Agreements with Publishers
Researchers at the University of Geneva identified as first corresponding author by the publisher can benefit from advantageous conditions for publishing in Open Access with a certain number of publishers. Below, you will find the negotiated conditions for each of them and, where applicable, the procedures for benefiting from these conditions.
These agreements apply to article publication charges (APCs). Please consult the following document (in French only) for books.
FULL COVERAGE OF PUBLICATION COSTS (APC)
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals as well as Open Access publication in hybrid and gold journals. Since 2023 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
List of included titles. |
| Excluded titles |
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| Quota |
The agreement covers an annual quota for all Swiss academic institutions:
Once the quota is reached, a reduced APC of $3000 applies (see "partial coverage of publication costs" below). |
| Eligible articles |
Articles accepted since January 1, 2023. All types of articles are covered except the following: additions, corrections or editorials. Please also note that the ACS has annouced a fee of $2500 for making the accepted version of the manuscript available without embargo (e.g. if the Rights Retention Strategy is used). |
| License |
Licence CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Geneva and must mention it when he/she submits the article. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals as well as coverage of Open Access publications fees (APCs) for hybrid journals. Since 2022 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles | Titles in this list |
| Excluded titles |
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, Physics Today and fully Open Access (Gold OA) titles.
The UNIGE Publication Fund provides financial support for gold open access publishing if its criteria are met. Do not hesitate to check them and apply. |
| Quota |
The agreement covers an annual quota for all Swiss academic institutions:
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| Eligible articles |
Articles accepted since January 1st, 2022.
Included article types: Brief Communication, Communication, Conference Article, Fast Track or Article-FT, Letter, Note, Perspective, Article, Research Update, Review, Roadmap, Tutorial.
Excluded articles types: Addendum, Announcement, Commentary, Comment, Conference Editorial, Editorial, Erratum, Referee Acknowledgment, New Products, Preface, Publisher's Note, Response, Retraction. |
| License |
License CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Geneva and must mention it when they submit the article. See AIP's website and the procedure in images. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to paid journals and Open Access publication in hybrid and gold journals of the publisher. Since June 2022 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles | The titles in this list |
| Excluded titles | |
| Quota |
Unlimited |
| Eligible articles |
Articles published since June 2022. Are included all fully peer-reviewed research articles published in ACM’s magazines, conference proceedings and journals of the following types: interview, note, research article, review article, short paper, survey, technical note, tutorial, case study. |
| License |
License CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author must inform the publisher of their correct affiliation (UNIGE or HUG) and use their institutional email so that the publication costs are automatically covered. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement | Read&Publish license including access to 19 subscription journals and 3 databases as well as Open Access publication in all the publisher's journals. Since 2023 |
| Discount | 100% |
| Included titles |
All titles published by John Benjamins |
| Excluded titles |
None |
| Quota | Unlimited |
| Eligible articles |
Articles submitted since January 1, 2023, of the following types:
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| License | CC BY 4.0 license |
| Procedure | The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform during submission and with his/her e-mail address (@unige.ch or @etu.unige.ch), too |
| Validity | 31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish licence including subscription to paying journals and Open Access publication in the publisher's hybrid journals. Associated with a prepayment account for publication in Gold OA journals. Since 2024 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
All hybrid and Gold OA titles published by this publisher, including The BMJ (full list) |
| Excluded titles |
*This journal is excluded of the Publish part of the agreement. However, the UNIGE has a subscription granting Read access and a fellowship code (SF0263669), which is a prerequisite to submit a case report to the journal. |
| Quotas |
Quotas are expressed in the contract in APC amounts and not absolute article numbers.
