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. However the publishers in bold 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 criteria | Journals included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACM | No limit | No limit | Details | ACM DL exceptions |
| ACS | 104 articles | n.a. | Details | ACS Publish Title list |
| AIP | 57 articles | n.a. | Details | AIP Publish Title list |
| Annual Reviews | No limit | No limit | Details | Subscribe to Open |
| Elsevier | 2422 articles | n.a. | Details | Elsevier Publish Title list |
| 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% discounted APC | Details | SAGE Publish Title list |
| Springer | 701 articles | n.a. | Details | SpringerLink Publish Title list |
| Taylor & Francis | 310 articles | n.a. | Details | T&F Publish Title list |
| Wiley | 257 articles | n.a. | Details | Wiley Publish Title list |
*Annual quota for 2025