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Frontiers news
27 Oct 2020
The Francis Crick Institute has joined the Frontiers – JISC national open access deal.
We are delighted to announce that the Francis Crick Institute has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of the world’s research. The Francis Crick Institute supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this deal, eligible authors 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, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, the Francis Crick Institute will benefit from a discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage the Francis Crick Institute 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 agreement, please select ‘Francis Crick Institute’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the Francis Crick Institute and, […]
Frontiers news
27 Oct 2020
University College London has joined the JISC UK National Open Access Agreement with Frontiers
We are delighted to announce that University College London has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of the world’s research. The JISC UK National Open Access Agreement with Frontiers allows discounts on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles. As part of this arrangement, eligible authors may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Research papers that acknowledge University College London – held Wellcome Trust, UKRI, Cancer Research UK or British Heart Foundation funding are eligible to use this arrangement. Furthermore, University College London will benefit from a discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage University College London 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: For information on whether your article is eligible, or if you require any further details, please visit University College London’s OA page or contact openaccess@ucl.ac.uk. To submit your article, please select ‘University College […]
Frontiers news
16 Oct 2020
Frontiers and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research form open access publishing agreement
The Institute of Marine Research supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, the Institute of Marine Research will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. As part of the UNIT Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research will benefit from a 10% membership discount. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated with the Institute of Marine Research. Information for authors: To submit your article under this agreement, please select ‘ Institute of Marine Research ’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the University Library, and if confirmed, the APC (minus the discount) will be paid by the Institute of Marine Research upon acceptance. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact the University Library at Martin.gjervik@hi.no. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your organization.
Frontiers news
02 Oct 2020
Queen’s University Belfast has joined the Frontiers – JISC national open access deal.
We are delighted to announce that Queen’s University Belfast has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of the world’s research. Queen’s University Belfast supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this deal, eligible authors 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, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, Queen’s University Belfast will benefit from a discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage Queen’s University Belfast 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 agreement, please select ‘Queen’s University Belfast’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with Queen’s University Belfast and, if confirmed, the APC will […]
Frontiers news
30 Sep 2020
Manchester Metropolitan University joins the Jisc – Frontiers national open access framework agreement
We are delighted to announce that Manchester Metropolitan University has formed an open access publishing agreement under the national agreement in the UK agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. Manchester Metropolitan University supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University has agreed to become another participating organization of the Jisc-Frontiers national agreement. Under this scheme, Manchester Metropolitan University Library cover a discount on article processing charges (APCs) for eligible articles by its researchers published in any Frontiers journal and with a simplified and streamlined process. Manchester Metropolitan University and its authors will benefit from a discount on APCs for articles covered by this agreement as well as improved insight into open access uptake and expenditures through detailed reports provided by Frontiers. This agreement will further encourage Manchester Metropolitan University’s 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: Eligible articles by default are articles by corresponding authors affiliated with Manchester Metropolitan University and where the article is expected to be submitted toward the REF. To submit your […]
Frontiers news
30 Sep 2020
The University of Nottingham has joined the Frontiers – JISC national open access deal.
We are delighted to announce that the University of Nottingham has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of the world’s research. The University of Nottingham supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this deal, eligible authors may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified invoicing process and they will benefit from a 10% discount on the Article Processing Charges (APCs). This agreement will further encourage the University of Nottingham 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 agreement, please select ‘University of Nottingham’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the University of Nottingham and, if confirmed, the APC will be paid by the university upon acceptance. (Note: authors will need to follow internal university processes and identify a source of funding to cover […]
Frontiers news
29 Sep 2020
Frontiers and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs form open access publishing agreement
The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, NUPI will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. As part of the UNIT Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, NUPI will benefit from a 10% membership discount. Authors are asked that during article submission the corresponding author’s NUPI institutional email address is used. Information for authors: To submit your article under this agreement, please select ‘Norwegian Institute of International Affairs’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with NUPI University Library, and if confirmed, the APC (minus the discount) will be paid by NUPI upon acceptance. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact the OA team at the University Library (emf@nupi.no). For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your organization.
Frontiers news
11 Sep 2020
Frontiers and the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences form open access publishing agreement.