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| Eligible articles |
All Original research articles accepted after January 1st, 2024. This includes the following subtypes:
Not éligibles: Reviews, lettres, case reports, éditorials, brief report (incl. "corner of the world"), rapid communication (ex. pathology review, IJCG images) |
| License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice between a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC 4.0. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to selectCC BY 4.0 |
| Procédure |
Recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation indicated in the publisher's platform at the time of submission. It is important not to make free entries but to select UNIGE in the proposals displayed, based on Ringgold (more information according to BMJ & UNIGE) |
| Validity |
31.12.2026 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals as well as Open Access publication in all the publisher's journals. Since 2023 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles | No publication fees for authors in all titles published by this publisher, i.e:
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| Excluded titles |
None |
| Quota | unlimited |
| Eligible articles |
Articles accepted since January 1, 2023 and until the end date of the agreement, whatever their type. |
| License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice between a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Geneva and must mention it when he/she submits the article. The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform during submission. (see detailed procedure with screenshots) |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
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Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journalsas well as Open Access publication in those same journals. Since 2023, renewed and enlarged in 2025. |
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Discount |
100% |
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Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in all hybrid titles published by this publisher, i.e: From January 1st, 2025, Gold Open Access titles are included too: |
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Excluded titles |
Until Dec 31st, 2024: All 100% Open Access titles from this publisher (gold journals) From Jan 1st, 2025: no excluded title |
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Quota |
Unlimited |
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Eligible articles |
Articles accepted since January 1, 2023 and until the end date of the agreement. |
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License |
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Procedure |
The corresponding author must submit the manuscript on the publisher’s platform using his/her institutional email address (@unige.ch @hcuge.ch or @etu.unige.ch). |
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Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to all journals of the publisher from 1997 if available, and publication in Open Access to most of the titles. Since 2021. Renewed in January 2024. |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in most of the Hybrid and Gold Journals of this publisher (full list of included titles) |
| Excluded titles |
No comprehensive list of exculded titles is available. Journals of the Gold OA series Prisms and Research Directions are excluded, but receive a 10% discount on Article Processing Charges (APC). |
| Quota |
Unlimited |
| Eligible articles |
Articles accepted after 1 January 2024 and of the type:
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| License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice of CC BY 4.0 (or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 or CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform, but also on the email address @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch or the author's ORCID. NB: Authors of eligible articles can retroactively opt for the Open Access option, in the same calendar year as the article publication. |
| Note |
For publications that are not eligible under the scope of this agreement, the author can make his or her article Open Access by depositing the Accepted manuscript in the Archive ouverte UNIGE, without embargo for SSH journals, and with 6 months embargo for STM journals. The published PDF version can be shared after a 5-year embargo. |
| Validity |
31.12.2026 |
| Agreement |
Institutional membership. Since 2020 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
All titles published by CogitatioPress |
| Quota |
Unlimited |
| Procedure |
The verification of the affiliation of the corresponding author is done on the basis of his/her @unige.ch email address. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
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Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals (including backfiles since 1853) as well as Open Access publication in all the publisher's journals. Since 2023 |
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Discount |
100% |
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Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in all titles published by this publisher, i.e: |
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Excluded titles |
None |
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Quota |
Unlimited |
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Eligible articles |
Original research paper articles accepted since January 1, 2023 and until the end date of the agreement. |
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License |
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Procedure |
The affiliation of the corresponding author is used to determine eligibility. When submitting an article, the corresponding author must include his/her institutional email address (@unige.ch @hcuge.ch et @etu.unige.ch), as well as the full name and address of his/her institution, including country. Then, he or she should select “Gold Open Access” and “Read & Publish fee waiver”. Full guide for authors is available here. N.B. Authors who had not taken advantage of the free Open Access option at the time of publishing can ask for retrospective Open Access or ask for a refund of paid APC, as long as the article was accepted between January 1, 2023 and December 31st, 2025. |
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Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals as well as coverage of Open Access publications fees (APCs) in the publisher's hybride and Gold journals. Since 2020 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in any of the 2500+ titles listed here, Cell Press and The Lancet journals included. |
| Excluded titles |
Publication costs are not covered in some (400+) Learned Society journals. |
| Quota |
The agreement covers an annual quota for all Swiss academic institutions:
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| Eligible articles |
The date of submission of the article is taken into account between 2020 and 2023 (old contract). |
| License |
