Frontiers and the German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) partnership
Frontiers and the German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) have launched the first transformed framework agreement - a national, fully open access flat-fee deal - for Germany.
Through this partnership, German research centers and libraries enable affiliated researchers to publish across all Frontiers journals and partner publications at no charge for the researcher.
Crafted through collaboration, this initiative represents a strategic effort to promote open access principles while ensuring financial stability for participating institutions.
Participating institutions
Participation is open to all public and private research institutions in Germany, along with state, regional, and specialized libraries. Moreover, German institutions already engaged in Frontiers' institutional partnership program can opt in to leverage the benefits of this agreement.
Participating institutions will be offered the option of choosing between joining the flat-fee model or receiving a 10% discount on article publishing charges. Institutions wishing to benefit from the flat fee or choosing to receive the discount on article-based charges can opt in at any time.
Institutional participants choosing flat-fee model
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences |
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology |
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) |
GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences |
HSD Hochschule Döpfer University of Applied Sciences |
Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LG) |
Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS) |
Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (LG) |
Munich University of Applied Sciences |
Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe |
Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) |
University of Education Freiburg |
University of Siegen |
University of Mannheim |
University of Potsdam |
Technische Universität Clausthal |
Institutional participants choosing metered model
University of Bremen |
Hannover Medical School (MHH) |
University of Duisburg-Essen |
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (University of Freiburg) |
Technische Universität Dortmund (TU Dortmund) |
Universität Kassel |
RWTH Aachen University |
Technische Universität Dresden (Technical University Dresden) |
Saarland University |
Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau |
University of Paderborn |
Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane |
Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt |
Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung Leibniz-Zentrum für Lebenslanges Lernen e.V. (DIE) / German Institute for Adult Education (LG) |
Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum - Ein Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft (DRFZ) |
FH Münster |
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut Für Tiergesundheit |
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) |
Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt |
Technical University of Chemnitz (Chemnitz University of Technology) |
Max Rubner-Institut (MRI) |
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg |
University of Oldenburg (Carl von Ossietzky) |
University of Hohenheim |
Leuphana University of Lüneburg |
Philipps-Universität Marburg |
Robert Koch Institute |
Hamburg University of Technology |
Technische Universität Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt) |
EMBL - European Molecular Biology Laboratory |
FernUniversität in Hagen |
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg |
University of Rostock / Rostock University Medical Center |
Julius Kühn Institute (Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants) |
RPTU (Kaiserslautern-Landau) |
Universität Greifswald |
University of Münster |
Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences |
Bielefeld University |
Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt |
Hochschule Mittweida University of Applied Sciences |
Leibniz Center for General Linguistics (ZAS) |
Leibniz Institute DSMZ–German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures |
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS |
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK Getersleben) |
TU Braunschweig |
University of Wuppertal |
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy |
Is your institution not a partner yet?
Our partnerships are founded on transparency and collaboration. We understand that each institution has unique needs, so we provide you with personalized support to ensure a smooth experience throughout our agreement.
If you are interested in setting up an institutional partnership and need some more information, please contact us today at institutions@frontiersin.org.
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