Funding & Support

Authors affiliated with the following institutions in Australia and New Zealand can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author (unlimited articles),
• In pure OA journals with 20% discount on APCs (APCs covered by the author).

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• La Trobe University
  
• Monash University
• University of Melbourne
• University of Newcastle
• University of Queensland

Authors affiliated with the following institutions in Austria can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author (APCs covered by the institution after approval)
• In pure OA journals with 15-20% discount on APCs (APCs covered by the author or institution, depending on the agreement)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").


Eligible institutions:

• Klagenfurt University
• Technische Universität Wien (TUW)
• University of Graz
• University of Innsbruck / University and State Library of Tyrol
• Johannes Kepler University Linz
• University of Salzburg
• University of Vienna

Authors affiliated with institutions in the CzechELib consortium can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the Author (limited number of APCs covered by the institution)
• 20% discount on APCs in pure and hybrid OA journals (APCs covered by the author)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible Institutions:

• Mendel University in Brno
• University of Chemistry and Technology Prague
• University of West Bohemia

Authors affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the Author (unlimited number of APCs covered by the institution)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Authors affiliated with institutions below can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author (limited number of APCs are covered by the institution)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• University of Eastern Finland

Authors affiliated with the Couperin Consortium in France can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author (limited number of APCs, after that with 20% discount for the authors).

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

De Gruyter has signed a nationwide transformation agreement with more than 60 institutes, represented by the Lower Saxony State and University Library in Göttingen.

Authors from participating institutions can publish articles in open access under the following conditions:

• In selected hybrid OA journals in the humanities and social sciences, at no cost to the author (APCs are covered by the respective institution upon approval)
• In pure OA journals with a 20% discount on APCs (APCs are covered by the author or the respective institution, depending on the agreement)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

FAQ

Which institutions are participating in the agreement?

List of participating institutions

Which hybrid journals are covered by the agreement?

Journal list

What types of articles can be published OA under this agreement?

In addition to research articles, other article types such as book reviews are also covered by the agreement.

Authors affiliated with the Leibniz Institutes can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals (included in the ZBW national license) at no cost to the author (limited number of APCs are covered by the institution)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• ARL-Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung
• DIW - Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
• GIGA - German Institute for Global and Area Studies
• IAMO - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Transformationsökonomien
• Ifo - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München
• IfW - Institut für Weltwirtschaft
• IÖR - Leibniz-Institut für ökologische Raumentwicklung (IÖR)
• IRS - Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung
• IWH - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle
• RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
• WZB - Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung
• ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
• ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft (Kiel)
• ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft (Hamburg)

Authors affiliated with the HEAL-Link consortium in Greece can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the Author (limited number of APCs covered by the institution)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• Academy of Athens
• Aegean University
• Agricultural University of Athens
• Aquaculture Centre of Acheloos S.A. (ICHTHICA)
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Athena - Research and Innovation Center in Information Communication and Knowledge Technologies
• Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA)
• Athens University of Economics & Business
• Biomedical Sciences Research Center "Alexander Fleming"
• Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES)
• Centre for Research and Technology (C.E.R.T.H.)
• Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH)
• General Secretariat of Research and Technology - Ministry of Education
• Harokopio University
• Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter
• Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)
• Hellenic Mediterranean University
• Hellenic Open University
• Hellenic Parliament Library
• Hellenic PASTEUR Institute
• Institute of Educational Policy
• International Hellenic University
• Ionian University
• National Centre for Social Research (EKKE)
• National Centre of Scientific Research
• National Hellenic Research Foundation & National Documentation Centre
• National Library of Greece
• National Observatory of Athens
• National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
• Panteion University
• School of Pedagogical & Technological Education (A.S.PE.T.E.)
• Technical University of Crete
• University of Athens (or National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
• University of Crete
• University of Ioannina
• University of Macedonia
• University of Patras
• University of Peloponnese
• University of Piraeus
• University of Thessaly
• University of Thrace (or Democritus University of Thrace)
• University of West Attica
• University of Western Macedonia

Authors affiliated with institutions in the EISZ Hungary Consortium (listed below) can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author (limited number of APCs covered by the institution)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• Centre for Social Sciences
• Debrecen University
• Eötvös Lorand University
• Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• Mathias Corvinus Collegium
• National Széchényi Library, Budapest, Hungary
• National University of Public Service
• Office of the National Assembly
• Pannon University
• Pázmány Péter Catholic University
• Research Centre for the Humanities
• Semmelweis University
• University of Szeged

Authors affiliated with MALMAD consortium in Israel can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the Author (limited number of APCs covered by the institution)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• Ariel University
• Ben Gurion University of the Negev
• University of Haifa
• Weizmann Institute of Science

Authors affiliated with institutions of the CRUI-CARE Conferenza dei Rettori delle Università Italiane (listed below) can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• in hybrid OA journals at no cost to the Author (limited articles),
• in pure OA journals at 20% discount (APCs covered by the author).