The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform, but also on the email address @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch / @hug.ch. NB: Authors of eligible articles can retroactively opt for the Open Access option, until 31 January of the year following the article publication. |
| Validity |
31.12.2028 |
Step 4 and 5 on the manuscripts management plateform of Elsevier
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals as well as Open Access publication in some of the publisher's journals. Since 2025. |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles | |
| Excluded titles | |
| Quota | Unlimited |
| Eligible articles |
Articles accepted in 2025. All article types except for editorials |
| License |
The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The eligibles articles should
*valid UNIGE email adresses : @unige.ch , @etu.unige.ch or @hcuge.ch / @hug.ch |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to all IOPscience extra journals, as well as coverage of Open Access publications fees (APCs) for 78 hybrid or gold journals. Since 2022. |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
List of included titles. |
| Excluded titles |
Chinese Physics B, Chinese Physics Letters and Journal of Semiconductors. Journals of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) are excluded from this agreement. |
| Quota |
unlimited (no quota) |
| Eligible articles |
Articles submitted since January 1st, 2022, of type: All primary research articles, including research papers, special issue articles, letters and review articles. [The date of approval applies for the previous 2022-2024 agreement.] |
| License |
License CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Geneva and must mention it when they submit the article. The only thing they have to do is to accept the attribution of a CC-BY license to their article. Publisher's guide to submitting under a transformative agreement.Agreement with Switzerland: publisher's info. |
| Validity |
31.12.2027. |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to the 300+ subscription journals of the publisher, and publication in Open Access in the publisher's ~300 hybrid journals. Since 2022. Renewed and enlaged in 2025 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
All the publisher's hybrid journals. List available here See exceptions below. |
| Excluded titles |
Journals from the following societies are not included:
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| Quota
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L'accord prévoit un quota annuel d'article pour toute la Suisse :
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| Eligible articles |
Research articles (including case reports) or Reviews accepted until 31.12.2027 Author(s) that have not elected open access prior to publication shall have a 365 day window after publication of the article to convert to Open Access Excluded article types: Editorials, Correspondence, Abstract & Errata |
| License | |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author must be affiliated with Université de Genève or HUG. This illustrated workflow present how to request Request Funding for Open Access Article Processing Charges within the scope of this agreement. Authors must sometime fill-in a PDF Licence to Publish (LTP) provided by LWW (an example can be found here). Make sure you select ULA in Schedule B of the document, on page 4, as shown below (click on the image to enlarge)
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| Validity |
31.12.2027. |
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Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals (including backfiles since 1947) as well as Open Access publication in all the publisher's journals. Since 2023 |
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Discount |
100% |
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Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in all titles published by this publisher, i.e: |
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Excluded titles |
None |
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Quota |
Unlimited |
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Eligible articles |
Articles accepted since December 1, 2022 and until the end date of the agreement, whatever their type. |
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License |
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Procedure |
The corresponding author must submit the manuscript on the publisher’s platform using his/her institutional email address (@unige.ch @hcuge.ch, @hug.ch or @etu.unige.ch). Full procedure is available here (with screenshots) and there (quick guide). |
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Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including subscription to a selection of paid journals (pick and choose for each institution) and Open Access publication in selected journals (identical list for all swiss institutions). Since 2023. |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
37 Nature Research hybrid journals (including the Nature journal itself) in this list. |
| Excluded titles |
Nature reviews, Nature Protocols and Scientific American Gold journals |
| Quota |
The agreement covers an annual quota for all Swiss academic institutions:
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| Eligible articles |
Publications accepted as of January 1, 2023 as long as they are of the following publication types :
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| License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice between a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform, but also on the institutional email address. Once identified, the author chooses the "Gold Open Access" option , then selects, at the next step, the "CC BY" license. Information on the SpringerNature website. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to the publisher's journals and Open Access publication in hybrid titles and a few gold Open Access journals. Since 2023. Renewed in January 2025. |
| Discount |
100% discount on Open Access fees. Important note: some journals still charge page fees and/or colour fees that remain payable by the author despite the discount. See here for the list of journals charging those kind of fees. |
| Included Titles |
List of included titles. |
| Excluded Titles |
Other Gold Open Access journals, for which a 10% discount applies (see "Partial coverage of publication costs (APCs)"). The UNIGE Publication Fund provides financial support for gold open access publishing if its criteria are met. Do not hesitate to check them and apply. |
| Quota |
The agreement covers an annual quota for all Swiss academic institutions:
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| Eligible articles |
Articles (research or review articles, brief report, or case report) accepted as of January 1, 2023 for which the author is affiliated with a Swiss institution that has signed the contract. Note: If you are publishing your article in a Supplement, then you are not eligible to use this Read and Publish agreement to cover the open access charge. |
| License |
The types of licences available are dependent on what each Eligible Journal offers. The UNIGE Open Access policy requires UNIGE authors to select the most open one (= CC BY 4.0 if available) |
| Procedure |
