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Institutional partnerships simplify the process for authors publishing in our journals and contribute to the growing number of articles openly available worldwide.
Several institutions across the world already collaborate with Frontiers in this way, and we're ready to support you and your researchers.
The Frontiers Institutional Partnerships program works with hundreds of research institutions, libraries, consortia, and funders to streamline the way in which researchers are supported when publishing open access.
Reduce administrative time by centralizing communications and directly improve your submission and payment experience.
We are driven by the goal of placing publishing back into the hands of researchers. Our institutional partnerships make it easy for any author to publish with Frontiers by removing payment obstacles and streamlining the publishing process.
Discover the benefits of being an author affiliated with a partner institution.
Your library plays a vital role in driving impactful research, and we’re maximizing it by removing the barriers to publishing. Enjoy discounts, dedicated support and a simplified process for your researchers.
Partnering with us ensures that your research is accessible to a wider audience, boosting the profile and reach of your consortium.
Together we can support your grantees with increased access to high-quality papers.
Explore our list of partnerships and learn more about how our partners are championing open access collaborations.
Reduced publishing costs, efficient communication channels, and a tailored dashboard where you can approve funding, monitor engagement and download reports.
The Frontiers Institutional Partnerships program offers flexible and predictable payment models. We ensure that institutions can allocate resources effectively while supporting open access initiatives.
Get in touch with our team and find out how your institution can benefit from an institutional partnership.
Researchers are the core of the publishing community. With open access publishing, researchers can collaborate better and innovate faster. Discover if your institution is already part of the Frontiers partner community,
Find out if your institution is currently partnering with Frontiers and review our eligibility criteria.
A Research Topic is a peer-reviewed article collection (similar to a special issue) that brings together researchers across disciplines to publish articles responding to critical research questions, emerging issues, and new ideas.
Submission process overview
Each partnership is unique, so it's crucial that you know how your institution will benefit. Our useful FAQ page is a good place to start.
We place the researcher at the center of everything we do. Check out our FAQ and find out how we can make publishing easier for you.
Find out more about how our work is driving open science, empowering researchers and institutions, and delivering solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet.
The Frontiers institutional partnerships team is on a mission to transform the scholarly communication landscape, and we can't do it without you. We partner with institutions and researchers to break down barriers and unlock the full potential of OA.
The UKSG Conference just concluded, and one key theme dominated discussions: the ongoing transition to open access (OA) publishing. While the benefits of broader research dissemination are clear, librarians are grappling with complex challenges.
Frontiers has entered into a national agreement with Sweden’s academic consortium Bibsam that will allow unlimited publishing in all Frontiers' journals without charge to authors or to institutions.
Frontiers and the German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) have announced the launch of the first transformed framework agreement - a national, fully open access flat-fee deal - for Germany.