
Publishing agreements for Open Access
Here you will find which agreements Södertörn University participates in, where the publication fee for Open Access, ie APC (article processing charges) is either completely included or is reduced.
As a researcher at Södertörn University, you can benefit from many publishing agreements that include the fee for publishing with Open Access. The university has agreements with several of the major publishers, including Elsevier, SAGE, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley. This means that publishing with Open Access is free of charge for researchers at Södertörn University. There is an exception for a small number of journals where the fee is reduced and where the library does not cover the cost.
These are the conditions for you as a researcher to be covered by the agreements:
- You must be affiliated to Södertörn University
- The agreements only apply when you are a Corresponding Author
- You must use your SH email address when submitting your article
The agreements with the publishers are national and are negotiated by Bibsam at the Royal Library. Each university decides which agreements to participate in. Some of the agreements include unlimited publication, while others are based on a predetermined number of expected published articles by the participating universities. In the latter case, the prepaid pot may run out before the end of the year.
Which journals are included in the agreements?
In the SciFree tool, you can search for a journal to see if it is included in one of the agreements where APC is prepaid or discounted. You can also see if the journal applies any specific Creative Commons-licens External link, opens in new window. and if it is a pure Open Access journal or a so-called hybrid journal (subscription based journal where some articles are Open Access).
Feel free to contact publications@sh.se if you have questions about these agreements.
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