Support must be requested as part of the agreement upon acceptance in the payment section of the platform. Authors should NOT pay an invoice themselves before contacting us. |
| Validity |
31.12.2027 |
see above : Biochemical Society
| Agreement |
Agreement allowing institutional authors to publish in Open Access for free in 7 journals. Since 2022 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles | |
| Excluded titles |
All other titles published by PLOS: |
| Quota | unlimited (no quota) |
| Eligible articles | All types of articles accepted after January 1, 2022. |
| License |
CC BY 4.0 License |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author must be affiliated with University of Geneva or HUG and must mention it when they submit the article. For details of the procedure and how to correctly indicate your affiliation, see Submission guidelines for researchers. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
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Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals (including backfile since 1947) as well as Open Access publication in all the publisher's journals. Since 2023 |
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Discount |
100% |
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Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in all hybrid journals published by this publisher, i.e: |
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Excluded titles |
Life Science Alliance which is a Gold Open Access journal |
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Quota |
Unlimited |
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Eligible articles |
Research articles that are accepted between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2025. |
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License |
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Procedure |
The corresponding author must be affiliated with the University of Geneva (or HUG) and mention it as its affiliation in the paper. Full procedure is available here. |
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Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to all subscription journals, as well as coverage of Open Access publications fees (APCs) in the publisher’s journals. Since 2021. |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
All RSC subscription titles (hybrid journals). List. |
| Excluded titles |
All 100% Open Access titles from RSC (gold journals), for which a 15% discount applies [see "partial coverage of publication costs (APC)"] The UNIGE Publication Fund provides financial support for gold open access publishing if its criteria are met. Do not hesitate to check them and apply. |
| Quota |
unlimited (no quota) |
| Procedure |
The verification of the affiliation of the corresponding author is done on the basis of his or her email address @unige.ch; all that remains to be done is to select the Open Access license CC BY 4.0 (as requested by UNIGE OA policy) when the manuscript is accepted. |
| Validity |
31.12.2026 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to the Political Science and Sociology collections, since 1999 if available, and Open Access publication in all the publisher's titles. Since 2021 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in any of the journals listed here (list include 900+ hybrid titles and 180 Gold OA) |
| Excluded titles |
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| Quota |
Unlimited (no quota) |
| Eligible articles |
Hybrid articles accepted after January 1, 2021. Gold articles accepted after January 1, 2023. As long as they are of one of the following types: Original Research Papers, Review Papers, Brief Communications, Short Reports, Case Reports |
| License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice between a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC 4.0. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform (University of Geneva or University Hospital Geneva). Once identified, the author chooses the Hybrid or Gold Open Access option, then selects CC BY 4.0 license. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Worldwide consortium of libraries for the transformation of Particle Physics journals to Open Access. Since 2014 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
11 titles from various publishers (https://scoap3.org/phase3-journals/). In some titles, only High-Energy Physics articles are concerned. |
| Quota |
unlimited (no quota) |
| Procedure |
No specific author's action is required to benefit from this deal. Payment of APCs to the publisher is done directly by SCOAP3. |
| Project details | |
| Validity |
31.12.2027 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to subscription journals on SpringerLink as well as coverage of Open Access publications fees (APCs) in Open Choice journals of Springer, Palgrave, Adis, and Macmillan. Since 2020 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in 2000+ hybrid titles listed here. Since 2023, an agreement also exists for Nature journals, see details above. |
| Excluded titles |
Gold Open Access journals. The UNIGE Publication Fund provides financial support for gold open access publishing if its criteria are met. Do not hesitate to check them and apply. |
| Quota |
The agreement covers an annual quota for all Swiss academic institutions:
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| Eligible articles |
as long as the quota isn't reached when they are accepted for publication. |
| License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice between a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform, but also on the email address @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch. Once identified, the author chooses the "Gold Open Access" option , then selects, at the next step, the "CC BY" license. Information on the SpringerNature website. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license covering access to journals from "Human and Social Sciences", "Science and technology", "Medicine" and "Expert Opinion" collections from 1997 if available, and Open Access publication in all titles, including Gold journals, Dove Press, F1000 Research, Routledge Open Research and MedEdPublish. Since 2021. |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles | Journals of the following categories:
No publication fees for authors in any of the 2500+ titles listed here. |
| Excluded titles |
None. |
| Quota |
The agreement covers an annual quota for all Swiss academic institutions:
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| Eligible articles |
Articles accepted when the quota has not yet been reached are eligible.
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| License |
CC BY 4.0 license. |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform (University of Geneva or University Hospital Geneva). but also with email address @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch. Once identified, the author chooses the "Gold Open Access" option, then selects the CreativeCommons CC BY license. More info on the Publisher's website. |
| Validity |
31.12.2027 |
PARTIAL COVERAGE OF PUBLICATION COSTS (APC)
In addition to the discounts below, articles published in Gold Open Access journals can also apply for additional support from the Publication Fund.
