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.
The agreement includes unlimited publishing with Open Access to scientific articles in all Brill´s journals, including fully Open Access journals. As a researcher at Södertörn University, you also get a 20% discount on the publication cost when publishing books with Open Access.
The article types covered by the agreement are “Research” and “Review Articles”. The agreement is valid until 31 December 2023.
How do you as a researcher take part in the agreement?
Use your SH email address when submitting a manuscript to a Brill journal. When asked, state that you are eligible for free Open Access publishing. See the illustration below:
Based on your email address, Brill will identify you as an author who is eligible to publish Open Access, free of charge. The article will be immediately Open Access when it is published.
The agreement includes a 10% discount for publishing in Frontier's journals. The invoice is paid by the author and sent via the library to the author. Publishing fees range from $ 0 - $ 3,225 depending on journal and article type. The agreement covers all article types. The publisher's website contains information on publishing fees and discounts External link, opens in new window.. The agreement is valid until December 31, 2023.
How do you as a researcher take part in the agreement?
To take part in the agreement, select Södertörn University as the institutional payer in the invoice section when you submit your article.
Frontiers will then verify your affiliation with the library, and when it is confirmed, the invoice will be sent to the library, which will forward it to you as the author.
The agreement includes publishing with Open Access in 376 of Oxford's hybrid journals and in 111 of the publisher’s pure Open Access journals. The article types covered by the agreement are:
- Research article
- Review article
- Brief report
- Case report
The agreement is valid until 31 December 2024.
How do you as a researcher take part in the agreement?
- Log into Author Services using the unique link provided in the welcome email. If you don’t have an account you need to create one first.
- On the Manuscript Licenses page, select and complete an Open Access license for your article
- On the Publishing Charges for Your Article page, select Swedish Universities (Bibsam affiliated) from the dropdown list of institutions beneath Open Access Prepayment Account
- Confirm and complete the subsequent steps in Author Services.
There is a more detailed description of the process External link, opens in new window. on the publisher's website.
The agreement includes publishing with Open Access in Springer Nature's hybrid journals, so-called Open Choice (just over 2,000 titles). It has been expanded to include the journals published under the imprints Palgrave Macmillan and Nature Academic Journals. The articles are licensed CC-BY. Article types covered are:
- Original Papers
- Review Papers
- Brief Communications
- Continuous Education
You can read more about the Springer Compact External link.
External link. Springer's own website. The agreement is valid until 31 December 2024.
How do you as a researcher take part in the agreement?
Once your article has been accepted, Springer will send you a link to the MyPublication form. There you will be asked to state your affiliation from a list of institutions. Select Södertörn University and use your email address for SH.
The library then verifies your affiliation and the article is published Open Access at no cost to you.
The agreement includes publishing with Open Access in all Taylor & Francis hybrid journals and pure Open Access journals. Research and review articles are included in the agreement. Usually these are categorised as "Article", "Research Article", "Review" or "Review Article", but depending on the journal and subject area, other terms may be used.
During the contract period, a certain number of articles per year are included. The number of articles is not specified per organisation, but the "first come, first served" principle applies. You can read more about Taylor & Francis’ agreement External link, opens in new window. on the publisher's own website. The agreement period is until 31 December 2024.
How do you as a researcher take part in the agreement?
In addition to stating your affiliation to Södertörn University, it is important that you use your SH email address when sending a manuscript to one of Taylor & Francis hybrid journals. In this way, the publisher automatically identifies articles that qualify for publishing with Open Access within the university's agreement.
After your article has been accepted, the library will be notified and asked to verify your affiliation. Shortly afterwards, you will receive an email from Taylor & Francis asking you to choose a CC license for your article. Once you have done this, the article will be published Open Access.
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