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Frontiers news
26 Nov 2019
UK universities reach new national open access deal
Researchers from 180 UK universities can now benefit from a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing
Frontiers news
14 Aug 2019
Frontiers and Sheffield Hallam University form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that Sheffield Hallam University has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. Sheffield Hallam University Library supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Sheffield Hallam University has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, eligible authors from Sheffield Hallam University may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Library at Sheffield Hallam University, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, Sheffield Hallam University and its Library will benefit from a discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage Sheffield Hallam University authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit of the scholarly community and the public at large, while reducing costs. Information for SHU authors: To find out about eligibility for this agreement, please contact the Library Research Support Team: library-research-support@shu.ac.uk Once you are sure your article is eligible, you can submit […]
Frontiers news
25 Jul 2019
University of Arizona Libraries to trial open access publishing agreement with Frontiers
Update: From 2020 a 10% discount applies. For more details see the newer blog post As part of a trial agreement until the end of 2019, University of Arizona-affiliated corresponding authors will benefit from a 7.5% discount on APCs when publishing in any of Frontiers’ open access journals, irrespective of what fund covers the APC. The 7.5% discount will apply from 12 July 2019 to 31 December 2019 (reference date is the article acceptance date). In addition to the discount, insights into institutional publishing activity are included and regular data reports will be available directly to the University of Arizona Libraries. Information for authors: If a University of Arizona-affiliated corresponding author submits their manuscript with an affiliated institutional email address domain, the discount will be automatically applied. If submission is done with another email domain, but the University of Arizona is indicated as the corresponding author’s affiliation, Frontiers will verify eligibility for the discount with the University of Arizona Libraries. For more information on this agreement, contact open-access@email.arizona.edu For background information about the UA Open Access policy and open access publishing options, visit Open Access Publishing. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your […]
Frontiers news
23 Jul 2019
Frontiers and the University of Exeter form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that the University of Exeter has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The University of Exeter Library supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University of Exeter has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, eligible authors from the University of Exeter may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Eligible papers include: Research funded by UKRI (UK research councils) Research funded by COAF partner charities Research with no open access APC funding from funder of research Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team at the University of Exeter Library, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, the University of Exeter and its Library will benefit from a discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage the University of Exeter authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit of the scholarly community and the […]
Frontiers news
08 Jul 2019
Frontiers and the University of Salford form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that the University of Salford has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The University of Salford Library supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University of Salford has entered an institutional membership agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, eligible authors from the University of Salford may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team at the Library of the University of Salford, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, the University of Salford and its Library will benefit from a discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage University of Salford authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit of the scholarly community and the public at large, while reducing costs. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘University of Salford’ as institutional payer in […]
Frontiers news
26 Jun 2019
Frontiers and Cranfield University form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that Cranfield University has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Cranfield University Library Service supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Cranfield University has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, eligible authors from Cranfield University may publish in specified Frontiers journals at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Eligible articles are: UK Research and Innovation funded articles submitted to an approved Frontiers journal Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team in Cranfield University Library Service, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. This agreement will further encourage Cranfield University authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit of the scholarly community and the public at large. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please make sure you have completed Cranfield’s online APC application form, and the funds have been approved subject to availability. Select ‘Cranfield University’ as institutional payer in the invoice section when […]
Frontiers news
13 Jun 2019
Indiana University Bloomington extends open access publishing agreement with Frontiers
As part of a trial agreement until the end of April 2021, Indiana University Bloomington-affiliated corresponding authors benefited from a 7.5% discount on APCs when publishing in any of Frontiers’ open access journals, irrespective of what fund covers the APC. This collaboration has now been further formalized and extended, and starting from 1st May 2021, Indiana University Bloomington-affiliated corresponding authors will enjoy a 10% discount on APCs. In addition to the discount, insights into institutional publishing activity are included and regular data reports will be available directly to the library. All other arrangements (data reports to IU Libraries, verifications) remain the same. Information for authors: If an Indiana University Bloomington-affiliated corresponding author submits their manuscript with an affiliated institutional email address domain (indiana.edu or iu.edu), the discount will be automatically applied. If submission is done with another email domain, but Indiana University Bloomington is indicated as the corresponding author’s affiliation, Frontiers will verify eligibility for the discount with the Indiana University Bloomington Library For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, please contact the Indiana University Bloomington Library at iusw@iu.edu, or contact institutions@frontiersin.org for invoicing queries. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional membership page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities […]
Frontiers news
28 May 2019
Frontiers and University of Duisburg-Essen form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that University of Duisburg-Essen (Universität Duisburg-Essen) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The University Library of the University of Duisburg-Essen supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University of Duisburg-Essen has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, the University of Duisburg-Essen contributes to the publication fees for corresponding authors who are members of the UDE and wish to publish in one of the Frontiers journals. Due to their membership in the UDE, corresponding authors of the UDE receive a 10% discount on the list price. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘University of Duisburg-Essen’ as institutional payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the University of Duisburg-Essen, and if confirmed, a 10% discount will be applied to the invoice. For more information about UDE’s Open Access policy, guidelines, and funding requirements, please visit https://www.uni-due.de/ub/publikationsdienste/oa_foerderung.php. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your organisation.