| Agreement |
Discount offer related to the Read&Publish contract. Since 2023 |
| Discount | Once the quota of publications included in the R&P agreement is reached, a reduced APC of $3,000 applies for subsequent acceptances. |
| Included titles |
No discount for ACS Omega. |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the affiliation "University of Geneva" of the corresponding author is done during the submission process of the manuscript |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Institutional BMC Supporter membership subscribed to by the Library. Since 2013 |
| Discount |
15% discount on the publication charges (APC) |
| Included titles |
All BMC titles as long as they are present in the "Fully Open Access Journals" list available here. |
| Inclusion criteria |
Until February 2023, the date of initial submission of the manuscript was used as the reference date. Eligible articles types:
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| Procedure |
After acceptance of the article, the corresponding author is invited to fill in a form to pay the APCs. The recognition of the author's right to the discount is based on the affiliation indicated in this form, but also on the email address @unige.ch, @hcuge.ch, @hug.ch or @etu.unige.ch used as well as the IP address of the computer used at the time of filling in this form. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025. |
| Agreement |
Library subscription program (institutional fellowship) with the publisher BMJ. Since 2010 |
| Discount |
The institutional fellowship allows for publication in BMJ Case Report without the need to subscribe to an individual fellowship. Open Access fees (optional and separate) remain applicable. |
| Included title | |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author must indicate his/her UNIGE affiliation and enter the Fellowship code: SF0263669 |
| Validity | 31.12.2026 |
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Agreement |
Transformative Agreement including access to all subscription journals of this publisher, as well as Open Access publication some journals. Since 2023. Renewed in 2025 |
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Discount and special prices |
Publisher’s standard OA fee for authors will be reduced from US$3700 to US$2035. In addition, the standard article processing charge (APC) applying normally for all published articles, is waived if the author chooses Open Access.* * ($1500 for Genes & Development, Genome Research, and RNA; $440 for Learning & Memory). |
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Included titles |
All hybrid titles published by this publisher, i.e:
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Excluded titles |
We have subscription access to the following journals, but free open access publication in these journals is not possible (articles are commissioned by the editors, who do not accept other submissions and the journals aren’t Open Access) :
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Quota |
Unlimited |
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Eligible articles |
All article types accepted for publication during the term of this Agreement (01.01.2023-31.12.2027) for which authors have the option to pay a fee for Open Access publication. This excludes comments and editorials. |
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License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice between a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC 4.0. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
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Procedure |
The corresponding author must indicate his/her affiliation to the University of Geneva when s/he submits the article. |
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Validity |
31.12.2027 |
| Agreement |
Discount on publication fees for all authors affiliated with the University of Geneva. Since 2022. Renewed in January 2025. |
| Discount |
90% discount on the regular article publishing charge (APC) |
| Included titles |
Discount is available only for articles published in one of the 61 titles subscribed to by the library. See the tab UNIGE in that list (European Tort Law Yearbook is listed there but is not included in the agreement).
Note: if the article is published in one of the 61 aforementioned journals and if the option to publish in Open Access is not selected, the agreement still allows the self-archiving of the published version (editor's PDF) in Archive ouverte, in free access and without any embargo (green road of Open Access). |
| Excluded titles |
All titles the University of Geneva Library does not have a subscription for.
Note: for articles published in said journals, authors may self-archive of their article following the journal's conditions (see Open policy finder). |
| License |
Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
20% publication charges reduction offer through Library consortium. Since 2019 |
| Included titles |
All MDPI titles (more than 200) |
| Quota |
Unlimited |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author's affiliation is done on the basis of his/her @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch email address. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Offer under the Read&Publish license for Gold OA journals. Since 2023. Renewed in January 2025. |
| Discount |
10% discount on Open Access publication fees (APCs) |
| Included titles |
Gold Open Access titles |
| Procedure |
The discount should appear directly on the invoice. Ask for it or contact us if this is not the case. |
| Validity |
31.12.2027 |
| Agreement |
Discount on publication fees for all authors affiliated with the University of Geneva. Since April 1st 2022 |
| Discount |
25% discount on the regular article publishing charge (APC) |
| Included titles |
Hybrid titles:
Open Access titles:
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| License |
Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure | When Open Access is selected for publication, the user is redirected to a list of member institutions and must confirm that his or her institution is on the list (the UNIGE is on it). So, it is necessary to indicate eligibility for the member discount in order to have it. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Offer under the Read&Publish license for Gold OA journals. Since 2021 |
| Discount |
15% discount on Open Access publication fees (APC) |
| Included titles | RSC Open Access titles (gold journals) |
| Procedure |
