Open access publishing deals
The University of Bergen has Open Access (OA) publishing deals with several academic publishers.
The University of Bergen (UiB) has Open Access (OA) publishing deals with several academic publishers. Some deals offer discounts on article processing charges (APCs) while other deals covers the APCs in full. To be eligible for discounts or payment of the APC, you must be affiliated with UiB and the corresponding author on the publication.
The annual article quota for open access publishing under the agreements with Taylor & Francis, Wiley and SpringerNature is soon reached. For the rest of the year open access cost (APC) will not be covered through these deals. From 2021 new quotas will be available.
ACS - American Chemical Society
| Validity period: | 1.1.2020-31.12.2022. (Articles accepted after January 1, 2020) |
| Type of contract: | Read and publish (read access and Article Processing Charges combined in one deal). |
| Journals covered: | All journals from ACS |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB. |
| Article types: | Peer reviewed articles. |
| Licences possible: | CC BY |
| Publisher's info: | |
| Workflow: | ACS will notify the author of the possibility to publish Open Access at no cost during the publication process. Author affiliation to UiB will be confirmed by the university library. |
Biomed Central og Springer Open
| Validity period: | Annual |
| Type of contract: | 15% discount on article processing charges (APCs) |
| Journals covered: | All |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB. |
| Article types: | All article types. |
| Licences possible: | CC BY |
| Publisher's info: | Publisher website |
| Workflow: | UiB employees that submits an article through the UiB network will be recognized by the IP address and will automatically receive the discount. If an employee submits an article outside the University network, the contributor must chose UiB from a drop down menu and submit their UiB email address to get the discount. |
Cambridge University Press
| Validity period: | 1.1.2020–31.12.2022. |
| Type of contract: | Read and publish (read access and Article Processing Charges combined in one deal). |
| Journals covered: | |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB or Haukeland University Hospital. |
| Article types: | |
| Licences possible: | Creative Commons |
| Publisher's info: | |
| Workflow: | Cambridge Univeristy Press will notify the author of the possibility to publish Open Access at no cost during the publication process. Author affiliation to UiB will be confirmed by the university library. |
Elsevier
| Validity period: | 1.1.2019-31.12.2020. (Articles must be submitted after January 1, 2019) |
| Type of contract: | Read and publish (read access and Article Processing Charges combined in one deal). |
| Journals covered: | Selected fully Open Access journals and subscription journals that offer Open Access publishing (hybrid) are included in the agreement. Titles from societies that are included in the agreement (from October 1, 2019) |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB or Haukeland University Hospital. |
| Article types: | All article types. |
| Licences possible: | CC BY og CC BY-NC-ND. |
| Publisher's info: | Publisher website |
| Workflow: | Elsevier will notify the author of the possibility to publish Open Access at no cost during the publication process. Author affiliation to UiB will be confirmed by the university library. |
Frontiers
| Validity period: | 1.1.2020-31.12.2022. |
| Type of contract: | Pay-as-you-publish, 10% discount on the APC. |
| Journals covered: | All titles from Frontiers |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB. |
| Article types: | Article types A and B |
| Licences possible: | CC BY |
| Publisher's info: | Publisher website |
| Workflow: | To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘University of Bergen’ as institutional payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Please use your UiB-email. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with University of Bergen, and if confirmed, the APC (minus the discount) will be paid by University of Bergen upon acceptance. |
Institute of Physics (IoP)
| Validity period: | 1.1.2019–31.12.2020. |
| Type of contract: | Offsetting (deduction of APCs paid from the library's subscription fees). |
| Journals covered: | All IOP and selected partner subscription titles that offer a hybrid Open Access option are included in the agreement. |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB. |
| Article types: | All article types. |
| Licences possible: | CC BY |
| Publisher's info: | Publisher website |
| Workflow: | IoP will notify the author of the possibility to publish Open Access at no cost during the publication process. Author affiliation to UiB will be confirmed by the university library. |
Oxford University Press (OUP)
| Validity period: | 1.1.2020–31.12.2022. |
| Type of contract: | Read and publish (read access and Article Processing Charges combined in one deal). |
| Journals covered: | |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB or Haukeland University Hospital. |
| Article types: | Research articles |
| Licences possible: | Creative Commons |
| Publisher's info: | |
| Workflow: | Oxford University Press will notify the author of the possibility to publish Open Access at no cost during the publication process. Author affiliation to UiB will be confirmed by the university library. |
Sage
| Validity period: | 1.1.2020–31.12.2022. |
| Type of contract: | Read and publish (read access and Article Processing Charges combined in one deal). |
| Journals covered: | All hybrid titles excluding 12 titles. 20 % discount on APCs in Sage gold open access titles. |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB or Haukeland University Hospital. |
| Article types: | |
| Licences possible: | Creative Commons |
| Publisher's info: | Publisher website |
| Workflow: | Sage will notify the author of the possibility to publish Open Access at no cost during the publication process. Author affiliation to UiB will be confirmed by the university library. |
SpringerNature
The annual article quota for open access publishing is soon reached and new articles published until the end of the year will not be covered by this agreement. From 2021 new quotas will be available.
| Validity period: | 1.1.2020–31.12.2022. |
| Type of contract: | Read and publish (read access and Article Processing Charges combined in one deal). |
| Journals covered: | |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB or Haukeland University Hospital. |
| Article types: | |
| Licences possible: | Creative Commons |
| Publisher's info: | |
| Workflow: | SpringerNature will notify the author of the possibility to publish Open Access at no cost during the publication process. Author affiliation to UiB will be confirmed by the university library. |
Taylor & Francis
The annual article quota for open access publishing is reached and new articles published until the end of the year will not be covered by this agreement. From 2021 new quotas will be available.
| Validity period: | 1.1.2020–31.12.2022. |
| Type of contract: | Read and publish (read access and Article Processing Charges combined in one deal). |
| Journals covered: | |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB or Haukeland University Hospital. |
| Article types: | Original articles. |
| Licences possible: | CC BY og CC BY-NC-ND. |
| Publisher's info: | Publisher website |
| Workflow: | Taylor & Francis will notify the author of the possibility to publish Open Access at no cost during the publication process. Author affiliation to UiB will be confirmed by the university library. |
Wiley
The annual article quota for open access publishing is reached and new articles published until the end of the year will not be covered by this agreement. From 2021 new quotas will be available.
| Validity period: | 1.5.2019–31.12.2021. Articles must be accepted after May 1, 2019. |
| Type of contract: | Read and publish (read access and Article Processing Charges combined in one deal). |
| Journals covered: | All fully Open Access journals and subscription journals that offer Open Access publishing (OnlineOpen) are included. |
| Authors eligible: | Corresponding authors affiliated with UiB or Haukeland University Hospital. |
| Article types: | Primary research and review articles. |
| Licences possible: | Creative Commons. Choice of licenses varies between journals. |
| Publisher's info: | Publisher website |
| Workflow: | Wiley will notify the author of the possibility to publish Open Access at no cost during the publication process. Author affiliation to UiB will be confirmed by the university library. |