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21 Feb 2022

Heriot-Watt University has joined the Frontiers – JISC national open access deal

We are delighted to announce that Heriot-Watt University 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. Heriot-Watt University 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, Heriot-Watt University will benefit from a discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for articles covered by this agreement. This agreement will further encourage Heriot-Watt 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 authors: To submit your article under this agreement, please select ‘Heriot-Watt University’ as the payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with Heriot-Watt University and, if confirmed, the APC will be paid by the university upon […]

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09 Feb 2022

Frontiers and the The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development form open access publishing agreement

We are delighted to announce that The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development (Nasjonalt utviklingssenter for barn og unge) supports their authors in publishing open access. As part of this support, eligible authors from The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development 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 the The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development. Information for authors: To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development’ as institutional payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development and if confirmed, the discounted invoice will be sent to you via The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development. For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact Kristine Amlund Hagen at k.a.hagen@nubu.no or Andreas Høstmælingen at  a.t.hostmalingen@nubu.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.

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07 Feb 2022

Frontiers and Wake Forest University form open access publishing agreement

We are delighted to announce that the Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University has formed an open access publishing agreement with Frontiers. Wake Forest University supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the Z. Smith Reynolds library at Wake Forest University has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, Wake Forest University-affiliated corresponding authors on the Reynolds campus will benefit from a 15% discount on article-processing charges (APCs) when publishing in any of Frontiers’ open access journals, irrespective of what fund covers the APC.This agreement will further encourage Wake Forest University 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:If a Wake Forest University-affiliated corresponding author submits their manuscript with a Wake Forest University institutional email address domain, the discount will be automatically applied. If submission is done with another email domain, but Wake Forest University is indicated as the affiliation, Frontiers will verify eligibility for the discount with the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. For information on whether your article is eligible […]

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03 Feb 2022

Luleå University of Technology forms publishing agreement with Frontiers

Luleå University of Technology has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Luleå University of Technology researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. Luleå University of Technology supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Luleå University of Technology researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available. While this reduces costs for the researcher, it also benefits the wider research community and the public at large. 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 If you are a Luleå University of Technology researcher, please select Luleå University of Technology in the payment information section (“Frontiers institutional members”) when submitting your article. Frontiers will verify your eligibility with the library and, if confirmed, the APC will be paid by Luleå University of Technology upon acceptance.   For information on whether your article is eligible under this agreement, or if you require any further details, please contact Luleå University of Technology […]

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17 Jan 2022

Frontiers and Johannes Kepler University Linz form open access publishing agreement

We are delighted to announce that Johannes Kepler University Linz has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. Johannes Kepler University Linz supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Johannes Kepler University Linz has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of the Austria Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, eligible authors from Johannes Kepler University Linz may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to the author. Eligible authors are corresponding authors affiliated to Johannes Kepler University Linz. 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 Johannes Kepler University Linz, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, Johannes Kepler University Linz 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 Johannes Kepler University Linz 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, […]