The verification of the affiliation of the corresponding author is done on the basis of his or her email address @unige.ch; all that remains to be done is to select the Open Access license CC BY 4.0 (as per UNIGE OA policy)when the manuscript is accepted. |
| Validity |
31.12.2023 |
| Agreement |
Discount offer related to subscriptions taken at AAAS by the Library. Since 2018. |
| Discount |
15% discount on the amount of the publication fees (APC) |
| Included titles | |
| Excluded titles |
All other AAAS journals. The publisher's other titles. For these, AAAS has indicated that on a trial basis, it allows authors to place a CC BY licence on their accepted author manuscript, if the research is funded by the organisations belonging to cOAlitionS that have indicated they have adopted the Rights Retention Strategy. |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author can request the application of the discount on the RightsLink platform, searching for "University of Geneva"in the “Affiliation Discount” search box. (Details of the procedure on the publisher's website) |
| Validity |
02.12.2025 |
| Agreement |
Linked with institutional BMC supporter membership subscribed to by the Library. (BMC belong to SpringerNature) |
| Discount |
15% discount on the publication charges (APC) |
| Included titles |
All SpringerOpen titles as long as they are present in the "Fully Open Access Journals" list available here. |
| Eligible articles |
Until February 2023, the date of initial submission of the manuscript was used as the reference date. Eligible articles types:
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| Procedure |
After acceptance of the article, the corresponding author is invited to fill in a form to pay the APCs. The recognition of the author's right to the discount is based on the affiliation indicated in this form, but also on the email address @unige.ch, @hcuge.ch, @hug.ch or @etu.unige.ch used as well as the IP address of the computer used at the time of filling in this form. |
| Validity |
31.12.2025. |
| Agreement |
Discount on publication fees for authors affiliated with the University of Geneva. Since December 1st, 2024. |
| Discount |
50% discount on Open Access publication fees (APC) (€725 instead of €1450) |
| Included titles |
The 18 journals of https://www.scientific.net/ (including two gold Open Access journals):
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| Eligible articles |
Articles with corresponding author or first author affiliated to the UNIGE submitted during the period of validity of the contract and of the type: Research articles, Reviews and conference papers. |
| License | |
| Procedure |
Recognition of eligible authors is based on the affiliation indicated in the publisher's platform, as well as on the institutional e-mail address (@etu.unige.ch; @unige.ch; @hcuge.ch; @hug.ch). More info on the Publisher's website. |
| Validity |
31.12.2026 |
INITIATIVES AND OTHER RESOURCES
The Library is committed to Open Access by supporting a variety of important resources, whether through subscriptions, or by managing the distribution of publication aid for institutional authors.
| Description |
Library support program for an essential archival and dissemination service for physics, astronomy, mathematics... Since 2016 |
| Access to the resource |
| Agreement type |
Subscribe-to-Open Contract (S2O). S2O is a subscription model with benefits. ASM has introduced this model for 6 hybrid journals. A financial viability target is set each year. If the target is reached through subscriptions, all articles of the year will be published in Open Access. If the target is not reached, articles will be accessible to subscribers only, except those from institutions that have signed a S2O contract (such as UNIGE). More info: https://journals.asm.org/s2o The UNIGE subscribed to the “All-inclusive package”. Since January 1, 2025. |
| Benefit |
UNIGE authors benefit from the assurance that their article will be published in Open Access, regardless of the success of the Subscribe to Open operation for the journal concerned. |
| Publication fees |
There are no publication fees, but ASM continues to charge page fees and additional material fees. However, rates have dropped and are as follows:
ASM S2O Publishing Fees 2025
More details: https://journals.asm.org/publication-fees Authors pay these costs. They are not included in the contract. |
| Included titles |
6 hybrid journals :
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| Excluded titles |
Gold journals |
| Eligible articles |
Research articles published after January 1, 2025 and with a corresponding author, OR an author affiliated with the UNIGE. [Details to follow] |
| License |
CC BY or other [Details to follow] |
| Procedure |
The corresponding author must enter their institutional affiliation when they submit the manuscript. [Details to follow] |
| Validity |
31.12.2025 |
| Agreement type |
Subscribe-to-Open Contract (S2O). S2O is a subscription model with benefits. APS has introduced this model for 10 hybrid journals. A financial viability target is set each year and for each journal. If the target is reached through subscriptions, all articles of the year will be published in Open Access. If the target is not reached, articles will be accessible to subscribers only, except those from institutions that have signed a S2O contract (such as UNIGE). More info: https://journals.physiology.org/subscribe-to-open The UNIGE (incl. HUG) subscribed to APS Digital Library. Since January 1, 2025. |
| Benefit |
UNIGE or HUG authors benefit from the assurance that their article will be published in Open Access, regardless of the success of the Subscribe to Open operation for the journal concerned. |
| Publication fees |
There are no publication fees, but APS charges a “Flat fee to publish” for certain types of articles. The 2025 rates are as follows:
More details: https://journals.physiology.org/fees-oa Authors pay these costs. They are not included in the contract. |
| Included titles |
10 hybrid journals:
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| Excluded titles |
Gold journals |
| Eligible articles |
Research Articles, Mini-Reviews or Review Articles published after January 1, 2025 with a corresponding author affiliated with the UNIGE. [Details to follow] |
| License |
CC BY [Details to follow] |
| Procedure |
The corresponding author must enter their institutional affiliation when they submit the manuscript. [Details to follow] |
| Validity |
31.12.2027 |
| Description |
Library support program for critical infrastructure for Open Access via participation in SCOSS. Since 2021