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
• Università Cattolica del "Sacro Cuore"
• Università degli Studi dell’INSUBRIA
• Università degli Studi di Bergamo
• Università degli Studi di Bologna
• Università degli Studi di Firenze
• Università degli studi di Genova
• Università degli Studi di Milano
• Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca
• Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
• Università degli Studi di Padova
• Università degli Studi di Pavia
• Università degli Studi di Salerno
• Università degli Studi di Sassari
• Università degli studi di Torino
• Università degli Studi di Trento
• Università della Calabria
• Università del Salento

Authors affiliated with the KERIS-Konsortium in Korea can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author (limited number of APCs).

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Authors affiliated with the following institutions in Mexico can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author (limited number of APCs)
• In pure OA journals with 10% discount on APCs (APCs covered by the author)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• UNAM - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
• Cinvestav - Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Authors affiliated with members of the SURF Consortium, the consortium of university libraries in the Netherlands, can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author (APCs covered by the institution)
• In pure OA journals at 20% discount (APCs covered by the author).

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Free University of Amsterdam
• Radboud University Nijmegen
• Tilburg University
• University of Amsterdam
• University of Groningen
• University of Leiden
• University of Utrecht
• Wageningen University

Authors affiliated with institutions in the UNIT consortium listed below can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author (unlimited articles)
• In pure OA journals at 20% discount (APCs covered by the institution)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• University of Bergen
• University of Oslo

Authors affiliated with the Jagiellonian University in Poland can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the Author (limited number of APCs covered by the institution)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Authors affiliated with the following institutions in Qatar can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid and pure OA journals at no cost to the author (limited number of APCs).

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• ABP – Academic Bridge Program
• AFG College with the University of Aberdeen
• Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College
• American School of Doha
• Anti Doping Lab Qatar
• Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence
• Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
• College of the North Atlantic Qatar
• Community College Qatar
• Doha Center for Media Freedom
• Doha College
• Doha Institute
• Equine Veterinary Medical Center
• Hamad bin Khalifa University
• Hamad General Hospital
• KahraMaa
• Lusail University
• Ministry of Education and Higher Education
• Ministry of Public Health Qatar
• Msheireb Museums
• Museum of Islamic Art
• Primary Health Care Corporation
• Qatar Biomedical Research Institute
• Qatar Central Bank
• Qatar Credit Bureau
• Qatar Foundation
• Qatar National Library
• Qatar Petroleum
• Qatar University
• Sidra Medical and Research Center
• Texas A&M University at Qatar

Authors affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the Author (limited number of APCs covered by the institution)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Authors affiliated with institutions in the BIBSAM Consortium (listed below) can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author (unlimited articles)
• In pure OA journals at 30% discount (APCs covered by the institution)

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• Chalmers University of Technology
• Dalarna University
• Linnaeus University
• Luleå University of Technology
• Lund University
• Mälardalen University
• Mid Sweden University
• Örebro University
• Royal Institute of Technology/ Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
• Södertörn University
• Stockholm University
• University of Gothenburg
• Uppsala University

De Gruyter offers an offset of up to 90% on the APC paid by participating institutions (listed below).

This agreement only covers articles in journals licensed by the respective institution within the framework of the Swiss consortia. APCs paid for articles in pure OA journals will not be considered.

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• Bibliothèque de l’Université de Geneve
• Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne
• Bibliothek Universität St. Gallen
• Zentralbibliothek Zürich
• ETH-Bibliothek Zürich
• FernUni Schweiz – Institut für universitäre Fernstudien in der Schweiz
• Lib4RI – Library for the Research Institutes within the ETH Domain:
  • Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI);
  • Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa);
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag);
  • Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)
• Universitätsbibliothek – Universität Basel

Authors affiliated with institutions in the Jisc consortium can publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals at no cost to the author

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• Aston University
• Bangor University
• Imperial College London
• King's College London
• Lancaster University
• London School of Economics
• Queen's University Belfast
• University College Library
• University of Birmingham
• University of Bristol
• University of Durham
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Essex
• University of Exeter
• University of Kent
• University of Manchester
• University of Nottingham
• University of Oxford
• University of Sheffield
• University of St. Andrews
• University of Sussex
• University of Warwick

Authors affiliated with institutions listed below may publish primary research and review articles in open access with the negotiated terms and discounts:

• In hybrid OA journals (unlimited number of APCs covered by the institution),
• 10-15% discount on APCs in pure OA journals (APC covered by the author)*

For articles with multiple authors, the author who signs the publishing agreement is considered the eligible author ("corresponding author").

Eligible institutions:

• Iowa State University
• Michigan State University (* unlimited token for pure OA journals)
• University of Chicago
• Virginia Commonwealth University