Read, publish, and discover.

With no cost to you. 

Your research is changing the world. We’re maximizing its impact by removing barriers to publishing, starting with article publishing charges (APCs) for authors. Our new partnership model with the University of California Libraries makes publishing faster, easier, and free for researchers.

Under the agreement, corresponding authors at any of the University of California’s ten campuses, including the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), can publish in these selected journals without limit and without APC. You will also be able to:

• Rapidly share your findings, increasing visibility and impact within the academic community and beyond.

• Build on your research with new findings, pursue innovative directions, and explore deeper the topics that matter most to you.

• Develop your research portfolio and open doors to new career advancements.

Discover how we publish at Frontiers. If you’re ready to publish, check out our author guidelines for everything you need to know about the submission process, from choosing a journal to preparing your manuscript. 

Are you eligible?

Fees shouldn't get in the way of making an impact. Every decision we make revolves around what's best for researchers. Our model with the University of California Libraries empowers you to focus on what matters most: disseminating your research, growing your visibility, and expanding your impact.

To be eligible under the partnership ensure you meet all the following requirements:

• the affiliated author is the corresponding author.

• the corresponding author is affiliated with one of the ten partnering institutions listed below.

• the corresponding author is submitting to one of the 19 journals participating journals.

• the corresponding author uses their institutional email address upon submission.

We partner with your institution with an annual all-inclusive publishing fee. You and your colleagues can submit an unlimited number of manuscripts under the selected portfolios. Once your article has passed peer review, it’s published with no APCs or invoices.

Partnering institutions

• UC Berkeley  

• UC Davis  

• UC Irvine  

• UCLA  

• UC Merced  

• UC Riverside  

• UC San Diego  

• UC San Francisco  

• UC Santa Barbara  

• UC Santa Cruz 

• LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 

Journals included in the partnership

We currently have 19 journals participating in the inclusive partnership with UC Libraries:

• Frontiers in Behavioral Economics

• Frontiers in Communication

• Frontiers in Education

• Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology

• Frontiers in Environmental Economics

• Frontiers in Human Dynamics

• Frontiers in Political Science

• Frontiers in Sociology

• Frontiers in Climate

• Frontiers in Forests and Global Changes

• Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability

• Frontiers in Sustainability

• Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

• Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy

• Frontiers in Sustainable Food System 

• Frontiers in Sustainable Resource Management

• Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism

• Frontiers in Water

• Frontiers in Computer Science

Affiliated with the University of California Libraries and one of these fields? Submit your research today.

Submitting made simple 

We use the latest custom-built technology and AI tools to support you at every stage of the publishing process, from submission to publication – saving you time to spend on more research. 

• Experience a simplified submission process without administrative barriers to publication. 

• See your work reach peer review sooner and connect with reviewers to improve your manuscript. 

• From submission to publication and beyond, our user-friendly platform makes organizing your research and tracking your impact easy. 

How to submit as a society journal author?

Frontiers actively promotes and fosters a sustainable shift towards open access for societies through collaboration and the publication of society journals on our platform.

Collaborations between authors and institutions can enhance visibility, credibility, and support for research dissemination. To ensure a seamless submission process, society partner authors must submit their work directly via their selected journal's website. This ensures adherence to the journal's submission guidelines, expedites the peer-review process, and guarantees that the manuscript is considered for publication in a timely manner. Discover if your journal is currently partnering with us.

Not an affiliated author?

We collaborate with hundreds of institutions across the world. If you want to join them, tell your librarian about Frontiers institutional plans - just submit the form below with the details of your open access institutional representative.