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| Access to the resources |
| Description |
The Library supports the Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ), an essential registry of Gold Open Access scholarly journals. Since 2019 |
| Access to the resource |
| Description |
The University Rectorate has set up a central fund to cover part of the cost of publishing (Article Processing Charges or APCs) in Gold Open Access journals, or for books and books chapters that follow similar principles. Since 2018 |
| Conditions |
The fund can only be used on a subsidiary basis to the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), and never covers charges linked with publishing in hybrid journals. All details and allocation critera are listed on the request application form page. |
| Description |
The Library belongs to the international consortium that financially supports this organisation dedicated to open access scholarship in the humanities. Since 2018 |
| Access to the resource |
| Description |
The Library supports this database of journals/publishers' Open Access policies. Since 2019 |
| Access to the resource |
| Agreement type |
The University is a sponsor of this platinum publisher thanks to funding from the Physics Section. Duration of the agreement: 2021-2025. |
| Details |
SciPost is a comprehensive portal for scientific publications that are freely and openly accessible online, in line with the ambitions of Open Science and the long term. |
| Access |
SciPost Foundation: https://scipost.org/ University webpage: https://scipost.org/organizations/35/ |
Past agreements
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to all journals of the publisher from 1997 if available, and publication in Open Access to most of the titles. Signed in 2021. Expired. See above for 2024-2026 agreement. |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in any of the 370+ titles listed here. |
| Excluded titles |
33 non-OA titles listed here (second tab). For these titles, the author can make his or her article Open Access by depositing the Accepted manuscript in the Archive ouverte UNIGE, without embargo for SSH journals, and with 6 months embargo for STM journals. When depositing the published PDF version, a 5-year embargo is required. |
| Quota |
Unlimited |
| Eligible articles |
Articles published between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 and of the type:
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| License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice between a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC 4.0 (or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 or CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform, but also on the email address @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch. NB: Authors of eligible articles can retroactively opt for the Open Access option, in the same calendar year as the article publication. |
| Validity |
31.12.2023. Expired. See above for 2024-2026 agreement. |
| Agreement |
Publication agreement with pre-payment amount |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
All Frontiers' journal titles (more than 100) with the exception of 1 partner journal (see "excluded titles" below) |
| Excluded titles |
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| Quota |
The balance of the 2024 prepayment will cover the publication costs of around 15 articles in 2025. Once this amount has been used up, the costs for UNIGE authors will automatically be covered by the OA Publication Fund, subject to its availability and eligibility criterias. Authors funded by the SNSF must submit publication fees to the SNSF via the Chronoshub platform. |
| Eligible articles |
Articles of all types, accepted for publication on or after March 1st, 2022. |
| License | |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform, but also on the email address @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch. |
| Validity |
31.12.2024 |
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Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to all subscription journals as well as Open Access publication in all the publisher's journals (across three imprints: Future Medicine Ltd, Future Science Ltd and Newlands Press Ltd). Since 2023 |
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Discount |
100% |
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Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in all 33 (hybrid as well as fully open access) titles published by this publisher, i.e: this list. |
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Excluded titles |
None |
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Quota |
Unlimited |
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Eligible articles |
All articles (including letters, comments, editorials) (excluding Drug Evaluation articles and articles funded or sponsored by pharma/biotech) that have been accepted for publication since January 1, 2023 and until the end date of the agreement. |
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License |
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Procedure |
The affiliation of the corresponding author is used to determine eligibility. When submitting an article, the corresponding author must include his/her institutional email address (@unige.ch @hcuge.ch et @etu.unige.ch). S/he must complete an open access form (see here) and upload it either at submission or revision. N.B. Authors can identify themselves as an eligible Author within 3 months of acceptance of publication to enjoy free open access publication. Should the Author wish to amend the format to an Open Access article, after the 3-month period, a 50% Open Access fee will be chargeable. |
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Validity |
31.12.2024. Not renewed. As the publisher has been acquired by Taylor & Francis, it is possible that the Taylors&Francis agreement applies to certain titles. To be checked on a case-by-case basis. |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to 400+ subscription journals, as well as coverage of Open Access publications fees (APCs) for 24 Gold OA journals. Since December 2021. |
| Discount | 100% |
| Included titles | 20+ fully Open Access titles listed here. |
| Excluded titles |
All hybrid journals. For these journals, authors can obtain from the publisher an Accepted Version of their publication, with a copyright notice, in order to make it freely available via the Archive ouverte UNIGE. |
| Quota |
