Open Access
The Open Access publishing conditions negotiated by b-on that will be available during the 2025-2027 triennium are listed below.
Eligibility criteria:
- Institution of affiliation to a b-on member institution at the moment when the article is accepted for publication;
- The institution has access to content from the publisher in which the author wants to publish;
- The article is accepted for publication during the time of effectiveness of the agreement;
- Availability of annual quota, where applicable;
- Journal included in the agreement (as per the table below).
What to do:
- Submit the article using the institutional email address;
- Identify institution of affiliation;
- At acceptance, chose the publication route to publish in Open Access under the b-on transformative agreement – identified clearly and unequivocally in the publisher platform, during the Author Journey;
Note: The purchasing procedure that will produce the upcoming agreements is not yet concluded for all publishers. Below we present the publishers for which the agreement is in effect and/or that have autonomously and voluntarily made available the Open Access workflow that allows to publish in Open Access under the conditions negotiated by b-on.
| Publisher | Hybrid Journals* | GOA Journals | Eligibility Details | Included Journals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACM | No limit | No limit | Details | List of exceptions ACM DL |
| ACS | 112 articles | n.a. | Details | ACS publish title list |
| AIP | 58 articles | n.a. | Details | AIP Publish Title list |
| Annual Reviews | No limit | No limit | Details | Subscribe to Open |
| Elsevier | 2519 articles | n.a. | Details | Elsevier – Publish Title List |
| Emerald | 27 articles** | 27 articles** | Details | Emerald Title lists |
| IEEE | 10 articles | n.a. | Details | IEEE Publish title list |
| IOP | No limit | No limit | Details | IOP Publish Title List |
| RSC | 61 articles | n.a. | Details | RSC Publish Title List |
| SAGE | No limit | 20% discount over APC | Details | Lista de títulos SAGE |
| Springer | 716 articles | n.a. | Details | SpringerLink Publish Title List |
| Taylor & Francis | 310 articles | n.a. | Details | T&F Publish title list |
| Wiley | 260 articles | n.a. | Details | Wiley Publish Title list |
*Annual quota for 2026
** Annual quota shared for hybrid journals subscribed and gold open access journals.
Last update: 6/01/2026