Frontiers news
02 Apr 2019
MIT and Frontiers form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Frontiers have formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the MIT Libraries has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, MIT-affiliated corresponding authors will benefit from a 15% membership discount on article processing charges (APCs) when publishing in any of Frontiers’ open access journals, irrespective of what fund covers the APC. The discount will be automatically applied if MIT-affiliated corresponding authors submit manuscripts with an MIT institutional email address. If they submit via another email domain, but they indicate MIT as the affiliation on the paper, Frontiers will verify eligibility for the discount with the MIT Libraries. We hope that this agreement will further encourage MIT authors to publish open access, while reducing costs. For more information on this agreement, please email scholarlypub@mit.edu. For background information see also: https://open-access.mit.edu http://intheopen.net/2016/03/what-organic-food-shopping-can-tell-us-about-transforming-the-scholarly-communications-system For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your organisation.
Frontiers news
27 Mar 2019
Frontiers and Iowa State University form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that the Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Iowa State University of Science and Technology supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Iowa State University Library has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, eligible authors from Iowa State University may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to the author. To be eligible, a publication’s corresponding author must be affiliated with Iowa State University. Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Office of Scholarly Communication team at Iowa State University Library, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, Iowa State University and its Library will benefit from a membership discount on processing charges for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage Iowa State authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access for fellow researchers and the public at large to the results of mostly publicly funded research, while reducing costs. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional […]
Frontiers news
22 Feb 2019
Frontiers and Hannover Medical School form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that Hannover Medical School (German: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover /MHH) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Library of the Hannover Medical School supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Hannover Medical School has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, eligible authors from Hannover Medical School may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process. Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team at the Library of the Hannover Medical School. Furthermore, Hannover Medical School and its Library will benefit from a membership discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage Hannover Medical School authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit of the scholarly community and the public at large, while reducing costs. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘Hannover Medical School’ as institutional payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then […]
Frontiers news
13 Feb 2019
Frontiers and Simon Fraser University form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that Simon Fraser University (SFU) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Simon Fraser University Library (SFU Library) supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Simon Fraser University has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, eligible authors from Simon Fraser University may publish in any qualifying Frontiers journal with up to $2,500 CAD of the article processing charge (APC) covered by the Open Access Fund, and with a simplified process. Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process – the invoicing from Frontiers is managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team at the SFU Library, and authors receive an invoice only if the APC exceeds the $2,500 CAD limit, in which case the SFU Library will invoice the corresponding author. In either case, Simon Fraser University and its researchers will benefit from a membership discount on APCs for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage Simon Fraser University authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit […]
Frontiers news
22 Jan 2019
Frontiers and the University of Klagenfurt form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that the Klagenfurt (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, AAU) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The University of Klagenfurt supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University of Klagenfurt has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of the Austria Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, eligible authors from the University of Klagenfurt may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to the author. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated to the University of Klagenfurt. Those submitting an FWF-funded article can select the university as the institutional payer. Please be sure to include all funding information in the ‘Statements’ section. Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team at the University of Klagenfurt Library, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, the University of Klagenfurt and its Library will benefit from a discount on the article processing charge (APC) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage University of Klagenfurt authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access for fellow researchers and the public at large to the results of mostly publicly […]
Frontiers news
11 Jan 2019
Frontiers and the University of Würzburg form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (University of Würzburg) has established an institutional agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The University of Würzburg supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, it covers part of the article processing charges (APCs) via its Open Access Publishing Fund, and it has now entered an institutional membership agreement with Frontiers whereby eligible authors may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process and a discount on APCs. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated to the University of Würzburg (including the University Hospital) who have no other funding to cover APCs. Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access Team at the University of Würzburg Library, relieving authors of responsibilities of handling invoices issued by Frontiers (the author will still be billed by the Library for part of the APC plus taxes). Furthermore, the University of Würzburg and the eligible authors will benefit from a 5% discount on APCs for articles covered by this agreement. The Library will also receive regular data reports on Frontiers articles with corresponding authors from the University, increasing […]
Frontiers news
10 Jan 2019
Frontiers and the Justus Liebig University Giessen form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that the Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Justus Liebig University Giessen, University of Giessen) has established an institutional agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Justus Liebig University Giessen supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University of Giessen has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated to the Justus Liebig University Giessen. Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team at the University of Giessen Library. Furthermore, the University of Giessen and its Library will benefit from a discount on articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage University of Giessen authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access for fellow researchers and the public at large to the results of mostly publicly funded research, while reducing costs. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘Justus Liebig University Giessen’ as institutional payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the University of Giessen Library’s Open Access team, and if confirmed, the APC will be […]