Funding through Transformative Agreements

For members of the University of Greifswald with the status "submitting corresponding author", the open access publication costs in hybrid subscription journals and in some cases also in gold open access journals are covered by the transformation contracts (also known as publish & read contracts) of the university.

The following conditions apply:

AIP Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost for articles of the type "peer-reviewed primary research" or "review", see title list
  • gold OA journals: not included, funding via the Publication fund is possible if the funding criteria are met
  • contract term: 2024-2026

author guide

Annual Reviews
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • gold OA journals: none in the publisher's program
  • contract term: 2024
BMJ Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost for research articles, see title list, not included: BMJ: British Medical Journal
  • gold OA journals: not included, funding via the Publication fund is possible if the funding criteria are met
  • contract term: 2023-2024
Cambridge University Press Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • gold OA journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • article types: Research Articles, Review Articles, Rapid Communications, Brief Reports and Case Reports
  • contract term: 2022-2024
De Gruyter Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost of research articles and other article types (e. g. book reviews), see title list
  • gold OA journals: 20% APC-discount (title list), funding via the Publication fund is possible if the funding criteria are met
  • contract term: 2023-2024
Elsevier (DEAL)
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list (labelled as "Hybrid" in column E)
  • gold OA journals: 15% APC-discount (Cellpress- and The Lancet-journals: title list, labelled as "Cell Press (CP) Gold" or "The Lancet (TL) Gold" in column E) or 20% APC-discount (other gold OA journals: title list, labelled as "Core Gold" in column E), funding via the Publication fund is possible if the funding criteria are met, max. funding amount: € 2,000 (incl. VAT) for UG members or € 985 (incl. VAT) for UMG members, co-financing is possible
  • article types: Full Length Articles, Review Articles, Case Reports, Data in Brief, Microarticle, Original Software Publication, Protocol, Replication Study, Short Communication, Short Survey, Video Article
  • contract term: 2024-2028

contract information

Hogrefe PsyJournals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • gold OA journals: 25% APC-discount (applies to: European Journal of Psychology Open, Sports Psychiatry, Psychological Test Adaptation and Development), funding via the Publication fund is possible if the funding criteria are met
  • contract term: 2024-2026
IOP Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list, page charges are not included
  • gold OA journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • article types: Primary Research Article (including Research Papers, Special Issue Articles, Letters and Review Articles)
  • contract term: 2022-2024
John Benjamins Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • gold OA journals: none in the publisher's program
  • contract term: 2024
Karger Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • gold OA journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • article types: Research Articles, Systematic Reviews, Case Reports, Meta Analyses and Methods Articles
  • contract term: 2024-2026
Nature Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost of primary research articles in all Nature research journals (title list)
  • gold OA journals: part of DEAL Springer Nature
  • contract term: 2021-2024
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
  • hybrid journal: APC-discount: 5,300 USD instead of 5,800 USD, funding via the Publication fund is not possible
  • contract term: 2024
Rockefeller University Press Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost in Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of General Physiology
  • gold OA journals: not included, funding via the Publication fund is possible if the funding criteria are met
  • contract term: 2024-2026

Author Guide

RSC Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • gold OA journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • contract term: 2024-2027

author guide

Sage Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • article types: Original Research Papers, Review Papers, Brief Communications, Short Reports and Case Reports
  • gold OA journals: 20% APC-discount (title list), funding via the Publication fund is possible if the funding criteria are met
  • contract term: 2024-2025
Springer Nature (DEAL)
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list (labelled as "Hybrid" in column H)
  • article types: Original Paper, Review Paper, Brief Communication, Editorial Notes, Book Reviews, Letters, Reports
  • special conditions:
    • articles in the approximately 70 Springer Nature medical specialist journals (marked in column I in the title list) are only published open access under the DEAL agreement if they have not been requested and actively editorially managed and are of the "Research Article" type.
    • Nature branded journals not included, see Nature Journals
  • gold OA journals: 20% APC-discount (title list, labelled as "Fully Open Access" in column H, in some exceptional cases, e.g. Scientific Reports and Nature Communications, no discount is granted, see column L), funding via the Publication fund is possible if the funding criteria are met, max. funding amount: € 2,000 (incl. VAT) for UG members or € 985 (incl. VAT) for UMG members, co-financing is possible
  • article types: Original Paper, Review Paper, Brief Communication
  • contract term: 2024-2028

contract information, author guide

Taylor & Francis Journals
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list
  • article types: Research Articles (e. g. Article, Research Article, Review, Review Article, Report, Brief Report, Note, Case Report, Essay, Discussion)
  • gold OA journals: 15% APC-discount, funding via the Publication fund is possible if the funding criteria are met
  • contract term: 2024-2026
Wiley (DEAL)
  • hybrid journals: Open Access publishing at no additional cost, see title list (labelled as HOA in column G)
  • Gold OA journals: 20% APC-discount (title list, labelled as OA in column G), funding via the Publication fund is possible if the funding criteria are met, max. funding amount: € 2,000 (incl. VAT) for UG members or € 985 (incl. VAT) for UMG members, co-financing is possible
  • article types: Primary Research and Review Articles (u. a. Case Study, Commentary, Data Article, Education, Lecture, Method and Protocol, Perspective, Practice and Policy, Rapid Publication, Research Article, Review Article, Short Communication and Technical Note)
  • contract term: 2024-2028

contract information, author guides (hybrid journals, gold OA journals)

Service Hotline
Open Access Team
University of Greifswald

Service hours
Monday to Friday: 9 am -11 am
Phone +49 3834 420 1531
openaccess@uni-greifswald.de

 

Hybrid vs. gold - what's the difference?

In gold open access journals (also fully open access journals) all articles are published in Open Access as soon as they appear. Often a publication fee (APC) is charged for each article.

Hybrid journals, on the other hand, are subscription journals in which only individual articles are published in Open Access against payment of an APC, while the other articles remain behind the paywall. This model has the disadvantage that an institution pays the publisher twice: the subscription fee and the APCs. Publish & read contracts prevent double payment.

Further information on Open Access publishing can be found here.