132 articles over three years(12.2021->12.2024) for all Swiss academic institutions. 18 left, as of April 2024 [quota has been reached on August 8, 2024]. |
| Eligible articles | Peer reviewed article type, accepted since 30.11.2021 (conference proceedings included). |
| License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice between a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure | The corresponding author must indicate his/her University of Geneva affiliation when he/she submits the article, but recognition is also based on email addresses. |
| Validity |
31.12.2024 Please note that from 2025, Open Access publication in the publisher's gold journals will no longer be covered. The agreement will only cover subscriptions IEEE journals. |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to the 300+ subscription journals of the publisher, and publication in Open Access in the publisher's ~300 hybrid journals. Since 2022 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
All the publisher's hybrid journals. List available here |
| Excluded titles |
All full Open Access (=Gold) journals. The UNIGE Publication Fund provides financial support for gold open access publishing if its criteria are met. Do not hesitate to check them and apply. |
| Quota
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The agreement covers an annual quota for all Swiss academic institutions:
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| Eligible articles |
Research articles (including case reports) or Reviews accepted after 1 January 2022 and until December 31st, 2024 only. |
| License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice between a CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
Corresponding author must be affiliated with Université de Genève or HUG. This video (3min16) present how to request Request Funding for Open Access Article Processing Charges within the scope of this agreement through the RightsLink platform (link to the platform will be provided by the journal, once the article is accepted for publication). Authors must fill-in a Licence to Publish (LTP) provided by LWW (an example can be found here). Make sure you select ULA in Schedule B of the document, on page 4, as shown below (click on the image to enlarge)
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| Validity |
31.12.2024. See official communication by the swiss library consortium (dated 9.12.24). |
| Agreement |
20% publication charges reduction offer through Library consortium and the remaining 80% is paid by the UNIGE. Since 2019 |
| Included titles |
All MDPI titles (more than 200) |
| Quota |
Unlimited |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author's affiliation is done on the basis of his/her @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch email address. Invoices must be sent by the affiliated authors to the Publication Support Fund via this request form. |
| Validity |
31.12.2024 Please note: more restrictive conditions will apply in 2025: the 20% discount will remain, but payment from the publication fund will be subject to other conditions, and will no longer be offered to HUG members. |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license covering access to journals from "Human and Social Sciences", "Science and technology" and "Medicine" collections from 1997 if available, and Open Access publication in most of the titles. Signed in 2021. Expired. See above for 2024-2027 agreement. |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in any of the 2400+ titles listed here. |
| Excluded titles |
Some (subscription only or Premium Tier 2 Journals) are excluded from the "Publish" part of the agreement, such as. Expert Reviews of ... et Expert Opinion on ... For those titles, the author can make his article open access by depositing the Accepted manuscript in the Archive ouverte UNIGE with a few months embargo (to be checked for each title) on Sherpa Romeo: see this page. |
| Quota |
The agreement covers an annual quota for all Swiss academic institutions:
Articles in Premium Tier 1 Journals should not account for more than 13% of all articles published in Switzerland. |
| Eligible articles |
Articles accepted when the quota has not yet been reached are eligible, provided they are of one of the following types:
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| License |
CC BY 4.0 license. |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform (University of Geneva or University Hospital Geneva). but also with email address @unige.ch or @hcuge.ch. Once identified, the author chooses the "Gold Open Access" option, then selects the CreativeCommons CC BY license. |
| Validity |
31.12.2023. Expired. See above for 2024-2027 agreement, with different conditions. |
| Agreement |
Read&Publish license including access to 1'600+ journals of the publisher from 1997 if available, and publication in Open Access in most of the titles. Since 2021 |
| Discount |
100% |
| Included titles |
No publication fees for authors in any of the 1'400+ titles listed in this list. There are, however, some titles (about 85) that charge the author additional fees, for example for color figures. |
| Excluded titles |
All full Open Access (=Gold) journals. The UNIGE Publication Fund provides financial support for gold open access publishing if its criteria are met. Do not hesitate to check them and apply. |
| Yearly Quota |
The agreement speficy an annual amount of money devoted to publication costs for all Swiss academic institutions. It is estimated that this will cover :
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| Eligible articles |
Only articles accepted after 1st May 2021 are eligible and for which the corresponding author is affiliated to our institution. Date of acceptance for publication by the journal is considered with regards to the quota. Article types eligible under this agreement: All primary research and review articles. Other article types (ex. letters, editorials etc.) are excluded ! When in doubt, use this file provided by publisher. |
| License |
The publisher's platform offers the choice between a CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC 4.0 or CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The UNIGE OA policy requires authors to select CC BY 4.0 |
| Procedure |
The recognition of the corresponding author is based on the affiliation reported on the publisher's platform. Once identified, the author chooses the "Online Open" option , then selects, at the next step, the Creative Commons CC BY license. (decision of the rectorate) See the illustrated procedure. |
| Validity |
31.12.2024 |