We are delighted to announce that the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (Krems, Austria) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of the Austria Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, eligible authors from the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to the author. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated to the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences. If the author(s) are members of a FWF-funded project, the FWF may cover the APCs (more information here). Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, managed directly between Frontiers and the Open Access team at the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences Research Unit, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences Library Services will benefit from a discount on the article processing charge (APC) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences authors […]
Frontiers news
31 Jul 2020
Frontiers and the University of Borås form open access publishing agreement
Under the terms of the Sweden Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, the University of Borås will cover Article Publishing Fees for eligible authors in any of the Frontiers journals. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated with the University of Borås. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, it is recommended you submit with an email domain affiliated to your institution. When submitting your article, please select ‘University of Borås’ as the institutional payer in the invoice section. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the University of Borås, and if confirmed, the APC will be paid by the Library upon acceptance. If you have any questions, or want to check if your article is eligible, please contact the University of Borås Library at biblioteket@hb.se. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional membership page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your library.
Frontiers news
31 Jul 2020
Frontiers and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology form open access publishing agreement
KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska högskolan) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, eligible authors from KTH will benefit from a 10% discount under the terms of the Sweden Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement. Eligible authors are corresponding authors of a given article who meet the funding criteria of KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, you must submit with an email domain affiliated to your institution. When submitting your article, please select ‘KTH Royal Institute of Technology’ under the Institutional Agreements menu in the invoice section. Frontiers will then verify your affiliation with the KTH Library, and if confirmed, the APC will be paid by the Library upon acceptance. If you have any questions, or want to check if your article is eligible, please contact the KTH Library at biblioteket@kth.se. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional membership page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your library.
Frontiers news
01 Jul 2020
KAUST and Frontiers form open access publishing agreement
We are delighted to announce that the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Frontiers have formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing. 2022 Update: KAUST has extended their collaboration with Frontiers, allowing affiliated authors to continue to benefit from a 10% membership discount. Authors remain responsible for paying the remaining balance of the APC after discount.
Frontiers news
15 May 2020
Frontiers and Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research form open access publishing agreement
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research will cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for eligible articles centrally for their eligible authors. Furthermore, the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research will benefit from a 10% membership discount under the terms of the UNIT Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated with Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research’ as institutional payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, and if confirmed, the APC (minus the discount) will be paid by Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research upon acceptance. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact ase.grundstrom@nibio.no. 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
04 May 2020
University of Arizona extends open access publishing agreement with Frontiers
We are delighted to announce that the University of Arizona (UA) Libraries and Frontiers have extended their institutional membership agreement for open access publishing. As part of UA’s support in making research more widely available, the UA Libraries held an institutional membership trial agreement with Frontiers, enabling UA-affiliated corresponding authors to benefit from a 7.5% membership discount on article processing charges (APCs) until the end of 2019. This collaboration has now been further formalized and extended, and starting in 2020 UA-affiliated corresponding authors, when publishing in any of Frontiers’ (currently) over 110 journals (which are all fully open access), will enjoy a 10% membership discount on APCs. This new agreement is effective March 1st 2020. All other arrangements (data reports to the Libraries, verification process) stay the same, and for quick and automated application of the discount, authors are asked to submit their manuscripts using their University of Arizona institutional email address. For more information on this agreement, please see the trial agreement blog post and/or contact open-access@email.arizona.edu. For background information about the UA Open Access Policy and open access publishing options, visit UA Libraries’ webpages on open access publishing. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships […]
Frontiers news
28 Apr 2020
Zurich University of Applied Sciences forms publishing agreement with Frontiers
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible ZHAW researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. ZHAW will cover costs for eligible publications as long as the ZHAW open access publication fund is not exhausted. For more information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss the possibilities for your own organization. Information for researchers For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please visit the ZHAW open access website or contact openaccess@zhaw.ch. If you are a ZHAW researcher, please select Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in the payment information section (“Frontiers institutional members”) when submitting your article. Frontiers will verify your eligibility with the ZHAW library and, if confirmed, the APC will be paid by ZHAW upon acceptance.
Frontiers news
21 Apr 2020
CERN will centrally cover APCs for Frontiers’ journals
We are delighted to announce that the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire), will centrally cover article processing charges (APCs) for eligible articles by its researchers published in any Frontiers journal. Furthermore, CERN will benefit from a 10% membership discount on APCs for articles covered by this arrangement. Information for authors: Before submission, please send a message to open-access-questions@cern.ch to start the administrative procedure for the payment. All articles with at least one CERN-affiliated author are eligible for central CERN funding to cover the APC under this agreement. Please make sure also that ‘European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)’ is selected as institutional payer in the invoice section when submitting your article to Frontiers (this is particularly important if the CERN author is not the corresponding author). Frontiers will then verify the eligibility with CERN and, if confirmed, the APC (minus the discount) will be paid by CERN upon acceptance. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please visit CERN’s webpages on Open Access or contact CERN via open-access-questions@cern.ch. For information on Frontiers’ institutional agreements please visit our institutional memberships page or contact institutions@frontiersin.org to discuss […]