journals. Pure open access journals are not included in the agreement, i.e. the journals marked Gold Open Access.
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO. Only UiO is covered by the agreement. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement. Use your UiO-email so that your affiliation is recognized.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO in the subscription journals (hybrid). Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Information	Information about the agreement. Instructions on how to choose Open Access for your article.
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

SAGE

Duration	SAGE Choice (hybrid): 2024 (one year). Original agreement started in 2020. SAGE Open Access (pure open access journals): 2024 (one year).
Journals	List of journals included in the agreement (.xlsx) Journals marked with read_only (column B) are excluded from the publishing agreement. Some hybrid journals are not included in the publishing agreement. Both publisher's hybrid journals (SAGE Choice) and pure open access-journals (SAGE Open). The agreement has unlimited publishing (no quota).
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO in the publisher's subscription journals (hybrid). Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge).
Information	More information about the agreement at SAGE's website.
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

Springer Compact

Duration	2023-2024. Original agreement started in 2020.
Journals	The agreement applies to the publisher's hybrid journals. These journals are included in the agreement (.xlsx)
Exception	Pure Open Access journals are not included in the agreement. Journals in SpringerOpen and Nature Research are not part of the agreement. If you are publishing in SpringerOpen, it is possible to get a 15% discount on APC. Read more in the agreement we have with BioMed Central (which also covers SpringerOpen).
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge). Expenses beyond APC, such as extra pages, colour illustrations and copy editing, must be covered by the author/department.
Information	Presentation of Springer's author journey. (openscience.no) More information about the agreement at Springer's website.
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. More information from the library about CC-licenses.

Taylor & Francis

Duration	Open Select (Hybrid): 2023-2024. Original agreement started in 2019. Open Journals (gold / pure open access): 2023-24
Journals	List of journals included in the agreement with Taylor & Francis. The title list contains both the gold titles ("Full OA title list") and the hybrid titles (divided into two tabs: "Open Select Hybrid" and "Higher APC title list"). The agreement has unlimited publishing (no quota). Some titles may be excluded. Check the title list in the information above.
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge). Expenses beyond APC, such as extra pages, colour illustrations and copy editing, must be covered by the author/department.
Information	More information about the agreement at Taylor & Francis' website. Taylor & Francis has also made a guide about the agreement. Presentation of the author's workflow (Open Select/hybrid-journals)
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC license where the author retains the rights. Read more about the licenses on Taylor & Francis' website. See also information from the library about CC-licenses.

Wiley

Duration	2023-2024. Original agreement started in 2019.
Journals	Both hybrid journals (hybrid) and pure open access journals are covered by the agreement. Comment on the journal list: Titles marked with par in column B are included in the agreement (par=publish and read). Titles marked with "read_only" or "excluded" are not included in the agreement. Wiley is not able to include the pure open access journals in the main agreement, and information about the extended agreement is lacking at Wiley's author support. Corresponding authors can therefore be presented with an invoice that they themselves have to pay. This is not correct. Contact us if you find yourself in this situation. (email: [email protected])
Exception	The agreement does not cover all Wiley journals. This applies to journals owned by academic societies. Some academic societies have not included their journals in the Wiley Open Access Agreement.
Who	The corresponding author must be affiliated with UiO or OUS. Corresponding author refers to the author who is responsible for submission of the article to the journal. Thus, it is not sufficient to be listed as the corresponding author in the article. Some disciplines use the term first author instead of corresponding author. For the agreement to apply, it is important that you choose UiO or OUS as your affiliation when you submit the article. It is not enough that this is listed in the article, as it is the affiliation chosen in the publisher's workflow that activates the agreement.
What	The APC cost is covered in its entirety by UiO. Open publishing does not entail extra costs for the researcher / research group. (APC=article processing charge). Expenses beyond APC, such as extra pages, colour illustrations and copy editing, must be covered by the author/department.
Information	Guideline for publishing in pure Open Access-journals (PDF) In this workflow, you must enter a code for your institution. Select "UiO: University of Oslo" from this drop-down menu (also applies to OUS authors) to get the code. Guideline for publishing in hybrid journals (OnlineOpen) (PDF) More information about the agreement at Wiley's webpages.
Licenses	Articles are published with a CC-license where the author retains the rights. See also information from the library about CC-licenses.

Agreements and negotiations

«Institutions and consortia that negotiate agreements with publishers shall ensure that these agreements promote open access without increasing total costs, and that the terms and conditions are open and transparent.» is one of the measures described in the National goals and guidelines for open access to research articles.

In accordance with this, UiO negotiates agreements that will contribute to meeting the goals by making it attractive for researchers at UiO to publish their research results openly.

Sikt negotiates and administers agreements with academic publishers on behalf of institutions from the university, department and health sector. The agreements are organized in consortium as payment services. UiO is a participant in the BOTT collaboration, which, in addition to UiO, consists of the universities in Bergen, Tromsø and Trondheim.

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Published Jan. 5, 2021 10:02 AM - Last modified Apr. 5, 2024 10:04 AM