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

• German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

• GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

• HSD Hochschule Döpfer

• Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS)

• Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN)

• Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW)

• Munich University of Applied Sciences

• Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg

• Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

• The Karlsruhe University of Education

• TU Clausthal

• University of Mannheim

• University of Potsdam

• University of Siegen
  

Institutional participants choosing metered model

• Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (University of Freiburg)

• Bielefeld University

• Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

• Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum - Ein Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft (DRFZ)

• European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

• FernUniversität in Hagen

• FH Münster

• Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

• German Institute for Adult Education

• Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW)

• Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt

• Hochschule Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

• Julius Kühn Institute (Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants)

• Leibniz Center for General Linguistics (ZAS)

• Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS

• Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK Getersleben)

• Max Rubner-Institut (MRI)

• Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg

• Philipps-Universität Marburg

• RWTH Aachen University

• Saarland University

• Technische Universität Dortmund (TU Dortmund)

• Technische Universität Dresden (Technical University Dresden)

• TU Braunschweig

• Universität Greifswald

• Universität Kassel

• University of Koblenz

• University of Oldenburg (Carl von Ossietzky)

• University of Rostock / Rostock University Medical Center

• 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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